The Gorkil Reformation

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The small and mostly empty clan hall of Gorkil, filled only by a table, a solitary candle, and its Wargoth, stands quiet in the cool desert night. While most other Uruks were sleeping, Vagud stayed up, slowly adding onto the parchment lying on the table with a chunk of charcoal filed down to a point. Work had started on this document two days ago, and he had been working tirelessly on it, rarely leaving the clan hall for anything other than a short break. And still Vagud sat there, pausing and writing for hours.

 

As the sun began to crest over the horizon and the sky brightened in the endless expanse of the desert, Vagud rose. He dropped the hunk of charcoal that had shrunk to the size of a human’s finger over the days, and looked over the now filled up parchment. He let out a small laugh, both out of relief for finally being done, and due to his exhaustion finally beginning to set in on him, and carefully picked the document up. He looked outside, at the slowly rising sun, and nodded. “Now to call for my brothers.”

 

The remaining Gorkils gathered rather quickly in front of the clan hall, a tiny crowd surrounding Vagud. He surveyed the crowd, nodded once, and cleared his throat.

"Change.” He boomed, the crowd immediately falling still. “Change is something that scares a very large amount of people. People can be scared that a change can go wrong, or that the change is not in their best interests. However, we must change. We must change not just for our sake, but for the sake of the world. Much has changed from when the clan was first started by Angbad. And I believe it must change again, in order to bring the clan further and to make it better suited for this day and age.

 

“The days of Orcish rampage across the world are, for now, over. We are not like how we once were, where we could travel down a great road and raid the taverns along it. We are living in a time when we are far too weak to be like we once were. And Gorkil goes directly against that. So I shall shift Gorkil from a clan centered around war and bloodlust to one about endurance and strength of both mind and body. Gorkils should strive to strengthen themselves by living a life with little to no excess, living with only the bare minimum of food and little in the ways of distractions or unessential things in life, outside of books or the pursuit of knowledge and strength. With this, our willpower and strength will reach to new heights as we steel ourselves by practicing on denying even these base desires.

 

“This clan has always done fairly little in the terms of spirit worship, compared to other clans. I believe that should be changed, and we should worship above all a very important group of spirits: our ancestors. Be it Gorkil, Lur, Rax, Dom, Angbad, Mogroka, or the countless other outstanding Uruks, they are the reason we are here. The reason not just Gorkil is here, but the reason you and I stand here today. They are more than deserving of our praise, and we must remember to thank them, to make them proud of us as their descendants, the ones who have been given the world they helped to shape. These Uruks, who we should all strive to be like and to be as powerful, as clever, as fast, as influential as these Uruks were.

 

“And there is a virtue that I hope to instill in all Gorkils. I will not ask of much from my brothers. I encourage my Gorkil brothers to take their own path, not to follow one specific profession or life. Be a trader who deals with Dwarves and Elves, or own a ranch and breed the finest horses in the world. I ask all of my brothers to do one simple thing: be what they want to be. I will still call for all of you, and you will have obligations to the clan, but I ask-no, I demand that you show the world that we, the Uruk race, are not just mindless warriors, a single track for millions of people. Show them what we are capable of, and make them understand who we are. We are Uruks! We are Gorkils!”

 

 

The Laws of Gorkil

• If a Gorkil finds a person who is injured or starving, be they Uruk, human, kha, or any other race, and this person has done nothing to harm them or another Uruk, it is a Gorkil’s obligation to assist them by tending for their wounds, bringing them to a doctor or healer, or feeding them and offering them shelter.

• A Gorkil must not back down from a fight if they are issued a challenge in one on one combat. Other forms of cowardice are not tolerated.

• A Gorkil is to limit his eating of food, smoking green or other narcotics, and other unnecessary sources of pleasure to a minimum. Excess is only allowed after a successful klomp, a hunt, or if offered it as a guest.

• If the Wargoth demands something, a Gorkil should comply without question.

