Storggos

Storggos, called the Iron Hand, is a scarred and solitary orc who endures on the edges of the world as a mercenary, clad in heavy, ragged armor torn from old battlefields. He is the sole survivor of his clan, his stronghold reduced to ash by elven fire, a memory that cost him his left arm, his left eye, and any belief in mercy. He speaks rarely, his voice a low, rumbling hum, carrying words only when silence will no longer suffice. His massive, jagged tusks and the one-handed axe he wields—so heavy few could lift it mark him as a creature shaped by war rather than purpose. Storggos carries a deep, consuming hatred for elves and seeks vengeance for what was taken from him, yet he is troubled by where such justice ends, uncertain whether revenge will bring balance or leave only more ruin in its wake. Cast out and feared by most societies, he sells his strength for food or materials, moving forward not as a hero, but as something unresolved, walking a path he does not fully understand.