Gorog the Great

Gorog the Great was an ancient chief of the Akorengans, a people who once resided in the area now known as Anchorage as far back as the beginning times. Coming from a line of chiefs of his people, he would ultimately be known as the second greatest Gorog to ever lead. second only to his great-grandfather Gorog the Wise. He is also the father of Gorog the Average and Gorog the Eternal, as well as grandfather of Gorog the Modern and Gorog the Traditional, the great-grandfather of Gorog the Frozen and Gorog the God, and great-great-grandfather of Gorog the Sick

Most notably, Gorog the Great would be nicknamed "The last Gorog" by the Akorengans, as his son Gorog the Average would go missing and his other son Gorog the Eternal renounced his family.

Gorog the Great was the last member of the Gorog Dynasty of chieftans of the Akorengans, at least until Gorog the Modern would attempt to bring back the empire several millennia later. After his passing,

## Life

Gorog the Great grew up with a renowned father, Gorog the Brave. His father had been known as a fantastic leader and defender of the people. Naturally, this gave something Gorog the Great to aspire to - if not best. From an early age Gorog the Great would try to follow in the footsteps of his own father, trying to match all the feats his father had accomplished when he was his age. Eventually though, he would learn that it's more important to be yourself than someone else.

At around the age of 16, Gorog the Great decided it was his mission to be the best leader his people could have when his time came. He devoted the next years of his life travelling across Anchorage to speak and study under as many elders as he could. He understood that while his father was a good ruler and it was important to learn as much as he could from him, it was equally important to learn wisdom from those he will one day rule. And when that day came, Gorog the Great would be ready.

## Ascent to Chieftan

When Gorog the Brave would perish defending Titanoth from King Mastadonius, it would become Gorog the Great's turn to lead. His first actions upon becoming chief would be to declare that day forever to be known as "Duoken Dej Or-na fentil" (The day two powers died). The still young chief, only 28 and with two sons of his own was looked at with doubt by his people. Unlike his father, he had not spent most of his life gaining the favor of the people by performing brave feats or slaying great beasts, though that doubt would be quelled quite quickly as he showed what he was truly capable of.

As chief, he would make many changes for the better for his people. Despite being great leaders, his forefathers mainly kept their sphere of influence towards the innermost part of Anchorage. Though a united peoples, there would still be splinter groups who left to repopulate further down the river. Under his rule, he would finally unite all of Anchorage under one leader, and used this influence to ensure a proper flow of resources throughout the land, so that no groups would starve or go without firewood. He would even go on to create several laws regarding overhunting and fishing, ensuring forests get replanted, and maintaining a solid standing military to protect from threats both native and non native to Anchorage. These would only be a small amount of the very smart decisions he would make throughout his tenure.

## The Loss of His Sons

At the age of 40, he would lose his first son, Gorog the Average - literally. He got lost. Nobody knew where he went. One night he simply disappeared without a trace. The loss would be mourned quite heavily by his father, who did not know that his son was actually trapped in ice no more than 200 feet away from his own home. He would remain in this ice until he would be thawed shortly after the Crunch. Gorog the Eternal, the twin brother of Gorog the Average was not so upset about his brother going missing. This was because he in fact caused it to happen in the first place. Deep down, Gorog the Eternal felt that Gorog the Average was the favored son, and this embittered him. In truth, Gorog the Great had an innate sense that Gorog the Average would never amount to much, so he simply loved him a little bit more obviously to make up for it. Gorog the Eternal would mistake this as simply favoring his brother over him, and so he followed his brother outside one night on his regular walk, and he used dark magic to cause a spontaneous ice flow to engulf his brother, forever sealing him in.

Gorog the Eternal was a very broken mind. He believed that with his brother gone, he would become the favored child of his father, and when he saw how distraught he became when his son was missing, he became enraged. He vowed to leave the family and to never return. He walked away that day, never to be seen by his father again.

Gorog the Great would continue to lead his people to prosperity, greatly saddened by the loss of his sons. He would pass away at the age of 89. At this, the Gorog dynasty of chieftans of the Akorengans was over, at least until Gorog the Modern would reinstate the position several millennia later. After his passing, Gorog the Great was replaced by Jaerk the Worthy as leader of the Akorengans.