Gedhris Khan

### Relatives

Shella Icefang (wife), unnamed son, Kogira Icefang (mother-in-law), Korgok Narahl (Gorok - Soul Brother), Tarak Shogor (Gorok - Soul Brother), Blackpaw Tribe

### Eye color

Amber

*"A lone wolf that knows his true strength is in the pack. When he howls, thousands answer."*

**Gedhris Khan**, born Atriok Blackpaw, is an Ork-Elvaan hybdrid, warlord and leader of the newly formed Mongrel Horde. Born to the leader of the Scorpiks Tribe, Lakar Gordok, and an Elvaan woman he had enslaved during the Great War. Known as "Blackpaw" due to the dark pigmentation on his right hand leading up to his forearm, Atriok fought in many raids and founded his own tribe after usurping control of the Scorpiks from his older brother after his father's death. He went on to systemically absorb numerous smaller tribes and ally with greater ones under his command, uniting with them to destroy tribes that proved uncooperative until the united tribes had formed into a new Mongrel Horde. Charismatic, tactically brilliant, and courageous in battle, Atriok hopes to put an end to the Orvus Sanctions and gain new, fertile territories for his people to survive in.

## Appearance

Smaller than most Orks and with long, pointed ears, Atriok has inherited much of his mother's Elvaan traits while remaining mostly Orgrokk. His eyes and *sepra* are amber and reflect fire light in brilliant points of gold. His raven black hair is short and messy though his face is notably comely for an Ork, with an Elvaan's straight nose and friendly smile enclosed within a small black beard with two thin braids dangling from it. His Elvaan ears have small sylvite piercings and his nose has a single stud on his right side. His skin is a light green lined with scars, black chest hair, and a tattoo of a large red Scorpik on his back. He has none of the Elvaan cartilage covering his body but he is well muscled from years of fighting, with thick knuckles and calloused hands.

Atriok's namesake stems from his right arm from the hand to the forearm having a different skin pigment than the rest of his body since birth. Whereas the rest of his body is a light green, his right arm is dark, though he claims the name "Blackpaw rolled off the tongue better than Dark-green-paw". His voice is deep but considerably less than his fellows and, despite his age, he appears in his mid-twenties. He is described as having mesmerizing eyes with an enchanting smile. His friends describe his fighting prowess as masterful, citing his size as an advantage despite being an Orgrokk - he is faster and more reflexive than most.

Gedhris wears a dark brown Judra fur cloak over a brown, leather tunic, a black falconry glove on his dark hand, brown fur pants, and fur boots. When in battle, he dons a menacing helm with a folding face plate with eye screens that provide tactical overlay, with the helm topped in a black Kipprak hair ponytail. He wears scaled armor made from a ship's hull, with a pauldron connected to inner fuel tubes and pilot lights to allow it to emit a theatrical pair of fires when a button on his gauntlets are pressed. His armored boots are lined with black furs and his thighs are protected with thin metal plates. His gauntlets have slits with retractable blades.

## Personality

Atriok is described by those closest to him as strong of body and spirit, with a way of winning friends fast. Amiable and jovial to his friends and even his enemies when it serves him, Atriok is disarmingly friendly to those around him but knows when to "bare his teeth". He has a love for music, particularly the love and war ballads of the Elvaan.