The Horde Pact. (A bit WIP)

{18 - Hatheem}

Terrain: Quite a few snow covered mountains along the coastline, covering much of the northern half of the country. As the mountain range stops, a cultural divide between furred Gazanans and the hairless Gazanans starts. The southern half of the country is sand bowl, full of dunes.

Army: The Horde presence in Hatheem exists in the form of the Gazanan bands that guard the clans loyal to the Horde. Non-Gazanan units (containing majority but not exclusively Orc, Urgen, Dwarf and Tauri) exist in Hatheem as well, stationed and centered in the Horde keep of Drekkthar, where the grand Shaman Logar Tanuk watches over the Northlands for the Horde.

Brief Description: The Horde's involvement in Hatheem comes in its alliance with several Gazanan clans - mostly of the Mammoth subspecies. Thus the majority of Horde involvement is in the Northern mountain regions, although Horde presence extends into and through the southern dunes as they patrol their grand road link to the Maormer, The Dune Road. Constantly are Horde ambassadors attempting to build bridges with Gazanaan clans - and the Tauri are the primary leaders of this peaceful process, as they share many cultural traits with the Gazanaan. A group of Tauri ambassadors can be found attending the palace of the Gazanaan king.

{19 - Shagadad}

Terrain: Large areas of flat salt plains, mixed with sun-baked red rock mountains.

Army: The Horde maintains a minor military presence in the province of Shagadad. The grand Dune Road was constructed through the province by the Horde to link the Gazanaan of the north to the Maormer of the south. Orcs, Ogres, Maji'ill, Tauri and the other Horde races in smaller amounts can be found defending this road at regular outposts along it.

Brief Description: The only Horde presence in the province of Shagadad is along the Dune Road, where Horde military units guard the passage for traders and Horde units to pass through safely. Several outposts exist along the road, governed by Drekkthar, the Horde keep located in Hatheem. While the Horde attempt diplomacy with the natives of Shagadad, they have met with little success. The Khatuun have not rejected Horde presence, but have simply chosen to distance themselves from the Horde, almost uncareingly so. The Horde maintains a group of Tauri and Orcish Shaman that are attempting to bring the Khatuun onto their side, to bring the province as a whole under their sway.

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{46 - Kenelaith}

Terrain: Kenelaith is located in a temperate area, heavily forested. The south is a relatively flat area, but the northern region is a good bit more hilly.

Army: Alongside Kenelaith's official Elven military, the Horde provides a military presence to the Elves of Kenelaith that maintain several keeps throughout the province - alongside members of the Elven army and magi. Nearly all species in the Horde can be found somewhere in Kenelaith and the military presence is quite high, due to the proximity to Kingdom of Fonté and the icey relationship between the two powers.

Basic Description: While the Horde maintain their military presence in Kenelaith, the province also has many civilians of various Horde races living in the cities of the Elves, providing services such as Druidic and Shaman magic that the Elves havn't natively discovered.

{47 - Telar}

Terrain: Telar is a region of forested hills, linking the forests of Kenelaith with mountains to the north. The hills are highly fertile and the forests are perfect for hiding the secretive Draenei's cities.

Army: The Horde have no official military presence in the forests of Telar - although the Elves of Kenelaith have been known to lend military detachments to the Draenei when the Trolls of Zul'Mabwe get restless or in more recent times, when 'problems' occur.

Brief Description: The Horde's involvement in Telar is largely part of the Kenelaith's intense friendship with the ancient Draenei. The Elves of Kenelaith are the only ones trusted with the knowledge of the more secretive Draenei cities and it is the Elves that the Draenei trade the most with. A few Orcish, Tauren and Khajiit traders visit the Draenei - but they find the Goblin's Zeppelins distateful to their calm, serene cities. Horde Ambassadors exist in Draenei lands, mostly Elven and Orcish. These Ambassadors are attempting to gain closer ties with the Draenei, which they claim is for their own safety from the encroaching Humans. The Draenei, however, wish to remain neutral of the Horde/Council situation - even if the Council races refuse trade with them and treat them as little more than beasts. They maintain that the neutrality of the Draenei is essential because of the coming darkness fortold by their timeless prophet.

{56 - Galar}

Terrain: Galar is a coastal province of rich grasslands and low-lying valleys, often filled with rivers or wide lakes. The climate is temperate, and rarely cold, although the forsts and hills that taper East, South and West into mountain ranges often get covered in snows as Winter comes.

Army: The Army of Galar is basic, although it is supported extensively by the varying nations of the Horde. The Orcs, Tauri and Trolls that inhabit Galar are lacking in armour for the most part, unless equipped with armour produced by one of the other member states. What they lack in weaponry and armour they make up for in numbers and pure brute strength and Shamanic magic, displaying an almost inherent power over natural elements and their physical surroundings.

Basic Description: Galar is the central focus point of the Horde, many cities and towns exist here, and it contains the largest city by far of all the central Hordelands provinces - Orgrand. This tightly enclosed valley-turned-city is home to the majority of the Horde's expansive trade, manufacturing and infrastructure. Here, Horde citizens of all races work and live side-by-side, although often in various districts where they clump together. The Districts of Orgrand are such:

