<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC '-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN'  'http://www.docbook.org/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd'><article><articleinfo><title>orcs</title><revhistory><revision><revnumber>2</revnumber><date>2014-07-25 04:32:28</date><authorinitials>Tyler</authorinitials></revision><revision><revnumber>1</revnumber><date>2014-07-23 05:57:52</date><authorinitials>Tyler</authorinitials></revision></revhistory></articleinfo><para>Orcs are brutal tribal marauders that haunt the wilderness in the west. They raid human settlements for sacrifices, which they offer to <ulink url="https://plaguewar.gradia.org/orcs/Rovag#">Rovag</ulink>, and engage in endless war with one another. </para><para>Orcs are not named, and only orcs that have accomplished great deeds are granted a name in a Gathering. </para><para>Orcs are nomadic, traveling great distances along routes dictated by lunar cycles. </para><para><ulink url="https://plaguewar.gradia.org/orcs/BaalexTheEndless#">BaalexTheEndless</ulink> took power in 644, and began to organize the raids. He instituted the Gathering, where individual tribes receive territories, air grievances, and interbreed. </para><para>The Blood Moon signals a Gathering. </para><para><inlinemediaobject><imageobject><imagedata fileref="http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_berserker_10.jpg"/></imageobject><textobject><phrase>http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_berserker_10.jpg</phrase></textobject></inlinemediaobject> </para></article>