A spirit woven from loyalty, battle, and the voices of the ancestors. “One life - make it count” The Empire was founded as an empire of humanity, but the

nation as thralls Revere their ancestors - the Jotun are the most devout of all the orc nations and treat their ancestors like gods Seek death in battle

voices of their ancestors when they are in a heightened state, especially when fighting, angry or afraid. Some orcs hear their ancestors more often, and

worthy. Orcs who have powerful ancestors may receive help from them when they die. It is commonly believed that the ancestors come for those who have managed

attention of the ancestors in much the way battle does. These ancestors were hostile and disruptive as is the way with many Imperial Orc ancestors and this made

Doctrines - the Doctrine of the Howling Abyss and the Doctrine of the Ancestors are much later additions. Proposed by Bonewall Rek and Bonewall Cole of

keep the traditions of ancestor reverence alive among the Winterfolk. Before the Way, the three peoples honoured their ancestors as exemplars of heroism

by the Thule; that they are physically immortal; that they are living ancestors, possessed by the spirits of the greatest Thule who have ever lived; that

Highguard, Urizen, and the Brass Coast. Before the birth of the Empire, the ancestors of the Grendel controlled much of the land that is now part of these nations

the Empire seeking the ancestors of the Sunstorm orcs, but might also include dangerous trips into the Mallum seeking ancestors of the Ethengraw, Illarawm

their cultural heritage stretches back centuries - they claim to have ancestors that roamed the forests of what are now Therunin, the Barrens, Brocéliande

Shaman have a powerful connection to their ancestors. Most orcs only experience communion with the ancestors when battle is upon them but a few individuals

helps to strengthen the connection between an orc and their ancestors - in particular any ancestors whose history the items are connected with. This is particularly

Orc ancestor would be an orc who embraced and lived their life by the tenets of the Imperial Virtues. Shaped by the path of virtue, such ancestors would

septs how to use meditation to still the voices of the ancestors; to allow them to connect to an ancestor whose advice they sought; and how to forge a permanent

several battlefields here that date back to pre-Imperial times when the ancestors of the modern Winterfolk, spurred on by their successes against the trolls

when it does not come directly from an ancestor, and other shamans have an affinity for one or more helpful ancestors whose words often seem to be more relevant

Imperial Orcs, being too closely representative of the slavery they and their ancestors endured at the hands of the Empire. Some have adopted the horse (especially

not hear their ancestors as often or as strongly as adult orcs do, it is important to teach them the difference between 'good' ancestors (those who offer

the Winter Sun experienced powerful visions of the many generations of ancestors who had lived as Imperial slaves. Embracing these visions the general,

"old ways" (of Ancestors and the Howling abyss). For this reason the Bloodcrows look to build their legend in the eyes of their Ancestors and their people

Archipelago proper, are heavily fortified - a remnant of a time when their ancestors were constantly under threat of war or invasion. With deep pockets, and

and many Ile have Highborn, Dawnish and Urizen ancestors. Unfortunately these exiled Imperial ancestors tend to have left dark reputations for heresy,

their ancestors. There is risk here, of course, for the ancestors cannot be predicted. Yet, without exception, a warrior who hears the ancestors more clearly

the storms and learn as much as they can about their magic, and their ancestors by doing so. In the event that something threatened Whitelake, or the Storm

Howling Abyss become ancestors. Those you can hear... and those you cannot. This is what you do not know. The ancestors, all the ancestors form part of the

Imperial Wayleave. The Legion Engineer announced the Open Hand of the Ancestors instead Motion: Construct the Offices of the Iron Roads in Ivarsgard, Karsk;

the Imperial Orcs to be given Skarsind; that the only way honour their ancestors is to remain true to the Orcs martial traditions and seek to conquer more

the Imperial Synod recognized the Doctrines of the Howling Abyss and the Ancestors which clarified and strengthened the place of those orc pilgrims who embraced

their ancestors as possible. The Illarawm want to help their fellow orcs, not just to hear the ancestors but also to help them become ancestors themselves

Yerende, the Illarawm, and the Tamazi have other ways to commune with their ancestors and prefer to sublimate the urge to battle in favour of their own cultural

places with uncaring stone eyes. A little over four hundred years ago the ancestors of the modern Sarcophan people were bandits and tomb-robbers who came to

seek to attract the attention of their ancestors; indeed they seem to view the prospect of hearing their ancestors with some trepidation. There are no priests

artefacts With the wisdom of the Ushka and the prowess of the Vard, their ancestors defeated or bound many of the monstrous threats that lurked in the wilds

experienced a powerful revelation relating to the generations of their ancestors who had lived and died as slaves. Despite the turmoil and wrath, some of

Sannites have a number of different ancestors, but a significant number hear the words of one or more of the Grendel ancestors. Rucraic, the Storm Lord, who

all united by half a dozen shared ancestors whose voices they still hear loudly and clearly. Some of those ancestors are of the unhelpful kind familiar

they themselves had become cruel and degenerate. They suspect that their ancestors had grown arrogant and selfish; pride had given way to hubris. Thus they

who fell during the Battle of Ikka's Tears; her body joins that of her ancestors among the cairns. The newly expanded circle was originally named the Sylvi

do not believe that the ancestors talk to them to lend them aid to cross the Abyss. Instead, they see the words of their ancestors as a plea for aid, a reminder

voices of their intrusive ancestors will help them to hear the voices of their more recent ancestors - the actual Imperial Orc ancestors - more easily. It's