• - The Bluffs, a collection of tall mesas overlooking a pristing lake called Everclear Lake, that have been built upon by the Horde. These great structures were originally the central point of the semi-nomadic Tauri civilization, building atop the great natural structures and constructing Shaman-powered lifts that brought up goods and people. Now they are home to Urgan and Ogrekin as well as the Tauri and the lifts are powered by Goblin technology. A grand tent, the Totem-Binder, is home to the High Cheiftain of the Tauri and his family. The structure resides on the tallest Bluff, overlooking a city of Tauri tents and Urgen hovels that range high above Nagrand below it.
• - Everclear Lake, is the name of the lake guarded by the Bluffs. It appears that the Bluffs may feed the lake with water, although the Shamans of the Elemental Ring claim a great demi-god-like Water Elemental slumbers deep beneath the ground of the Everclear Lake, in an underground lake. The Elemental Ring themselves have a large camp around the Eastern side of the lake, where the eldest Shaman train the younger Shaman of the various races in the Shamanic Arts.
• - The Basin, the wide flatlands around The Bluffs. Here the majority of the Horde races live collectively, their nomadic lifestyles thrown aside for tall, often spiked, structures made of wood, stone, leather and cloth. The Grand Hall of the Warchiefs stands proudly on a hill overlooking Everclear Lake, close to the Bluffs of the Tauri. This structure is easilly large enough to house not only the Warchief, his family and their personal guards, but also the War Council, their families and each Councillor's band of personal guards.
• - The Woods, a druid-created grove of trees imported from the Moonvale, the Woods are the only 'natural' location in Orgrand City that isn't Everclear Lake or the various plains of agricultual grassland surrounding the city. While this lush location is open to all visitors - as a recreational area, much like Everclear lake's shores - the Druid Enclave to Orgrand is located here, meaning many Furbolg and non-Furbolg Druids call this forest home.
• - The Warrior's Hold, while strictly located in the Basin, is large enough to be defined as a district upon itself. Built into a series of natural ravines and gorges in Orgrand's surrounding mountains, the Warrior's Hold is home to many longhalls, barracks, stables, blacksmiths and training fields. Here, the Horde's armies train day and night to perfect the Art of Combat, in all its forms and styles. Grand avaries are built into the mountains above the Warrior's Hold - home to a large percentage of Nagrand's Avareen population and the entirety of the Nagrand Skyguard contigency, which includes Wyvern, Chimaera and Lesser Dragon units. Alongside the rarer foreign mounts of visiting dignitaries.
• - The Skumdomes, is the unofficial name for a section of the Basin that houses the majority of Orgrand's Goblin population. Their real name is the Enterprise Domes, but their unofficial title comes from the dense, choking, smoke that erupts from the smoke-holes of the Dome-shaped buildings. Inside these buildings, Goblin manufacturing plants exist that produce the various high-quality machined parts that the Goblins use to enhance their (and the Horde's) life - wires, firearms, cannons, zeppelins, parts for the Deeptram, Shredder Parts etc.
• - The Mageblood Forge, is one of the smallest districts in Nagrand, being little more than a few distinct buildings built into the southern mountains of Nagrand's basin. Here the Mageblood Warforged are capable of producing more of their numbers through their mysterious, and secret, methods. Here, the Mageblood Warforged also have their only Hold in the city, little more than a heavily reinforced barracks that also houses their Ambassador to the Horde.
• - The Embassies, is a district between The Woods and Everclear Lake, nestled around the Western Bluffs. Here, races of the Horde maintain grand buildings of their own architecture, inclusive of stately gardens should they choose so (the largest of which was constructed by the Elves of Kenelaith, who with the help of the Druids brought a little of their forest with them). Several non-Horde races and kingdoms also have embassies in this district - although the Kingdom of Fonté and the Partivia Empire are noticably lacking.
• - The Underhold, is a vast artificial cavern built beneath Orgrand by the Droughia Dwarves. Always expanding with new tunnels as the Droughia Dwarves and Goblins exploit new resources, the Underhold will eventually become large enough to rival Orgrand itself. Several deep mines run beneath the Underhold, built by the Dwarves and Goblins to supply Orgrand with metals and stones for its construction and manufacturing industries. The Underhold is linked to Nagrand above it by steam-powered elevators located throughout Orgrand. The Underhold is also home to one of the few permenant Drakonid communities outside their native homelands, as they prefer these cavernous systems to the open air.
• - The Shimmering Lake, is a subterranean lake that makes up part of the Underhold, feeding the steam-machines and Droughia Dwarves with plenty of water for all they need. As with the Everclear Lake, the Shamans of the Elemental Ring believe that this lake is fueled by offrun from a great demi-god-like Elemental. The lake is named 'shimmering' due to the quartz and other common gems lining its walls. Beneath the water is believed to be more rich gems, but mining efforts have so far gone poorly. Noticeably the Shimmering Lake is rich in life, cave fish that the Droughia Dwarves have taken as a great delicacy - underwater vents bring oxygen and nutrients to the lake from some unknown location.
• - The Deeptram, is the name given to the vast tunnel linking Nagrand with the greatest city of the Droughia Dwarves far to the West of Galar. The Orgrand Terminus is grandly decorated and surrounded by barracks, warehouses and engineer workshops that are fueled by and fuel the Deeptram system as it travels from Orgrand to Droughia.

{Galar Orcs: - Click to View}



Galar Orcs are tall, muscular and imposing beings to most races, nevermind to a Human. Reaching 6'-8' on average in both sexes and maintaining thick strung muscles. The skin colour of an Orc varies quite greatly - While the majority a deep earthy brown, several clans are known for their ash grey skins. Rarely an Orc is born with red skin, although this isn't particularly noted as anything more than a curiosity. One notable point on Orcish skin colour - Orcs that utilise the hardly-known and deeply feared arcane magics undergo a slow transformation to a sickly green, which also corrupts their children and so on - marring a lineage of Orcs, one of the reasons few Orcs become Magi and many more become Shaman.

Until very recently the Orcs used to live quiet semi-nomadic lives throughout the entire central-south or as it's refered to today: "The Hordelands". Orcs were bound into clans, which often warred with each other and their neighbouring races. Orcs had a specific hatred for the Ogres, who used to terrorise Orcish clans and violate their sacred grounds. It was currrent Warchief Balgrim's great, great, grandfather, Orreg, that united the majority of the clans in varying displays of strength and diplomacy due to the increased threat of Human interference from the north-eastern kingdoms. Orreg founded a great clan, a Horde as he called it, that wouldstand in the way of Human expansion and give the Orcish people a face and a solid defense of their homeland - Galar. In time many other desperate races, pushed from their lands to the East by Human hands or swayed under the Horde's banner by fear of Human aggression. The first were the Shamanic Tauri of Galar's many grasslands and the Galabrashi Trolls - Once inhabitants of an Eastern Kingdom, now homeless and seeking refuge.

Next came the Ogres, once enemies of the Orcs the Ogres sought their help with their own rather unique problems. Then came the inhabitants of Drakwield forest, throwing their lot in with the Horde in order to secure arms for their continued raids against Human lands and security for their own. The Urgan of the southern mountains followed, as did the feline Maji'ill of the central savannah lands and the Kejan Goblins of the wooded hills who brought with them great knowledge and powerful machinery. The Furbolg of the deepest woods and the Pandaren of the westerlands found safety in the Horde, too. The Horde came to the rescue of the Avareen, who were under threat from Human interlopers on their northern shore and then sent emmisarries to the Elves of Kennelaith, offering Horde protection from the advancing Humans in exchange for their assitance. The recent reign of Balgrim "The Hammer" has saw the inclusion of the Dwarves of the Westerly Mountains, the strange Warforged from beyond the peaks and the Drakonids - a secretive race more closer to home. The most recent addition, and the one very much in progress, are the Gazanan of the Northest North, who largely with the aid of the Maormer have begun to declare themselves to the Horde - although some few clans remain neutral.

Orcs have a tradition of ancestor worship and shamanism, burning their ancestors atop funeral pyres giving unto the fire and spreading the ashes to the earth, water and winds. In times past during the Times of the Clans, twice a year each Clan would come together without fault to the central plains of Galar. Here they would hunt the fat game and celebrate the bounty of Life. The event was a peaceful affair, apart from the great bouts. Ritual combat honoured the Ancestors and the Orcs would pit their greatest champions and lowliest warriors against matched foes, a fight not to the death but to strengthen clan-unity, inter-clan relationships and above all: Keep the Orcish race strong. These festivals occur to this day, but every race of the Horde is invited and the affair is much larger - A city of tents and huts almost the same size as the grand Horde capital of Orgrand forms in the plains outside the city itself. It isn't uncommon to find non-Horde races also in attendance and Human combatants from like-minded peoples like the Svarjholders are more than welcome. This event is known as the Mak'Nokal.

Mount of choice: Dire Wolves native to the Hordelands, vicious beasts that come in blacks, browns and whites. They are incredibly



The Orcs also have a number of aerial mounts that they share with the entirety of the Horde, the main of which is the noble Wyvern - Third Lion, third scorpion, third bat.



