Samoblivion

Blessed is the mind too small for doubt.

MC name: samoblivion RP name: Lukra'Braduk Clan: Braduk Slave or Orc?: Orc Does the time work for you?: Yep

Durakhan'Braduk IC: Clan Braduk, son of the late Wargoth and Rex Kahn'Braduk and the Clan Mother Lukra'Braduk. Younger brother to Wargoth and Targoth Mok'han'Braduk. Like all of the Braduk bloodline he is tall and heavy set, a good foot above other orcs and has piercing and keen blue eyes. He shows more of his mother in him than his brother Mok'han; his skin is slightly brighter than the usual dark green shade and he is a little shorter but nonetheless easily recognised as a son of the fearsome Kahn. Coming up on 20 years old, Durakhan has spent the last few years in the deserts, living off the land, testing himself against the elements with only his strength and the spirits to guide him, and the companionship of his rhino. Now, after years of isolation he returns to his clan and the Uzg. Perhaps he felt the recall to return due to the death of his father, or perhaps it was simply time to make his mark on the world. OOC: Durakhan is basically a blankslate character ideal for someone who wants to return to Orcish RP or a dedicated newcomer to the race who wants to give Orc RP a serious go. No-one has ever played this character and the RP that has involved him has been sparse with detail about his personality and actions. Feel free to create the skin however you like based off the description shown, it's up to you or we can provide you with a skin. He has his Braduk rhino but its name, appearance and temperament are up to you. There are a number of routes I can see for the character, to give you an idea, but how you play him is of course up to you. Spending a lot of time alone in the desert, Durakhan could have developed a deep appreciation for the spirits and the natural world, stirring an interest in shamanism. His experience could have made him a great and single-minded hunter, destined to be amongst the greatest the Orcs have ever seen. Perhaps he faced down a mighty beast and comes home scarred and battle-hardened. Perhaps he feels that it is finally his place to live up to his father's glory. My only request is that you play him as a proper orcky Orc. Don't send him down the whitewash route for no reason - it creates unnecessary drama and would be completely uncharacteristic of an Orc who has spent the entirety of his formative years in the mentality of the Uzg and the conformity of the Braduks. For this reason I'll be a bit picky with applicants and would ask for no-one completely new to the server, so no-one who's only joined within the last month.

By now radiation will have bleached the flag white. Like a surrender.

Lukra readies for the next Kharak'Sanders rally.

Atop an ancient dune in the desert, Lukra took her rhino and waited for nightfall. Slowly the Braduk rhinos gathered in the dead of night, in mourning of their lost patriarch. They were silent and looked to her, the only Braduk present as if in a form of solidarity. Crying was for the weak, and besides for her the loss she and the clan felt could not be expressed in that manner. Instead, she bellowed into the night - a roar steeped in anguish, rage and pride. The rhinos joined their sister in a glorious chorus that rang across the desert and into the halls of Stargush'Stroh itself. A grand and glorious tale had ended. But the legend would forever be told.

Lukra greatly approves and whips her troops into a frenzy.

Lukra'Braduk hangs up her ghost-admiral's hat.

EDIT: Done, nvm

Bring back the Bohra. Sounds memey, but in all seriousness there was a lot of untapped potential in that lore. They were a well liked event race and going off what I remember of their lore from my ET days there's certainly room for them to have survived Anthos in some way or another.

I currently need someone to play a 7 year old male Orc kub named Durakhan. Might not be what you're looking for since he would already have to be pretty versed in orc culture already. There are plenty of other families around though you could ask. Braduk activity is about to step up a bit, so if you're particularly interested I can arrange to have some kub positions open up. We're a pretty small clan at the moment but quite dedicated.

Lukra'Braduk rode on her mighty rhino to the Goi and called to all present to gather round. Once all had gathered to hear the commotion she spoke. ------------------ Deep in da landz uv Oren fezterz azh NUBHOZH ZTAYN ohn owur rayz agh azh inzult tu da memory ub immortal KRUG agh da wayz ub da Zpiridz DUB WHYTWAZHEZ ar grukked tu liv ohn azh farm tu da NORTH UB FELZEN. Azh GOBBO agh azh URUK. Da Gobbo fled in terror frum truu Urukz. Da Uruk ZLEW AZH LOYAL OLOG in azh klomp. DEEZ ZKUM MUZT BE KLENZED, AGH DA ZHAYM UB DEYUR EXIZTENCE AGH DA OLOG'S FLATTIN MUZT BE WIPED FROM OWUR ZOWLZ. MI, LUKRA'BRADUK, WARBOZZ UB DA KRUGHAI AGH KLAN MOMMO UB DA BRADUKZ, PLAYZ AZH DEATHMARK ON ALL HU KALL DA WHYTWAZH FARM DEYUR BLARG. ANEH HU HARBOUR DEM WILL REZEEV DA ZAYM PUNIZHMENT AZ AZH UNREPENTANT WHYTWAZH - BLOOD EAGLING. Mi kall ohn aneh raydin bandz in da area tu trai aneh meenz ub enterin deyur farm - which dey hav turned intu azh zkahin fortrezz in deyur feyur! - agh flattin da whytwazhez. Bubhozh reward will await lat in diz lyd agh Ztarguzh'ztroh, howevur, iv latz BRING DA WHYTWAZHEZ BAK TU DA GOI FUR BLOOD EAGLING. Dey kan be fownd HEYUR! GLOZAG VOTAR! BUBHOZH HUNTIN, BRUDDAZ AGH ZIZTAHZ! ---------------------- Lukra nails a section of an Orcish raiding map to gatehouse of the Goi:

Speaks to my lack of ingenuity? Christ, get that stick out of your arse. I'm not saying that PvP is intrinsic to Orcish culture. I'm not saying that those things can't be accomplished in an RP default or defender default environment. There are many examples in orcish rp where we prefer to rp fight, for example character arc relevant bouts between rivals, among others. But overall, PvP is vastly preferrable in many instances. To use the example of raids: they are elongated by defender default if the defender chooses RP fighting. In an engagement that would in real life take around 15 minutes, these confrontations are stretched to half an hour to well over an hour by typing and, very often, power-gaming. By elongating the time of the raid it is highly likely that meta-gaming reinforcements of the defender can arrive. What's more, if you feel your RP time is disturbed by raiding forces, surely wanting to elongate such a raid with contrived emote combat would be counter-intuitive? A PvP raid is generally over in 10 minutes, while an RP only raid can last for over half an hour, or hours at its worst (<--- That happened to me once, in an antagonist raid on Malinor in Anthos when people complained enough to make a 30+ person fight RP only, and all sides hated it). While we're discussing raids I'd like to commend Oren, particularly the Savoyards, for continuing with PvP when they defend in raids. They understand, unlike some, that it makes things far more streamlined and overall reduces tears, rule-breaking and overall saltiness on all sides.

I'm not arguing that all Orcs need to raid, just that Orcs have an RP reason for raiding.

Not really an option for the Orcs, a society built around bloodlust, strength, pillaging and warrior culture. To say "Don't raid." is to say "Don't RP your character's culture."