Plains Orc (Gorthari)

The Gorthari are the breed of orc known to most inhabitants of Tellaria and Enagia. They are native to Central Tellaria and Eranos, descended from the gwynarg, their ancestors in Kork.
The plains orcs settled in the kingdom of Kralgtarn in the early Age of Veradorianis. The chieftain of their greatest tribe was Gorthaur the Wanderer of the Skulldance Clan. He met with Kralg I and formed a pact with him, establishing the orcs as citizens of the kingdom. Kralg and the others called the orcs the Gorthari in honor of their leader, a name which they took happily. Henceforth they would use Gorthaur's name as a title among their people.
Gorthari are tenacious, competitive, and capable of great violence. They are also possessed of a mighty wanderlust, and are known to encroach on others' territory, dismissive of borders and ownership of land, though this has been significantly curbed by the Age of the Virgin Lands due in large part to their later leader Gorthaur the Shield, who founded the city of Orcsford in what was once Kralgtarn. They then became the primary inhabitants of those lands.
They are the ancestors of the more territorial mountain orcs, the thog-ura.
Category:Race
Category:Orc