The other main aeriel mount of the Horde is the Southern Chimera, vicious two-headed goat-like dragons that breath magical fire from one mouth and a wave of frost and ice shards from the other and have only been tamed with the magical aid of the Avareen. These mounts are a rarity, so are exceptionally well armoured with Dwarven metals.

{Tauri: - Click to View}



Tauri are nomadic bovine-men from the grasslands of Galar. They are not unlike the Minotaurs of Drakwield in appearence, but culturally they are much more peaceful and loving of nature. Standing at an imposing 7'-10', the Tauri are by far one of the larger races in the Horde. Tauri are covered in a flurry of short wiry hair, which ranges in colour from white, to brown, to grey and black - with any variation of patterns and colours inbetween. Even their bullish horns, adorned atop their heads, vary greatly in colour.

The current Tauri chieftain is one Hjaal Highmoon, a trained druid from Moonvale in fact and a powerful one at that. It was not his tribe that accepted the first invitation to the Horde but he is loyal nontheless. The Tauri have always been fast friends to the Orcs, aiding for countless generations in their bi-yearly clan meetings and trading with the local Orcish clans. It wasn't a surprise then, that the Tauri joined with the Orcs when the Horde was first created. Tauri and Orcish traditions are quite similar, although the Tauri revere more their nature-spirit-god, the River Mother - where all things go and come from. Killing, either sentient or beast, is not a simple act for the Tauri. Each kill is significant for the Tauri as each has a responsibility for the death of that River Mother's child - in essence their 'sibling'. This does not mean they are passifistic, on the contrary Tauri are proud warriors that have been hardened in hunting the great beasts of Galar and fighting the other races of the land (including the many raids by Beastmen from Drakwield, especially the Centaur). Each Tauri hunter or warrior will make a mark for themselves of each kill, each Tauri having a different method of doing so - be it a tattoo, mark on their horn or a notch in a ceremonial spear.

Mount of choice: Kodo Beast, giant hulking beasts native to Galar. They come in a variety of colours and several subspecies are noted for their 'wooly' appearence, notable more towards the western mountains.

{"Southern" or Galabrashi Trolls: - Click to View}


The "Southern" Trolls, or as they prefer to be called - The Galabrashi, are distinct from their Green-skinned Forest Troll kin that inhabit the deep forests of Zul'Mabwe. They are largely purple-skinned, although the rare Troll could be born Blue, White, Yellowed or even Green. They stand at around 6-8', with grand tusks, tall ears and a hunched posture, their two-toed feet firm on the ground without footwear. Trolls only have two fingers, with one thumb. Each digit is notably thick, and they use their powerful hands to climb mountains, trees and buildings to great effect. Trolls use their incredible dexterity well in combat, their race playing host to exceptional archers, rogues and agile warriors.

What is now known as 'Sopoth' and 'Dopoth' was their home, the then-kingdom of Galabrash. The Trolls inhabited the land with their Human neighbours in relative peace, but once the Kingdom of Fonté appeared upon their doorsteps, the invasion forced the Trolls out of their ancestral homeland. A long war was engaged between the two nations, the Trolls originally forced from their northern reaches into the southern-most section of their land, close to their allies in Kenelaith. Eventually, the invasion proceeded to flush them from their last holdings - Galabrash was no more, now two independant provinces under the hold of Fonté. They fled West, through the harsh deserts of Shak'ukan, towards the one place they thought could keep them safe. In prior years the Galabrashi Trolls had been great trade partners with the Elves of Kenelaith. Through the Elves of Kenelaith they had formed ties with the Tauri of Galar - a peaceful nation of nomadic beings, yet powerful warriors.

The Trolls thought that Kenelaith would be fall quickly, so they attempted to urge their allies to flee with them, towards Galar, lands far from Fonté. But the Elves would not leave their forests and so the Trolls reluctantly left them behind. Once they had reached Galar, atop their fearsome Raptors, they found a race becoming a nation. An Orc had risen to control all the clans, in light of the continued expansion of Fonté and Humanity to the East. So, the Trolls became one of the first races to join the Horde.

Mount of choice: Vicious Raptors, brought with them by the Trolls - Apparantly now extinct in their native province.

{The Inhabitants of Drakwield Forest: - Click to Expand}

Wargors often come about a reluctant alliance with the other Drakwieldans, the Centaur and the Minotaur, when a powerful leader - a 'Kareel' - unites several groups of them into a semi-coherent force of destruction. They resolve to work together for this powerful Kareel in their raids against the other lands, and the Wargors naturally takes the leadership role in this fledgling alliance of raiders. When the Horde rose to the North, the most powerful Kareel saw an opportunity to gain weapons, resources and backup for their legendary raids against the Humans to the East. The Horde gladly agreed to allow the Drakwieldans into their fold, they would field Drakwield units in exchange for equipping them and promising the warriors plenty of Humans to kill and loot. The current Kareel with the most sway over the peoples of Drakwield, the most power and the most tribes under him is Beleth Man-Hunter - an impressively strong Wargor with enough Human kills under his belt to found a small town with their souls. He just so happens to do as the Orcs command of him, most of the time.

{Urgen: - Click to View}



The Urgen are roughly Orc-sized humanoids, standing at 6'-8' yet bearing more subtle muscular mass. They are grey-skinned, generally, although instances of brown-skinned or pink-skinned Urgen exist. They have small, piggish, yellow eyes and a feirce pair of ram-like horns atop their head. Their arms are long and lean, tipped with claws instead of nails, and their legs are sightly bowed but incredibly strong and they end in seven-toed feet. On a very rare and highly celebrated occasion, a special Urgen is born. Not the magic-using Shaman that the Urgen revere, but a born leader, a Cha'kell. Cha'kell are mighty in size and strenght, standing at up to 11' tall and as imposing as a Tauri-sized Urgen would suggest. Every feature of the Urgen are exemplified in the Cha'kell - larger, stronger, faster, meaner, bigger horned.

The Urgen are a race founded on violence and power. Clans of Urgen will fight each other for Dams - the hornless females of their species - and resources, but it isn't unheard of for Urgen clans to wage war simply to sate their bloodlust or completely eradicate a rival clan. An Urgen is ranked by his power - how many he has killed or defeated in combat, the size of his body and his horns, the appeal of his Dam. Indeed so much prestige is placed in their horns that should an Urgen lose them, they are deemed stripped of manhood and being.

When the Horde expanded beyond the mountains west of Galar, the Urgen originally intended to war with the Orcs. The Orcs had shared their land for many generations - Orcish Clans ranged all over what today can be considered the Hordelands. Occasionally an Orc clan would recieve the ire of an Urgen clan, but a consistent war between both races almost came about before the Horde managed to convince the Council of Cha'kells (a body of the most powerful clan leaders that had united to face the Orcs) that their ire should be directed at the Humans - who had forced an entire race from their homelands in their ever present need to expand. The Urgen were shocked by the news, and more than a little afraid (although they wouldn't admit that). The Horde granted them an invitation to their nation and as even the fiercest Urgen knows that there is strength in numbers, they agreed to accept should their greatest warrior be able to best their greatest Cha'kell. Warchief Balgrim "The Hammer" agreed, on behalf of himself. A competition was staged amongst the Urgen clans to divine the strongest of the Cha'kell - there was only one winner.

