Introduction
Marching under the banner of the Fire Dragon, the armies of the orks are constantly on the march, forever seeking new cities to raze, new nations to conquer, and new people to sacrifice or enslave.
To the orkish warrior's mind, excessive planning is a coward's resort, while fancy tactical chicanery is a sure sign of effeminacy. Instead, orks rely on a combination of unrelenting aggressiveness, death-defying bravery, and the natural-born bully's instinctive eye for weakness.
While their behavior might seem erratic and irrational to outsiders, the orks themselves see every battle, every sacrifice, and every torched village as steps on the road to the Big Burning, an ork-administered apocalypse in which Agon is scorched clean and made ready for the reign of the Fire Dragon.
How the orks see the world:
"All hail the Fire Dragon - bringer of death, destruction and orkish superma… sumepra... bestness. When Flaming Skull rages, the Fire Dragon stirs, and since a waking goddess needs food, we must triple the rate of sacrifice immediately!"- Izkruul Viletongue, Dragonbound priest.
"If we sacrifice everyone else, who will be left to build, clean and make food? Only us, that's who!!! If you ask me, the Dragonbound are crazy and Grand Messenger Arxanthos is a big, fat, talky cheat."
- Arhard Deathspear, Iron Ork officer.
"The mud around your feet… the buzzing of a million little insects… the rich smell of rotting vegetation upon the wind… there are many places in the world, but no place beats the swamps of Morak."
- Biggor Stonecrusher, Defenders of the Swamp knight.
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"In the olden days, it was every ork to himself and the will of the strongest always previle… prelaive… decided. To bring back those happy days, when death was everywhere, we must slay the dragon and chop off the Big Head!"
- Angrar Stabface, Guild of Thugs member.
"Though indubitably breath-taking, my own scintillating splendiferousness is a mere shadow of the supreme magnificence that is the Fire Dragon. She dreams in her sleep, and those dreams are conveyed to me, her Grand Messenger: Arxanthos the Sublime, the Immaculate, the Chosen Among Dragons."
- Arxanthos, Grand Messenger of the Fire Dragon.
How others see the orks:
"A band of mud-brained swamp-bullies, whose only defense from extinction is the disease-ridden awfulness of their homeland. Soon, the human armies will march north and clean out that stinking nest forever."- Simeon Ramsfleet, human Knight of Malregard.
"Guided by the cruel cunning of the Fire Dragon and her priesthood, the orks are becoming more than just a disorganized race of raiders and murderers. We should seek to destabilize the current regime by subtly encouraging the ambitions of Big Head Uzrok, while supporting the delightfully reactionary policies of the Guild of Thugs."
- Cirail Silverglow, mirdain merchant
"In a world full of weakling prey, the orks are distinguished by their great physical strength and near-limitless bravery. What they lack in shrewdness and predatory instincts, they compensate for with size and a wild-eyed enthusiasm that the lesser races find intimidating."
- Yalena the Wise, mahirim huntress.
"Half-witted swamp vermin! Though we have no interest in their vile homeland, the alfar will still take the time to eradicate every living thing in it that is larger than a small lizard."
- Sihgan Ghostshoon, alfar mage..
"Orks do not know how to build, only destroy. If it wasn't for their slaves, they would still be living in pathetic little mud hut villages scattered throughout the swamp."
- Skuldgeir Graythrone, dwarven bureaucrat.
