Okup Shakamb

Okup Shakamb is an experienced battle group from Gundabad. A terrorist unit, under direct orders from Agandâuer, saoron's right hand man in the north. Okup is an expedition unit that embarks on raids far from the depths of the mountain.

Okup Shakamb has fought many wars against many different enemies, and has stood victorious on battlefields throughout the known world.

Therefore, there is also a large influx and replacement in the ranks as nadaku does not survive long in the unit. Okup is led by Gratu Goltur, a fiercely large Dûra-Hai, strong as ten uruku, completely steely in achieving fitgnau. Goltur is a ruthless and brutal warlord who will not let anything or anyone stand between him and his goal.

Okup Shakamb is known all the way to murdur for its brutality, tactical superiority, independence and fierce raw strength on the battlefield. And its mutual ruthlessness internally between its members. Gang in-fighting in the unit have cost many uruku lives in Okup Shakamb, and because of the animosity the unit has a blackened reputation in the eyes if its peers home in the mountains.

Therefore Okup Shakamb is deployed in the toughest front lines as punishment.

It often happens that disobedient soldiers are displaced and end their days in the ranks of the unit.

For the uruku who are transferred to Okup Shakamb, the transfer is more likely than not, a signed death sentence at the will of their former officers. The Officers in Okup Shakamb inact prison guards and the unit itself, a prison.

Okup Shakamb was founded on a shaky foundation. It was created by a dishonored shaman who felt he could do much better without The Black Council, and set off into the world with a group of very young orcs, who he intended to make strong and capable of giving him revenge one day. A violent and bloody civilwar ensurered with other troops and clans in Gundabad, a ceasefire was agreed after the presumed death of Gorbit.

Not long after the Unit traveled to The Dragonlands, where they forged a strong alliance with the Grat U Murdur, and the Unit embarked as Tuzantaru, drilled by the **Maubûr Takhbork'karn.**

With a stronghold in Mount Gundabad, Okup Shakamb has throughout the years based themselves in the Mudlands, where they built a forward operation base, a small fortress. Using the base, they Launch raids to gather provisions, armor and weapons for the wars to come.

The clan had a tendency to change the ranking chief quite often, as they live in a world where change and death is always around the next bend. Thus their choice of chieftan to lead the clan, is the one who has the best fitting skills and visions for the clan, according to what kind of present time they're finding themselves in and what they currently have to deal with. Over the last few years there have been five officers leading Okup Shakamb. Those being Vonor, Trod, Kashmar, Gaash And in recent times Goltur.

Okup Shakamb is a clan of innovation, and due to fighting many different cultures and armies, their own tactics always change. You can be certain that if you see them fighting another army with superiour armor or weapons, that a few months later you'll see the clan's troops, armed to the teeth with equvilant gear and tactics. This skills is part of what has kept them alive, and they're very aware of this.