Yet still the Hammer smashed his skull, the felled Cha-kell's cracked horns are kept as a trophy of unity and solidarity in the Urgen Embassy in Galar.

Mount of choice: Urgen may be found riding Dire Wolves, bred and trained by their Orcish allies. However the native mount of the Urgens and the one their more dominant members would ride into war is the Elgoar, a species of vicious boar that they tame, armour, weaponize and decorate with war spoils.

{Ogre-Kin: - Click to Expand}

The Ogre-kin are a collection of races native to the mountains west of Galar, that extend from the furthest south reaches of the Inner Sea right down to the Gulf of Beasts. The Ogre-kin range all of this land, and every race that inhabits the place from Orcs and Urgen to Drakonids knows, and often fears, the ire of an angry Gronn or Ogre.

{Southern Goblins: - Click to View}



Southern Goblins are short green skinned Humanoids with rather large ears - standing at a maximum of 4' tall and the average of 3'4", with females generally being a little shorter than males. Their build is slight and wiry, with long thin arms and legs attached to a short stocky body. Their facial features are sharp and angular, with long noses and chins. The most physically useful part of a Goblin are it's hands - few races have such mastery over the movements of their hands and fingers than the Goblins. This specific dexterity allows for the fine and gentle movements required to create their powerful technology.

Goblins have always been bullied. Since their race came to be in the Dawn of All Things, Goblins have been thrown around, beat up, picked on and just genereally recieved the brunt of attacks from their brutal neighbours. But the Goblins aren't mad - at least not in the angry way. No, Goblins are insane. As a race they have learnt that their natural physiology just isn't suited for their harsh surroundings - even if they reproduce like Mountain Rabbits. So Goblins grew smart, instead. They use their intelligence to defend themselves, which isn't that useful a weapon in normal hands. But in the hands of a Goblin, it has revolutionised the south-central part of the continent known as the Hordelands - and their Trade Princes hope to eventually gain profit from revolutionizing the entire continent. And Beyond!

As mentioned, Goblins are renowned for their technology. They independantly discovered black powder - far earlier than any other race, they would claim - as an effort to deter or kill the brutish raiders that often targeted them with explosions. It worked, to an extent, before the raiders got used to the tactics. So the Goblins built cannons to shoot their enemies from range - which worked even longer, until the raiders wised up again. So the Goblins built firearms, so more Goblins could shoot at a time. This was the best method, the raiders couldn't effectively combat the entrenched Goblins. But the Goblins weren't going to let their history slide, oh no. The Goblins kept building bigger, more dangerous weapons. They started venturing out of their cavernous hovels. They fought back the savage raiders, establishing aboveground outposts. Soon most of the Goblins lived above ground - so much space to inhabit! So many resources to exploit! Then the Goblins found another love in their life, money. So they begun to trade with other nations, stockpiling the various currencies they used and only paying them in their own style of coin, The Kajal Gold. Eventually, over many generations, the Goblins had formed the most important economy in the central south, perhaps all the south. Their trade relations spread far and wide, and the raiders that had harassed them for much of their life now worked for them.

Then the Humans came, with their own currencies. They took the trade from the East - an important trade center for the Goblins - and replaced it with their own. The Goblins would have none of it. When the Horde came over the mountains, the Goblins pledged their services to the Horde. The Goblins would provide their expert knowledge of machines, in exchange for Horde protection and full rights of trade for Goblins in all of these territories. Now the Horde Economy belongs to the Goblins, who run all the banks, loan companies, mints, auction houses, resource extraction companies, weapons manufacturing services, armour manufacturing services and tinkering societies. Well, they like to think so. But they're not far off.

The Horde benefit from having the Goblins in their ranks greatly, with Goblin firearms and cannons becoming standard fare in organised Horde armies and navies alongside the native melee weapons used extensively and more archaic ranged weaponry. Goblins extract vast resources from the earth and forests for the Horde - although the Dwarves and the Furbolgs have their own problems with this. The Horde also benefit from the Goblin Zeppelins, gigantic floating vessels that are used to transport goods and troops over vast distances, or rain cannon fire down upon the Horde's enemies. Goblins have also contributed to the single greatest technological achievement in the entirety of the Hordelands. . .

When the Dwarves joined the Horde it became apparant that Dwarven units wouldn't be able to cross the massive distance between the Eastern front of the Hordelands and their mountain homes on the Western front. Zeppelins eased this somewhat but they couldn't quite cut it. It was a genius Goblin Tinkerer, Deep Trampottle that came up with the fix for this situation. He approached the Dwarves with the idea, and soon a great tunnel was dug deep in the stone beneath the land. It was wide, almost wide enough for a gronn to roll sideways down it, and stretched from the grand Dwarvern capital all the way to the Horde's capital in Galar. A Dwarven town was built beneath the capital to house the workers - which still exists to this day as the Underkeep. Then the Goblins took to work, using the skills of a Master Dwarvern Inventor and his clan to fashion giant metal pieces that would stretch from one end of the tunnel to the other. Machines were built that would run off this 'track', machines powered by steam and burning magical stones. The steam would be expelled below the 'carts' as they became to be known, into a cooled metal tunnel where it would become fresh water again, to be used by the carts at refueling spots along the track. The carts were sleek and fast, and any number could be attached together to take more in one trip. Overall four 'tracks' were built, two would move towards Droughia and two towards Galar at any one time, although all could move in one direction or the other. Unfortunately both the Dwarven Inventor and Mr Trampottle were killed in a construction accident just before the completion of their project. The Goblins managed to get it done without them, but nobody quite knows how to complete the feat again and the Tinker's Union barely knows how to upkeep the vast construction.

Still, the machine is the grandest example of Goblin technology in the entirety of the continent. In memorium of Mr Tramspottle - it is known as the Deep Tram.

Mount of choice: The Horde makes use of fine Goblin vessels for transportation, Zeppelins. While not strictly a mount, the Goblins are the primary producers, mechanics and pilots of Horde Zeppelins. Horde Zeppelins are not uniform in standard and can be any colour, design, storage space, barrack space or even having cannon complimants installed - War Zeppelins. Rumours circulate around Goblin Tinker Guilds of a gigantic Zeppelin being built for Balgrim himself, a Zeppelin with firepower unlike any seen before on Gabriola. Balgrim's Fist.



The Goblins also make use of machines powered by a combination of steam power and components that produce a magical, electrical, energy for them. These machines are known as Shredders and they are extremely dangerous, although their primary purpose is in deforestation projects. The old Goblin saying goes: "For every Goblin piloting a Shredder, there are nine in the background ensuring it doesn't explode violently."



While the Goblins themselves have no native organic mounts, they aren't beyond riding one of the other Horde race's mounts should the need arise.