• A disagreement between two brothers must first be sorted out by talking with each other and trying to reach an understanding. If they fail to come to an understanding, they will have an honor klomp.

• Betraying a brother, no matter the clan, is strictly forbidden.

• Once a year, a Gorkil is expected to provide an offering to an ancestral spirit.

 

Punishment

Breaking any of these laws is very serious. Should one be foolish enough to do so, they will be bet with an array of punishments.

• For leaving an injured or starving person or indulging in excess, you will be forced to fast for one week. If you repeat this offense, you will be cast up into a freezing mountain and forced to fend for yourself for two weeks. If you repeat this a third time, you will be killed by lacerations to the neck.

•  If you back down from a fight or cower, you will have your fingernails torn off of you. If you do this again, you will be branded with the word ‘coward’ on your forehead. If this is done again, you will be cast out from the clan and made a whitewash.

• For not following the Wargoth’s orders, you will have your right hand crushed with a hammer. If this offense is repeated, you will be branded with the word ‘disgrace’ and cast out from the clan.

• For betraying a brother, you will have your neck lacerated with a rusty dagger.

• For not offering to a spirit at least once a year, you will be forced to fast for one month and provide an exceptional tribute to several spirits.

 

[Swgrclan 2682]

"I see the Orcs have adopted more tame measures instead of the prior barbarisms which embodied their culture. Though, still firmly laced with grim practices... if only focused on themselves, anyway. Perhaps I shall visit their tribes soon!" proclaims Brother Shadow.

[Rammer 388]

"Hmph," Borba grunts upon hearing of the newly reformed Gorkil "Mi hopez zis agh kan bring Gorkil bak tu iz formor glorih"

[Travista 1361]

4 hours ago, 2samspan said:

 

• A Gorkil is to limit his eating of food, smoking green or other narcotics

 

"Gorkil am ah zhitteh klan," an ork would comment.

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Just now, Travista said:

 

"Gorkil am ah zhitteh klan," an ork would comment.

"Blahz duh Lak, duh clan whoze whole reazon fur exizdin iz bikoz duh zwamp makez lat feel like uh howler in heat." Vagud says derisively to the unnamed ork.

[Textarea 719]

"Zkah nubhozh klan," an orenized gobo chuckles to himself.

[_Jandy_ 3519]

A Gorkil hopes that more of the rituals of the past are still in use and simply aren't listed.

[Guest]

A Braduk frowns. "Halflings taste delicious. I will still eat Halflings!" It appears he doesn't realize this law isn't for the whole of the Uzg. What a happy little accident. 

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2 minutes ago, _Jandy_ said:

A Gorkil hopes that more of the rituals of the past are still in use and simply aren't listed.

"Owr pazd ritualz will be ztayin fur now. Mi ez blahen ubowd duh janje in prioridiez for owr clan. Wub mi haz right now iz juzd uh janje in lawz." The Wargoth says reassuringly to his fellow Gorkil.

[herculean_wud 3662]

1 hour ago, Omar Grimmer'Lak said:

orenized gobo

 

[2samspan 241]

On 12/5/2016 at 1:15 PM, Swgrclan said:

"I see the Orcs have adopted more tame measures instead of the prior barbarisms which embodied their culture. Though, still firmly laced with grim practices... if only focused on themselves, anyway. Perhaps I shall visit their tribes soon!" proclaims Brother Shadow.

"If that is how you view our culture, then don't bother visiting our 'tribes'. Show some level of respect for us savages before deciding to come, or you might find yourself being on the receiving end of our grim practices." Vagud thinks to himself, preparing to write up a note to the druid but then realizing that he is not next to the druid, or in any way capable of hearing him. He then shrugs, slightly confused at how the thought came to him, and resumes his tamer barbarisms.

[aiden0023 1384]

"Mi intrazates inz Gorkil!" Xugar would grunt.

[Daisy 9732]

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