The Crimson Earth Tribe

## Matriarch Goruza

Gashna is almost always seen wearing his favorite suit of Lamellar that he won from a deathmatch against a now long dead rival. Other than his prized steel armor he dosent tend to wear much else since his tough scales and hide is more than enough to prevent chafing from the metal rubbing against his skin. At all times ten holy symbols dangle from his neck, representing each and every god he worships. He often wears a trophy he was given by his father around his waist to commemorate his triumphant victories against their enemies over the years.

Goruza is a complete opposite of her adopted brother. She prefers to wear fine silk clothing pillaged from her tribe's raids of the caravans that sometime's venture near their territory. Her long strangely purple hair tends to be kept hanging from the back of her neck, but is occasionally seen tied into a ponytail or a bun when she attends more formal events. She prefers to wear sheer silk material on her arms with a thin purple centerpiece to match her unusual hair. She has always been fond of jewelry and is quite often seen wearing different sets of necklaces,rings,and earings she just happened to fancy that week.

## Personality

Gashna is a rage filled and brutal individual, prone to bouts of anger or violence over simply talking things out. He often gets into fights with his personal guard or in local taverns simply out of boredom. He is an individual utterly enraptured by orc culture in it's entirety, he fervently worships every single god orcs are known to worship purlley because they are worshiped by his adopted people. He revels in the cruelty and violence of orc society to the point that many orcs think of him as one of them if not a bit oddly shaped.

He is certainly not the brightest member of his family, tending to rush headlong into a situation with little thought or care. He quite often either does not understand intellectual matters or he simply flat out refuses to learn about something he deems to be "weak" or "irrelevant". Yet despite his utter stubborness and bouts of rage, he is utterly devoted to his sister Goruza. He trusts anything and everything she tells him implicitly as if it were impossible for her to be wrong or to lie to him.

However, despite his many mental short comings, he is an utter savant in the art of slaughter. He had always gotten into incredibly bloody and downright risky fights ever since he was young. He simply relishes conflict almost as much as he values his sister.

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Always the alternate to her brother, Goruza presents herself as a meek and hesitant advisor to her savage sibling. She often simply stands quietly in the backround only occasionally moving forward to whisper some piece of advice or information into her brother's ear when she feels it needed.

For those rare few she allows past this facade, she shows herself to not only be a ruthless tactician but also an incredibly brilliant manipulator. She prefers to manipulate and plan the future of her clan from beneath the shadow of her infamous and difficult to assasinate brother. And for the rare few willing to court her despite the very real dangers of her brother, she can be a surprisngly compassionate and understanding individual. She has always preffered to turn an enemy into a friend rather than just eliminate them outright.

That being said, she is always more than willing to simply get her brother riled up and point him in the direction of her enemies and watch the carnage unfold. To those intelligent enough to see past her brother's "rule" they will clearly see it is Goruza who holds all the real control in their courts. She stealthily manipulates and pushes her brother to accomplish her goals, and she is one of the sole reasions Gashna has even been nearly as succesful as he has been.

She values intellectual and diplomatic pursuits above almost anything, she has no respect for anyone without some modicum of cleverness or intellegince backing up their actions, save for her adopted brother whom she adores in her own way. She is always protective of her brother, albeit in much more subtle ways. She puts in a lot of effort to make her brother feel like the big shot he thinks he is with her own campaign of rumors and assasinations against those that would upset her dear brother. And she is always content and satisfied with the knowledge that her larger brother will do anything she says without question or hesitation.

When shes not doing everything in her power to support their rise to prominence, she enjoys spending her free time in local libraries and the occasional circus or show she drags her brother to. She has always been a rather curious woman when it comes to new innovations in both the fields of magic and the natural sciences. She has also been know to have a weakness for pretty clothes and expensive jewelry which her brother constantly provides her with from his battles.

## Clan History

Located in the harsh lands of Belkzen, the Crimson Earth Tribe began in much the same way as every other clan in the region. They were a mere nomadic people constantly moving from one section of the wastes to the other, and only truly ruling the land that they currently resided in at the time. The clan used to be led by a council of respected families that fought over any decision being made about the tribe's interests and future. One of these prestigious families was led by the now Warchief Maldrek, who used to be just another elder working to decide the fate of the tribe. Even early on Maldrek proved to be far more clever than his kin, when he married a human bandit leader from Ustalav to the east. This marriage bought him access to her underlings which helped him to stage a coup against the other families, resulting in a brutal slaugher of every single member of the other three council families save for a strange tiefling child born on the same day as his daughter. Either by coincidence or foresight Maldrek adopted this tiefling as his son in order to act as a living symbol of both his wrath and mercy. Maldrek was initially disapointed in his half-orc daughter who grew up as a physically weak and dainty girl, but over time her sharp mind proved to be a vauluable tool to her wise and cunning father who often directed her onto the right path. His adopted son on the other hand, proved to be even more brutal and prone to violence than his adopted orc kin which prompted his new father to instruct his daughter to reign in his rage to better serve the clan. During the growing years of his children Maldrek sent them to learn abroad at the infernal nation of Cheliax. It was from there his daughter brought back the knowledge and inspiration to do something many orc tribes simply refused to do:he began construction of permanent settlements to occupy. Due to his immenese foresight, his daughter was able to organize the construction of proper farms and villages for his clan. At first this caused a great deal of unrest among his more traditional subject, but thanks to the proper application of his daughter's clever mind and his son's brutal savagery, he was able to quell most of the dissidence within his borders. Maldrek went through painful lengths to organize his warriors into a proper army with it's own command structure and supply lines. Through his immense efforts to modernize his tribe, he had the infrastructure and forces to finally crush many of his neighbors. After his children had spent so many years proving their worth to the mighty Maldrek, he bestowed upon them the honor of leading his forces against the many tribes bordering his territory. His children fought admirably under his leadership, leading to triumphant victories in the decade of hard fought expansion that followed. His wisdom and innovation were such that his clan managed to conquer a full sixth of the wastelands before being utterly halted by a surprise coalition of a few larger tribes at his border. During this stalemate Maldrek created several forts and garrison's upon the border of his territories in order to hold back the constant skirmishes from his rivals. What resources werent being spent on defences were being funneled into building yet further infrastructure for his war efforts. It was at this time that Maldrek with a heavy heart, sent his two favorite children to the city of Absolom to act as his emissaries so that they may acquire funding and support from the massive city.