{Maji'ill: - Click to View}



The Maji'ill are a race of feline-like Humanoids that range massively in their physical being based on which lineage they descend from. One moon may shine down upon the continent of Gabriola - but the Maji'il see a second, inside the moon. Ask a Maji'ill how many moons there are in the sky and he will point to the one moon, and say two. The greater, the outer ring, and the lesser, the largest crater on the moon's surface. This strange connection to the moon might come from their ancient past, where it is said great magics gave birth to the other Maji'ill lineages, magics of the Moons. Maji'ill can be almost Orcish in size, if a little smaller and slighter at 5'-6'5", or they can be the size of the domesticated cat - with four legs to match. Maji'ill can also be gigantic tiger-like beasts, that are large enough to have a bipedal Maji'ill riding upon it. Most Maji'ill, however, are bipedal. Two arms, two legs and one tail, with fur covering their entire body in a range of colours from browns to blacks to oranges with differing patterns. Maji'ill soldiers make use of their claws in combat rarely, seeing it as a sign of brutality that they needn't resort to - instead they use a wide variety of exotic martial weapons and mail or plated armour, making them one of the more well armoured Horde races.

The Maji'ill have been a civilization for as long as anyone could remember. Indeed ruins that bare resemblance to modern Maji'ill architecture can be found throughout most of the Western Hordelands and beyond. Grand cities sprout from their savannah lands around lush lakes and rivers. One can always see the towering spires and gigantic pyramid-temples of at least one of the great Maji'ill cities from anywhere in the great rift they call home. Gigantic elephantine beasts could be seen wandering the planes, too, often accompanied by Maji'ill tenders. These beasts are used extensively by the Maji'ill for food, leather and as mounts of war. Their nation was founded upon their main export, Juju, a type of spice with an extrmely sour taste - an integral part in the Maji'ill's diet. Since these early days the Maji'ill have also become the main exporter of many rare minerals such as moonstone and thorium that they mine from the dangerous southern mountain range of their province. A desolate place, where myths of great evils exist. But the Maji'ill have no fear of things that go bump in the night - they can see in the night.

When the Horde crossed the mountains to the East, the Maji'ill paid it no mind. In fact they traded extensively with the growing nation. Eventually the Maji'ill were invited to join the Horde - they refused. It wasn't for many years that the Khan - an exceptionally rare breed of Khajiit and their natural born leader - accepted the invitation out of mutual fear of Humanities expansion and a wish to expand their economic reach. The grand cities of the Maji'ill could only get grander, and Maji'ill soldiers fight alongside Horde troops to secure the future for their cubs.

Mount of choice: A distinct breed of Maji'ill known as the Cha-Chal.



Maji'ill also employ teams riders, archers and soldiers atop giant elephantine beasts known as the Machalka.

{Avareen: - Click to View}



Avareen are a race of clear Elven stock, their tall bodies with thin arms and legs are a dead give away to their origins. If that isn't, the sculpted faces and long pointed ears are even more a sign of Elven heritage. But the Avareen are unlike other Elves, for they have two beautiful long wings. Almost like the Angels of Human myth - Avareen are graceful in flight and on land, but their tongues are often sharp and a sour mood lasts an Avareen almost a life time. Avareen are often pale in skin, although they can be tanned from exposure to the harsher Hordeland climates down from their mountain homes. Their hair colour varies per individual, a similar range to Humanity, but the feathers of their wings always match the colour of their hair.

Avareen field a wide range of infantry, who are trained to use their natural ability of flight during combat. Archers, swordsmen and especially spear units are often found employed by Avareen armies. Avareen are not immune to the fatigue of land-bound creatures, however, so they employ cavalry too in the form of their Elhorn beasts. One special faction within the Avareen's military is known as the Skyguard. These Avareen employ the native Fey Drakes as well as Wyverns and Chimaera to at first defend the mountains of their homeland - but now they lend their services to the entirety of the Hordelands and recruit from most of the races within it.

The Avareen have always been secure in their mountain homelands. While Ogres and Orcs share these mountains, their raids against the Avareen were treated with excessive punishment - they learnt not to touch the winged Elves up in their mountain-side cities. The Avareen were secure in their lives, they would trade with the various races that lived near by and they would snarl and threaten the Dwarves of the Western Mountains. All was well with the Avareen.

That was, until the Humans came. It isn't written who sent them - these men with plate and swords that came in boats and air ships. But they came. The Humans invaded the northern shores of the Avareen's homeland - a place home to many peaceful Avareen fishing communities and their main trading hub with the Inner Sea. It was a massacre, the Avareen were unprepared to threats from the usually peaceful Inner Sea and their armies were left unaware for days deep within the mountains. By the time the Avareen armies arrived the Humans had dug in, their supply routes well estabished and their air ships moving resources to and from places beyond the sea. The Avareen attempted to break the enemy - their Skyguard were somewhat succesful in destroying many air ships - but defeat seemed almost inevitable when more Human vessels were sighted a number of days travel away from the northern shore. A second wave.

But all was not quite lost. The Horde, a quite grand nation by the time of this invasion and the major power of much of the central south, had recieved word of the Human invasion. It was the Trolls that came first, blood on their mind and hatred in their hearts they surrounded the occupied territory and slew their scouts so quickly that the bodies barely had time to hit the floor before they moved on to the next groups. Then the Horde army arrived - Orcs, Ogres, Maji'ill and Wargor marched towards the occupied lands and the hub of the Human invasion - a grand fortress built atop the ruins of the shoreline trading hub. Great siege engines of Goblin design were bore to the battlefield atop wooden structures pulled by Ogres and Gronn. Shamans beseached the Earth to crack the fortress' foundation, Goblin cannons destroyed entire units of Humans at a time. When the enemy was weakened, the Horde charged. A great clash of armies and the Avareen marched with them.

They have marched with them since.

Mount of choice: Avareen have tamed the wild Fey Drakes of their mountain homes, powerful beasts not nearly as dainty as their insect-like features suggest.



Avareen also ride and have tamed a species of Horse also native to their province, the Elhorn, 4-horned beasts of immense strength and stamina.

{Drakonids: - Click to Expand}

The Drakonids are a faction of two closely related races native to the cavernous mountains south of Galar. An ancient and mysterious faction, the Drakonids havn't been included in Gabriola's political front for as long as any historical records can state. Although the Drakonids claim to have once been the predominant faction in the entire south before some great cataclysm.

{Mageblood Warforged: - Click to View}



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{Elves of Kenelaith: - Click to View}



Standing at a height slightly above that of Humans, the Elves of Kenelaith are a slender and beautiful race. They are lithe and agile, with slight muscles, long limbs and gentle hands. They can often be seen flitting through the ancient forests of Kenelaith, tending to nature's crops and hunting the plentiful game - although what they hunt is honoured immensely. Their long ears provide a sharp sense of hearing that far surpasses all the other Horde races, with eyesight to match that of only the Avariel.

The elves of Kenelaith are predominantly a goodly people, their long lives allow them to be generally well-schooled and artful. They have always possessed a strong alliance with the Draenei of Telar, but are interested in trade with all and generally remain peaceful until attacked - something which has led them to become important trade partners with the Galar Orcs since the Time of Clans. Many of the buildings of Kenelaith are built into and around trees, both to preserve the nature around them and to provide more structural support than pillars and walls might be able to. They also get along well with the furbolgs of the Moonvale, given a shared respect for nature.

