**Faction Type**: Orc Warlord Clan **Alignment**: Chaotic Evil **Location**: Bloodcrag Mountains, near [[Kadh Vrbuz]] **Status**: Active Threat and Rebellious Faction ### **Overview** The Ironhide Clan is the most dangerous remnant of northern orc ideology, a brutal faction that rejects diplomacy, industry, and modernization. Unlike the southern orcs under [[King Gorath]] of [[Kadh Vrbuz]] and King [[Otubog]] of Olgrug, the Ironhides cling to an ancient orcish worldview: might makes right, and blood conquers all. They reject the unity of the Southern Orc Union and wage constant war against both southern orcs and the goblins of the [[Shadowspire Dominion]]. Their territory, carved into the edge of the Bloodcrag Mountains, serves as a bastion of violence and rebellion that threatens the fragile peace of the southern lands. --- ## **Leadership** ### [[Drazkul]] the Iron Wolf - **Title**: Warlord-King of the Ironhide Clan - **Personality**: Brutal, cunning, and seething with hatred for the "civilized" southern orcs - **Appearance**: Towering, draped in scarred ironplate armor, gray mane flowing, with burning red eyes - **Weapon**: _Fangbreaker_ – a colossal war axe forged from the bones of a slain frost giant - **Philosophy**: _"The South grows weak, feasting while the strong grow hungrier. We will remind them what it means to be orc."_ [[Drazkul]] views King [[King Gorath|Gorath]] and King [[Otubog]] as weak pretenders, labeling them traitors who abandoned orcish pride for foreign peace. --- ## **Ironhide Beliefs** - **Conquest Over Civilization** Orcs should conquer, not build. Cities and diplomacy are signs of decay. - **Survival of the Fittest** Weakness deserves death. Any orc who bows to foreign ideals is not a true orc. - **Hatred of Goblins** Goblins, especially under [[King Grusdak]], are seen as manipulative cowards. The Ironhides loathe their tactics and presence. --- ## **The Frostcrag Bastion** **Location**: Bloodcrag Mountains – strategic highlands above key trade routes and southern settlements ### Key Features - Massive stone walls enhanced with stolen dwarven engineering - Wolf-hide banners, skull trophies, and shattered enemy standards - Slave pens containing goblins, humans, and captured southern orcs - The Ironforge – a grim foundry where weapons are made from the remains of fallen enemies --- ## **Conflict and Warfronts** - **King [[King Gorath|Gorath]] of [[Kadh Vrbuz]]** Engaged in a prolonged war of attrition against the Ironhides. His goal is to contain their chaos before it fractures the southern territories. - **King [[Otubog]] of Olgrug** Seeks total eradication of the Ironhide threat. Has begun joint military campaigns with King [[King Gorath|Gorath]] and King [[King Grusdak|Grusdak]]. - **Resistance of the Bloodcrag** The mountainous terrain and [[Drazkul]]’s ambush tactics make the Ironhides exceptionally difficult to uproot. Even united southern forces struggle to crush them. --- ## **Related Factions** - Kingdom of [[Kadh Vrbuz]] - Orc Union of Olgrug - [[Shadowspire Dominion]]