[Recruiting]Dom Clan

[Panashea 3323]

Dom Clan

 

 

 

Resurrected by Kulgarok, the Dom clan no longer exists as a group of orcs, reviled and hated by Krugmar. Dom exists as a clan that reveres the ancestors, praising past Doms and leaders who brought greatness and change to orckind.

 

Donned in white tattoos, the reformed Dom are a striking clan of strange and mysterious orcs. They are dedicated to the preservation of history, observing the various holy sites across Axios and maintaining them. Any newbloods of Krugmar are brought to the Dom, whether it be a sole member or the Wargoth themself. The initiate is educated, in culture, martial aspects, and in the spirits. Dom’s hold no favor in any of these aspects, and only act as a guide for their kin.

 

Once their initiate fully understands the Krugmar’s ways, they are taken on a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands. Once there, the initiate is tested again, before receiving their grish-hûn (Bloodheart). Often made of gold, though it can be any token of the journey; it represents being a part of the clan, and the tribulations one had to overcome.

 

                                   

 

Culture

Dom also oversee the passing of other Orcs, for they know when death approaches. Brought to the Holy Lands one final time they are executed atop its peaks and their Bloodheart is burned in the flames it was created in. It is a solemn duty, though the Dom perform it well.  

 

Any who seek wisdom or knowledge may travel to these lands with the accompaniment of a Dom, for in meditation and offering, one can find the words of their ancestors in these distant, sacred lands. When not on pilgrimages, one would find a Dom recording and archiving history, often recounting tales of famous orcs, discussing their decisions, or providing wisdom to other orcs at the tavern or the youth.

 

Dom do not exist as spirit worshipers however. They see the spirits as beings who simply seek power, from Orgon and others, and instead practise lutaumancy and the art of ancient Axian Orcs, known as Ish’Urkal. They hold little regard for the spirits due to the destruction and conflict they bring, though are known to hold Ixli, Krathol, Lethrothak, and Theruz with respect.

Rather than offer sacrifices, the Dom clan offers themselves as the catalyst to change. It is rare to find a Dom with perfect flesh, or their form intact, for the practise of Ish’Urkal often rots their flesh, and their eyes or organs plucked free by rituals to receive enlightenment.   



 

Rituals:

 

 

Grish-hûn(The BloodHeart)-To truly become a Dom, the Grish-hûn. Or bloodheart is placed within the Dom’s chest through a painful process of incisions and branding. Those not worthy to join such a clan are cast away through this process, purging the ones with weak wills and heart.

 

Hon-thu(The Sight Beyond)-A ritual exclusive to the Dom clan is the sacrificing of one's eye to Ixli. In return, one is granted knowledge, whether it be a moment in the past or future. However, this action does come with a price, in which hallucinations and mania wrack the mind.

 

Ûsum-grish(Blood Thought)-A ritual in which the blood is drained from the target till a state of near death, in which they are granted a zen-like state of thought and mind, granting perception beyond the normal state of consciousness.

 

Ghamp-tû(Stone Flesh)-After years of flaying, and damaging one’s skin and flesh, offering the fat and blood from the painful wounds, they begin to harden, the Dom must subject them to the painful burning of the sun, it finally become stone-like, though eternally returns with marks of Krathul formed in the scabs of the wound.   

 

Throqum-ukû(Eternal Hunger)-In dedication to Krathol, and to their own will,  Dom’s often wander the desert for days, weeks, months, and up to years without eating. It is their iron stomachs that strengthen their minds and their bodies, blessed with ability to persist through their own might and Krathol’s blessings.

 

[Travista 1361]

"Mi deztroy'd diz fur ah reezon," someone would grumble.

[Moby_Derp 163]

Gukdan thinks that Dom's are copying Dar ob Griish with their white tattoos!

[HeroOfDuLoc 1935]

"Pretty sure no Dom has ever did this." Says I.

[chaotikal 2392]

Ungoliant'Dom, son of Urolem'Dom, the last of the true Doms, scoffs at the wannabe.