In light of pressure from the growing Council of Man, Kenelaith has joined the Horde despite a relatively sizable geographic split. The Horde offered protection to the Elves of Kenelaith - like they had their previous allies and neighbours the Galabrashi Trolls, who had came seeking aid from the Orcs far too late to make any difference. The Trolls were the primary instigators in this alliance, wishing for the Elves not to become another refugee race. This alliance is reinforced by their extensive trade links with the Horde, and their ability to traverse the gap between them with guarded caravans and Zeppelins. Many Horde races are at home in the cities of Kenelaith, although they make up a minority and are primarily there to provide much needed melee prowess to the armies of Kenelaith, which are small and largely constituted of skilled archers and smaller corps of spellcasters like priests and magi. Guerrilla tactics and long-range bombardments are favored strategies, as is the strategic use of magic to misdirect, confuse, or outright kill enemies where necessary.

Mount of choice: The Elves of Kenelaith have tamed a species of Deer native to their forests, the beasts stand as tall as a horse and the stags have about as much bulk. The stags are exceptionally dangeorous, with many-pronged horns as weapons.

{Pandaren: - Click to View}



The Pandaren, essentially sentient panda bears, standing a head or so smaller than an Orc, yet a width granted not by muscular broud shoulders but often by a rotund belly, thick arms and short stubby legs. That does not make them any less agile, as surprisingly the Pandaren are incredible in their martial prowess and the speed of their movements. Among the Pandaren, there are two predominant types of warrior: the Brewmaster and the Pan-Chi Monk, which serve tight-knit clans who owe their allegiance to the Pandyo, the leader of Pandamonium's strongest clan.

The Monks of the Pan-Chi are primarily known for their armor and defensive abilities. Many Pan-Chi monks wear heavier plate armor, often ornate, sometimes spiked, and use it to great effect in combat both to defend themselves and to bludgeon their enemies. These Pandaren are more like wrecking balls than warriors, difficult to injure, and in fact have been rumored to simply roll end-over-end into their enemies to cause pandamonium, especially when charging downhill.

The martial skill of the Brewmasters--as well-trained weaponmaster bears--is unquestionable. Their armor, should they choose to wear any, is primarily lacquered wood or bamboo shoots sewn into or worn over heavy cloth, offering minimal protection and serving more for aesthetics than function. Strong and generally much faster and more agile than their bulk would indicate, these Pandaren function quite well as shock troops when properly supported, using their size to wreak havoc and their katana (or staves, or whatever weapons they prefer) to cause further damage.

The Horde came to include Pandamonium when the Pandyo himself sought out the Horde beyond the mountains. Through Kessig, his royal party traveled, until they found the Maji'ill of the Hordelands. They stayed with them a while, learnt from them, and eventually the Warchief Balgrim "The Hammer" arrived to greet the Pandaren leader - by Zeppelin. Many talks occured in the halls of the Maji'ill - benefits of the alliance, what the pandaren could offer the Horde, what the Horde could do for the Pandaren. Eventually it was agreed that an alliance was necessary - Pandamonium stood bordering nations of the Council of Man, nations that refused trade with the Pandaren and were an ever present threat.

The Horde could stop them, with the Pandaren's help.

Mount of choice: N/A.

{Furbolgs: - Click to View}



The dense forests of the Moonvale are home to a race so intertwined with the wellbeing of the forests that they have developed a type of magic that utilises the natural forces of life. This is called Druidism, and with it the Furbolg that call the Moonvale their home have created a natural paradise for themselves. This race, the Furbolg, stand at the quite relatively short height of around 6', but their bodies are thick with muscle and fur. Fur that ranges from brown to black to white. Their arms are long, like that of an Apes, but in fact the Furbolg are ursine in form - looking more like sentient bears than anything else.

The Furbolg druids are not only competent in their natural forms during combat, using their hulking muscles and sharp claws to beat their enemies to death - but they are also competent shapeshifters, healers and spellcasters, leaving them quite versatile and capable of filling any role required them by their Horde allies. The Furbolg even train other members of the Horde as druids, mostly Elves and Tauren although any race is in theory capable of becoming a druid. In contrast to the majority, who are deployed wherever necessary, non-furbolg druids are generally used in specialist roles - whether frontline combat, healing, scouting, or messaging is often dependent on the druid's strengths whether gained through racial tendencies or druidic might.

It was through the Horde's continued expansion and the majority of their members races having some sort of respect or connection to Nature and the Elements, that the Furbolg of Moonvale decided to join the Horde. Few know the reasons why the Druididc Enclave performed this act, but it is likely that they intended to not only maintain their forests against Horde incursions but also to attempt to teach the Horde about the value of nature - by training Horde Druids. Tensions have arisen of late between the Moonvale druids and the goblins of the Horde, however, given the goblins' general disrespect for nature in favor of technology and industry.

The Orcs of Galar are attempting to difuse this situation - but the Goblins are proving far too valuable an asset in their global campaign for them to be kept from exploiting natural resources.

Mount of choice: Shapeshifting to various forms.

{Droughia Dwarves: - Click to View}



The mountains of Droughia are home to a species of short, stout, humanoids known as Dwarves. The Droughia Dwarves, for there are other related races that go by the name 'Dwarf' throughout Gabriola, stand at anything between four and a half feet to five feet. As far as muscles go, the Dwarves are far from lacking - they bare a strength that is uncharacteristic for their short stature. Even their females, which stand as tall as any Male, are strong in arm and leg. Some sexual dimorphism does exist in the species, as all males sport thick, full, beards and females do not. Further, females are lacking in some of the girth of their males - although a fine dwarven woman is thick of hip, chest and stomach. Their skin is pale, from icy white to the majority healthy pink although a Dwarf that has been on the surface too long may tan to a beige. Their hair, often thick and bushy, comes in any variety of colours from blacks to deep red. Their eyes too are varied, from blues to blacks.

As a race the stout Dwarves live deep within the earth below their mountain home of Droughia. Their adaptations to the world below the surface can be found in their thick calloused fingers and remarkable eyesight in dim light. This does not mean that a Dwarf can see perfectly in the pitch black, merely that they can live comfortably in dim torch and crystal light. This subteranean lifestyle has naturally crafted a race of brilliant miners and artisans. No other species in the Horde bar the Goblins can boast such an ability as the Dwarves do for delving into the earth and extracting minerals of both common and highly exotic nature. Indeed it is said that a true Droughian Miner can sense an ore vein through the stone, with Mithril being one of the most coveted of these deep veins.

In truth the Dwarven civilisation is much more than miners and metalsmiths. Droughia Masons and Technosmiths are used throughout the Horde in their projects, with Dwarven architecture and stonework being renowned for its strength and safety. The Deep Tram is another Dwarven-aided venture, with their expert mining knowledge, metalsmiths and technosmiths working alongside Goblin engineers to create the most amasing piece of technology on Gabriola. But the Dwarven civilisation is duel in its nature, for not all Dwarves live underground. Some must live above ground and indeed many Dwarven cities exist or extend onto the sun-bathed soil above. Here, Droughia Dwarves live and farm - producing most of the food for the nation - or fish the lucious Inner Sea. This agricultural part to their nation is more prevelant in the lowlands of Upper Droughia than the more mountaineous Lower Droughia.

