Doroki Hordelands

## The Doroki Hordelands

Zovodakar (S. Warchief)

The lands to the westernmost side of the continent of **Casiora** are referred to at the ****Doroki Hordelands****, home to most of the continent's Orcs, Bugbears, Hobgoblins, Goblins, and Minotaurs. As it exists today, the Hordelands are ruled by the "Horddau", the leading tribe of the **Doroki Hordelands**, known as **The** **Dakar Tribe** headed by **Hordakk Kazandakar** and his two children **Dzandakar** and **Zovodakar**. This tribe has been leading the Hordelands since the beginning of the **Age of Imperium**, having been the tribe that united the hordes to defend against the invading forces of the **Kel'ethri Empire** and later during the wars involving the **Republic of Marvialenia** being the **Orzgoth Conflicts**, the **Third Alliance War**, and the current **Old Grudge War**. The children of the Hordakk lead the two halves of the **Doroki Hordelands**, **Dzandakar** being the Warchief of the Northern Horde and **Zovodakar** being the Warchief of the Southern Horde. Both of which have been doing so for the past 30 years and are now vital generals in the current conflict defending against the Republic of Marvialenia referred to as the **Old Grudge War**.

## History

### The Age of Creation

There is much that has happened in the **Doroki Hordelands** in its existence. Originally, the lands of the Doroki were not inhabited by the **Orcs** that populate the region today. They were instead inhabited by **Elves** who lived in a region of **Aerna** that would later become the westernmost region of **Casiora**. They would remain here for a time, being the only race to inhabit the region for a time until the **Age of Awakening**. There is nothing else notable that happened during this period.

### The Age of Awakening

At this point in time, the **Elves** of the region would begin banding together, making large tribes who were united together under a devout worshiper of **Gudakaro, God of Life and the Living** by the name of Veleyn. **Gudakaro** walked amongst the people of this region very little, as he generally enjoyed meeting all of the living subjects of **Aerna** and wished to see them all. And so he entrusted Veleyn with a piece of his power to watch over the **Elves** of the region, spreading his love despite him not being present. Eventually, it became less so that the **Elves** were worshipping **Gudakaro** and more that they were worshipping Veleyn. It is through this worship that Veleyn would Ascend during the 2nd Century of the **Age of Awakening**. It's not known for certain how, whether if it was **Gudakaro** himself that merited it or the **Elves** who worshipped her willed it, but the result of her Ascension would be the creation of **Orvelor, Goddess of the Elves**. She would be known as the **Matron of Peace, Serenity, and Healing**. Her connection to her devoted would grow stronger over the years, their emotions and mutual love creating inseparable bonds and tying the very lives of the **Elves** to their Goddess. This would persist through the next age and through **The Great Divide**, an event that resulted in the splitting of the continent **Aerna** to create the various continents that exist today. Once such continent is that of present day **Casiora**, wherein the westernmost region would be the homeland of these **Elves**. And together, under **Orvelor**, the region would be named the **Realm of Arienatha**.

### The Age of Civilization

During the beginning of the **Age of Civilization**, the lands were mostly inhabited by **Elves** and was named the **Realm of Arienatha** by **Orvelor's** devoted. After **The Great Divide**, a number of **Bugbears**, **Hobgoblins**, **Goblins** and **Minotaurs** were on the outskirts of the region that existed before the splitting of **Aerna** and had been left there in the aftermath. As they are in the present day. these races are the minority compared to the **Elven** populations that existed at that point in time. Not only this, but they were a bit more isolationist and not as nefarious or hostile compared to how they are in more recent times. It wouldn't be until the end of the 4th Century of the **Age of Civilization** that an event would occur, known as the **Corruption of Orvelor**, where the Goddess **Orvelor** would be corrupted by **Ugvagar, the God of Chaos**. **The First Devil** was spreading his chaotic wings, testing what he was capable of and the result of his corruption of **Orvelor** was the creation of **Shuthri, Devil-Goddess of Bloodlust**. She would also be known as the **Matron of Conquest, War, and Bloodshed**. Along with her, the Elves that were devoted to her would become corrupt and would shift in their appearance as well, birthing the first **Orcs of Yarelle**. The various subraces of **Elves** would take on different appearances and would themselves become subraces of **Orcs**.

The **High Elves** would become the infernal **Shuthkin Orcs**, their skin red with large horns on their heads. The **Wood Elves** would become the **Dorok Orcs**, having either lighter green or tan skin with impressive tusks and long hair. The **Ice Elves** would become the **Ugtha Orcs**, having grey or white skin with some who grow fur around their entire body. While he was pleased with his results, he didn't want to be blamed for what had happened and blamed the **Lords of Hell** instead. Unfortunately for them, **Judaros, God of Law and Order**, along with the other members of the **Higher Pantheon** had closed off **Hell** from the **Material Plane**, dividing the **Lords of Hell** and forcing them to live separately to ensure they could never replicate what had happened to **Orvelor**.

After the **Corruption of Orvelor**, the **Orcs** began rampaging with their newfound bloodlust and wrath across their own region as well as the lands of their neighbors to their east. The **Orcs** would ravage and level numerous **Goblinoid** villages and towns from the western coastline before marching all the way to the east, doing the same to numerous **Dwarves** and **Gnomes** in and around the **Centrilic Mountains**. This took the disorganized **Dwarven and Gnome Clans** of the east by surprise, as they were used to the more peaceful **Elven** neighbors. With the assaults from the **Orcs**, it was enough to drive the very divided **Dwarven Clans** to band together, gathering the **Gnome Clans** as well to create **The Hammerfist Alliance**, The Alliance took to defending their homeland against the savage, though violently confused, hordes of **Orcs**. The series of battles that would occur during these times would be referred to as the **First Alliance War** which would carry on for a solid 30 years, stopping nearly at the end of the **Age of Civilization**. It was the First Alliance War that would spark the new age, inspiring the Dwarves and Gnomes to investigate and try to figure out what happened to their Elven friends to the west. It was through their investigating and such that the early stages of studies and theories would begin, eventually becoming a variety of sciences and proper areas of study leading into the **Age of Discovery**.

### The Age of Discovery

This time period for the Doroki Hordelands wasn't every productive in the sense of discovery or the advancement in technology.