Orcish Blessings & Curses

[DrakeHaze. 2524]

Orcish society is built upon war, strength and its various forms. It goes without saying that Orcs spend the majority of their life training, fighting and killing. This savage way of life is incorporated into their culture deeply, shamans sacrificing to the various spirits for blessings and curses and even more so an average Orc killing in the name of a spirit in hopes to be blessed or curse their enemies. These sacrificial killings have gone on since the time of Krug and has helped shape Orc society to what it is today. Sacrificing is an integral part of Orc life, as their beliefs are apart of their strength. Killing an enemy on the battlefield in the name of the spirit is common, and sacrificing animals, belongings and the other races to spirits is also quite common. It is seen to Orcs that the more an Orc sacrifices to the spirits, or kills in the name of the spriits the close they become to the spirits whether or not they are a shaman. The spirits are respected greatly by the Orcs and it is their duty to show their undying respect for the spirits through battle, sacrifice and worship.

Below are just a few of the Immortal Spirits and the blessings and curses Orcs believe they bring.
Also, list of spirits here: https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/112681-the-spirits/


Arwa - Killing in the name of the spirit Arwa is thought to bless the Orc with the greatest chance to become pregnant and birth a strong, healthy cub.
Ublulhar - Killing in the name of the spirit Ublulhar is a step Orcs believe a Whitewash must complete for their new beginning as a strong Orc of the Uzg.
Akezo - Killing in the name of the spirit Akezo is believed to bless an Orc with great healing strength, or to bless a member of the clan who was injured in battle to heal.
Enrohk - Killing in the name of the spirit Enrohk is believed to bless Orcs with greater savagery, strength on the battlefield and a feat of bloodlust only seen from strong Rexes. Often the spirit is killed for to bless a great Waaagh and thank the spirit for their past and future victories through blood.
Votar - Killing in the name of the spirit Votar is thought to bless the Orc with a great hunt in the future, both on the battlefield and elsewhere.
Jevex - Killing in the name of the spirit Jevex is believed to bless the Orc with a sense of duty, the ability to endure hard-work and to sacrifice themselves for the greater good of Orc kind.
Ogrol - Killing in the name of the spirit Ogrol is believed to bless the Orc with the ability to instill despair into its enemies and curse enemies with sapped strength.
Ankrus - Killing in the name of the spirit Ankrus blesses the Orc with a great catch in the future and safe passage on the great seas.
Anyhuluz - Killing in the name of the spirit Anyhuluz is believed to curse an Orcs enemy with unfathomable destruction and internal conflicts. Also thought to bless the Orc with the ability to make that destruction happen.
Trokorl - Killing in the name of the spirit Trokorl is believed to bless an Orc, more commonly a Goblin, with a great chance of success on their inventions, blessing their siege engines with the power to flatter cities in seconds and the ingenuity to create defensive structures.
Gentharuz - Killing in the name of the spirit Gentharuz blesses an Orc smith with promise of a grand weapon to be made, savage armor to be forged, and the strength to smelt for many moons during times of war.
Orgon - Killing in the name of Orgon is believed to curse enemies with a great pestilence over their lands, their families struck by disease and their military to come up short and only achieve failure on the field of battle.
Urin - Killing in the name of Urin is believed to bless the Orc lands with bountiful rain.
Betharuz - Killing in the name of Betharuz is believed to grant the Orcs a grand celebration, top quality cactus green and the strongest of alcohol.

These are just some of the spirits. There are more and each have their own blessing and curse, these being the examples for those not shown. Orcs are free to comment below on the other spirits and what is believed to be the blessing and curse.

[jamyei 45]

Kwixzil would smile, knowing Ankrus would be pleased with him for killing his most recent slave in her name.

Edited November 23, 2015 by Jamyei

[Elad™ 560]

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