Dwarven Soldiers form a strong backbone for the armies of the Horde, not only are their units used on the frontlines as heavily armoured axmen and pikemen but their shieldsmen form excellent rearguards and defensive lines throughout the Horde armies. Many Dwarves serve in their military in one way or another, with many metalsmiths going on to produce works for the entire Horde army - outfitting anything from Troll to Gronn with resilient armour and weaponry. Dwarves too have Magi, although they are few and far between and mostly used by the Mining Guilds to locate and extract rare minerals below the surface. Many of those Dwarves capable of magic decide to travel to Galar through the Deep Tram, where they are trained by the Shamans of the Orcs and Tauren.

As the Horde expanded westwards towards the distant Human and Elven kingdoms passed the Droughia mountains, they brought with them news of the exploits of the Humans to the East and North. For these Humans were evil and as the Droughia knew too well they refused diplomacy with those races non-Human - the 'beastfolk' as they called them, which included the Dwarves. The Dwarves were slow to respond, but as the Horde joined forces with the lowland Maji'ill, the Furbolg and even the long-time enemies of Droughia the Avareen. It was only recently, with the reign of Balgrim "The Hammer", that the Droughia Dwarves joined the Horde. The first unifying act was the construction of the Deep Tram and the creation of a Droughian city beneath the Orcish capital of Nagrand.

Mount of choice: Siege Equipment pulled by teams of Giant Boar.



Cavalry ride native mountain goats.

{Maormer: - Click to View}



The Maormer are a race of Elves native to the Northern shores of the Inner Sea - where their Empire used to expand over the majority of the coastline before the Coming of Man and its Kingdoms. Now the long-lived Maormer are but a shadow of their former power, although that shadow is still home to one of the most powerful naval forces on the Inner Sea. These Elves stand out from their brethren by having blue skin, which ranges from almost white to the deepest bluey-grey, and red eyes. They are taller than a Human, like most Elven races, yet these are no lithe race of Elves. Maormer are bulky, muscled people built to survive the harsher climates of the North and to sail the Inner Sea. An impressive feat of Maormer anatomy is their ability to breath underwater, which appears to be magical in nature due to their lack of gills or other aquatic adaptations. While they may be able to breath underwater, they can not survive the extreme depths of the ocean without magical aid - and find their homes above the waves far more enjoyable.

Maormer are incredibly capable seamen and shipwrights. Their vessels are sturdy, yet sleek and elegant. Their weapons are strong yet versatile and often serve other purpose, like hooks or axes or hammers - with few swords kept by Captains or Marines. But their best weapons are their serpents, trained Sea Serpents that start out the size of grass snakes and are granted to each Maormer upon reaching childhood. These serpents are semi-aquatic in nature, being at home equally on land or in any type of water. They will grow alongside a Maormer child to the point where they are roughly the size of both the Maormer's outstretched arms. Rarely will a Sea Serpent continue growing - to the point that it becomes equal in length to the height of the Maormer and then some. Cases have even been recorded of larger sea serpents, capable of swallowing a Human whole. The remarkable part of this relationship is that the Maormer are immune to the Sea Serpant's deadly toxins.

The Maormer came to join the Horde when Orcish emmisaries arrived in Zeppelins from the south. The Horde came seeking allies in the North, starting first with the Maormer - who eventually agreed to supply the Horde with boats, captains and competent sailors in exchange for marines and other military assets to police the waterways and defend the Maormer homeland from Human incursion - which had happened more than once in recent memory. Since their inclusion into the Horde, the Maormer - now Horde - fleet has tripled in size, and is staffed by mainly a mix of Maormer, Orcs, Dwarves, Trolls and Urgen. This fleet is now one of the largest in the Inner Sea, and quite possibly the most deadly - due to the inclusion of Goblin firearms and cannons.

Mount of choice: The Maormer not only keep Sea Serpents as pets, but have tamed the rare Sea Dragons as their air (and underwater) mounts. Drakes at home in the air as they are in the sea, with powerful jaws, sleek forms and sharp claws. Sea Dragons are a rarity of late, since the collapse of the large Maormer Empire, but are still ridden by the most powerful warriors the Maormer have to offer.

{Gazanan: - Click to View}



Giant humanoids reminiscent of elephants and mammoths. Standing at anything between six and eleven feet tall, these huge beasts are a formidable sight, even if a single one of them are around. Their skin is either grey and devoid largely of hair or are covered in a thick brown coat of fur - two different subspecies known as being of Elephant or Mammoth descent respectively. While Mammoth descended Gazanan are often larger and more muscular than the other subspecies, both bare gigantic tusks that just from their face, framing a prehensile trunk they use much like a third arm.

The Gazanans have no standing army, though the Gazanan clans do send their own bands to wage war if necessary. Each “Band” is made up of four to sixteen Gazanans. Most if not all Bands have at least one battle mage, who will utilise the elements, and enhance them, such as summoning a gust of wind, or a lightning strike from their staffs. There are no ranged units in Gazanan bands, but what they lack in means of ranged warfare, the make up in the speed of their stampede. To Gazanans a stampede is an art form, and they bask in the amount of damage they do during one. Gazanans always come to a battle in armour. Their chosen weapons are heavy and blunt. There is a tradition amongst the Gazanans to allow their non-Gazanan allies to attempt to pick up and use their weapons during their freetime in the camps. If a non-Gazanan manages to pick up and swing one of their weapons, that person is showered with gifts, and considered a friend of the Gazanans from then on.

Those Gazanans that are members of the Horde came about when Balgrim "The Hammer" sought to expand Horde influence in the Northern half of the continent, beyond the Inner Sea. Envoys were dispatched to the races of the North, from the Maormer cities. The only race to respond in great numbers were the Gazanans, several clans thought the envoys of the Horde were honourable and strong, and could help them with some problems that the Gazanans couldn't deal with themselves. The Horde built and staffed a road through the continent of Shagadad that extended towards Hatheem. Orcs guard this patrol, with towers built along the route, allowing for safe trade with the residents of Hatheem and Shagadad.

While the entire race of the Gazanans are not sworn to the Horde, many of their clans are allied with them (mostly clans of the more aggressive Mammoth descent). These Clans lend their bands to the Horde's aid in the North of Gabriola and occasionally Gazanan Bands or entire Clans will move across the Inner Sea on Horde Zeppelins to make their home in the Hordelands - Zeppelins are the only method of transporting the Gazanans over the Inner Sea, as they have a natural fear of large bodies of water and ships that travel over them.

Mount of choice: N/A.

{First Warchief Orreg "The Powerful" - Click to Expand}

The First Warchief, Orreg is the Great, Great, Grandfather of the current Warchief, Balgrim. Orreg earned his namesake, The Powerful, by uniting the disperate Orc Clans of the Plains of Galar. In doing so, he set the first stone of the Horde. Orreg also had a great friendship with then Tauri High Chief Balor Highmoon and the friendship between the two powerful dynasties has been present throughout the generations. This friendship saw the Tauri brought in as the Second Race of the Horde, and officially ends the period of Horde History known as "The Time of Clans".

Died age 54, in battle with a Wargor raiding party.

{Second Warchief Gaborg "The Prime" - Click to Expand}

The Second Warchief, Gaborg was the second son of Orreg, who was chosen as successor to the place of Warchief by his father upon his deathbed. Gaborg's succession caused a small rift with a number of Orcish Clans, who lived far to the south of Aesir. This rift developed as the elder brother (Dashtan) of Gaborg and his followers in these clans (The Black Mountain Clans) refused to accept Gaborg as the true Warchief. Gaborg saw the inclusion of the Galabrashi Trolls into the Horde, and the coming of the Kingdom of Fonté.

Gaborg personally went to aid the Galabrashi Trolls evacuate their kingdom, and diedn at the age of 46 when a group of errent Knights slaughtered the group of refugees he was aiding. He was given the name "The Prime" as his only son, also named Gaborg, inhereted his title of Warchief.

{Third Warchief Gaborg "The Lesser" - Click to Expand}

Gaborg "The Lesser" was Third Warchief, and only son of Gaborg "The Prime". Gaborg "The Lesser" saw the cultural inclusion of the Galabrashi Trolls, and led the diplomatic attempts to bring in the Drakwieldians of the South into the Horde. His success was granted at a price, arms and armour to outfit the Wargors and their ilk. Gaborg also led the expansion of the Horde into the West and saw the war with the Ogres and their Gronn masters. Eventually, he succeeded in garnering the support of the Ogre Clans and overthrew their Gronn and Ogre Lord masters. Controvertially, Gaborg has been seen by some to have enslaved the Gronn in this time. Treating an intelligent species as nothing but beasts.

Gaborg garnered the name "The Lesser" to distinguish him from the then-famous Second Warchief. The name merely stuck, until his death at the teeth of a rampaging High Dragon at the young age of 29.

{Fourth Warchief Chalkan "The Strong" - Click to Expand}

As Fourth Warchief and first son of Gaborg "The Lesser", Chalkan had a heavy title to inherit. The recent integration of the Ogres was a problem, but came as a blessing when the Goblins of Kezan volunteered to join the Horde. The Goblins soon took over most of the daily running of the Horde, taking over almost everything that could be linked to economics and making it run smoother than a Kodo's underbelly. It was at his orders that the great city of Orgrand was founded around the Tauri's grandest bluffs. The Maji'ill were also brought into the Horde's fold, and it was these newfound allies that gave the young promising Warchief the title "The Strong". His final act before his death was enlisting aid from his armies and Shaman to aid the Drakonids after their Cataclysm, that had rocked much of the Hordelands with its thunder.

Chalkan died young, to the blade of an assassin from the Black Mountain Clans at the age of 26.

{Reigning Warchief Balgrim "The Hammer" - Click to Expand}

Thankfully, even though Chalkan had died young, he had sired one son. Balgrim was only six at the death of his father, and was the youngest ever Warchief. When Balgrim was but ten years old, Humans invaded a nation to the West and Balgrim ordered his armies to aid this nation - whom had long been a trading partner to the Horde. The Horde army marched for the first time as one, and overcame the entrenched Humans with ease. The Avareen joined the Horde, and but a year after emissaries were recieved from the Dwarves, Furbolg and Pandaren - all whom had heard of the Horde's massive victory of Humanity and had heeded its call for Non-Human strength and solidarity.

At the ripe age of 18, Balgrim saught to bring into the fold the final major race of the mountains near his homeland. The Urgen were fierce, and they had been attacking the Horde holdings throughout the Hordelands in some sort of defensive offense. With open arms Balgrim sought out the Urgen, and told them of the real dangers of Humanity. In single combat he bested their greatest, and won their allegiance. Soon after, Balgrim called onto the Kenelaith Elves for the East to join the Horde - a tactical and dangerous move, as it brought the Horde's borders right to Fonté's doorstep.

Further bringing his nation to power against the Humans, a 20 year old Balgrim coordinated allegiances with the Human-pressed Maormer to the North and the Mageblood of the West. Now the Horde faced Humanity on multiple fronts, and had the allegiance of a strong Navy. It became a major player in the politics of the Inner Sea, and Balgrim instructed the construction of a new fleet, the First Horde Fleet. Primarily ironclad vessels capable of tearing a wooden-hulled ship in two with a single ramming blow, outfitted with powerful Goblin cannons.

Long years of building up stockpiles of weapons, armour and engines of war, air or sail followed. The Horde became a seriously outfitted army, well trained and ready for a coming war with Humanity. One that was clearly fast approaching, as anti-Non-Human sentiment was rife around the continent. Almost as if the fates wished to temper the young Warchief, the Horde came into contact with Svarjholder raiders that had ventured as far south as they could possibly reach. At first they attacked, and Balgrim personally led the defense. A number of his party, and theirs, fell in battle before Balgrim called for a halt with the strangers. They were unlike any Humans they had ever seen, and fought like animals. The Svarjholders as they were called seemed to think similarly of the Orcs, and Balgrim instead offered a hand of friendship and a bout between their parties. A camp was established by the shore, known as ________'s Landing, and the Horde forces and the Svarjholders both attempted to best each other with martial prowess. Safe to say it was a clear match, and a number of the Svarjholders offered to stay and see this new world and test it for the strengths it had clearly harnessed. In time, a number of other Svarjholders came from the Northerlands, and in their wake a number of Orcs and even a few adventurous clans journeyed there too. Many of those Svarjholders that stayed decided upon serving Balgrim himself, a personal retinue of sorts that he kept close and often took into battles with him. Against beast and man alike.

Touched by his meeting with these Humans, Balgrim set out on a path of defense for his Horde. Over the next few years he begun to establish footholds in foreign lands, attempting to gather their political trust as a form of defense. Strength in Numbers, to avoid a conflict that few would appreciate the magnitude of. Outposts and forts were built along the Horde's borders and beyond, expanding their de facto military might for all to see. At the age of 30, Balgrim decided to begin diplomatic channels with the Humans of Kessig and officially made ties with the Gazanan of the Northest North. It has been five years since that time, and progress in Kessig has been slow (although a road has since been built and manned). The Gold Road to the Gazanan was a massive success, and has since become a physical barrier to the expansion of Fonté and the Human nations into the last non-Human holdouts of the North.

Reigning Warchief, age 35.

{Hjaal Highmoon, Tauri High Chief - Click to Expand}

Hjaal Highmoon is an elderly Tauri, once the young protege of Warchief Gamorg "The Prime". After the death of his Warchief, Hjaal Highmoon found a calling of adventure. Even as heir to the High Chieftainship of the Tauri, Hjaal ventured far and wide across the Hordelands and learnt much - of life and of himself. At one point in his life, Hjaal wandered into the Moonvale and didn't come back out. His father thought him lost to him, even holding a funeral pyre for the young Tauri.

Hjaal returned a middle-aged Tauri, and arrived to see his Father's death. Apologetic for his long abscence, Hjaal recieved acceptance from his elderly father - who saw what a wise and strong Tauri Hjaal had become. Wise beyond his years, even, for Hjaal had been trained by the Furbolg and was found to be a naturally powerful Druid. Hjaal's father declared his son blessed by the River Mother, who had swept Hjaal along in the waters of fate to find the Furbolg and learn his true destiny.

Hjaal became High Chief, and begun spreading the call of the Druid amongst his people and their allies. Ever since, Hjaal has been an advisor to the Warchiefs of the Horde. He is now a venerable 72 years old, and his days are believed to be numbered. His young warrior son, Balon, is believed to be next in line to his title.

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