Winterfolk - a constant reminder to the entire nation of the heroism of their ancestors - and has far-reaching consequences for the entire nation. The largest

their latest ventures or telling extravagant and grand tales of their ancestors, friends and relatives. As with most Freeborn businesses, a parador is

angry ancestors and reach out for those ancestors they wish to connect with. The Sunstorm have been striving to create new Imperial Orc ancestors and many

alongside their veneration of their ancestors. The ancestors are still important to them, like any orc they can hear their ancestors during battle, tense negotiations

adrenalin of the battle beckons to the ancestors and draws them closer. Many pit-fighters hear their ancestors urging them on during the fight and this

as Guard of the Young, and some Imperial Orcs call him as Thorn of the Ancestors and Shackle Smasher. He is associated with an idolatrous cult who call

regain their cities, it was the first glimmer of the civilisation their ancestors had once enjoyed. Core Brief Introduction The people Culture and customs

labyrinthine tombs, guarded by both the living and the dead, where lie the ancestors of Kantor - and where the ghosts of sorcerers and merchants alike can be

Unshackled Gift Ancestor’s Word You feel a surge of physical aggression building. You are strongly aware of the voices of your ancestors, urging you to

Appointment Wintermark Position Has tenure Brigantia Duning Open Hand of the Ancestors 12 vials of liao Solvihill, Skarsind Synod Judgement Imperial Orc Position

their cold marble crypts rather than lying in the swamp alongside their ancestors. On the battlefield, and as decoration in their halls, Winterfolk prefer

descended from the first ever orc ancestor and are masters of techniques to help them communicate with the ancestors. The Yerende dream of building a better

come to those corpse glades, to hang mementoes of and for their fallen ancestors. By long tradition, anyone who has worked a full season at the Thimble

to a citizen of the Imperial Orcs. Construction of the Open Hand of the Ancestors was announced by Bleakshield Groza as Legion Engineer during the Summer

investing them with worth, alongside the worship of, and connection to, the ancestors, has led to many stories and songs being composed that are handed down

voices of ancestors who did not fight, as do orcs of other nations. We ask all to encourage the Mournwold orcs to listen out for these ancestors' often quiet

are a small family these days, but they have illustrious roots - their ancestors were among the first trailblazers to try and settle in Kahraman. Their

the Bay of Catazar area was home to the sprawling kingdoms that were the ancestors of Navarr, Wintermark, Urizen and Varushka. Any given scholar today knows

One day, peace. One day, victory. One day, an answer to the task our ancestors made for us by their foolishness. One day, an end!" She raised her fists

claimed their ancestors spoke to them when they were touched by Virtue, she wondered if he could hear them now. "What do they say? Your ancestors... when you

gardens in the open, intent on teaching their children the lore of their ancestors. Most Yerende are prudent and judicious by nature, and the other septs

their rituals, while the Axou apparently draw on the spirits of their dead ancestors to grant them power. In some cases, foreign magicians use entirely different

Fort Braydon with a mound. He expresses the belief that their ancestors – the Imperial ancestors – must smile on them in this hour. Things will never return

and determination, and he was wearing a scarf that had been given to his ancestors by Emperor Ahraz himself. He put his finger to his lips -" She put her

the Winter Sun experienced powerful visions of the many generations of ancestors who had lived as Imperial slaves. Embracing these visions, the general

dominated by what is now Dawn and the Marches. One nation would have been the ancestors of the orcs finally exterminated by the Dawnish in Semmerholm during their

- it's a feature, not a bug. Under normal circumstances you can hear an ancestor if (a) you are genetically related to them or (b) you met them personally

apparently spent a decade living by himself with only the voices of his ancestors for company, which by all accounts has made him one of the most peculiar

apart from human destiny - that it is blasphemy to include any of their ancestors among the ranks of the exemplars and paragons. The Sumaah Republic cited

entrances to maze-like tombs, guarded by living and dead alike, where lie the ancestors of Kantor - and where the ghosts of sorcerers and merchants alike can be

resist. The ancestors are quiet here, but the mystagogues assure their visitors that they are very present. According to them the ancestors are physically

again. "I know you're young, Alov," she said more gently. "I know your ancestors are telling you that these are our woods and we should take them back but

of orc ancestors home The Ossuary Temple of the Illarawm is tied fundamentally to their spiritual beliefs about the Howling Abyss and the ancestors. Their

- a hulking citadel of white granite carved with depictions of the orc ancestors, especially the tenacious Skjaldi. Even with the crimson banners of the

that warps and changes the magical nature of the area. The Menrothat ancestors once used it as a place to speak with the eternals - such as at Marshstand

there is or was a Terunael city north of Volodmartz, although how the ancestors of the Navarr survived in such a cold, inhospitable land so different to

Those who have made the journey to meet Ulven, Skjaldi and the other great ancestors are the lucky ones. When the orders come through to pull back, those who

said to be envious of the Empire and indeed all other human nations. The ancestors of the Iron Confederacy came from across the sea around 800 years ago.

numbers, further than ever before, and see in the distance a world where our ancestors' great mistake might finally be erased. This ritual is most useful in a

living in the northern lands of what is today the Empire, and with the ancestors of the Jotun. At some points, however, they became isolated from the rest

described brushing by the Oak as "feeling like I could see a thousand ancestors stretching before me into the past".

words. Mathilda had known a mute godhi once, she'd been so blessed by the ancestors she could pull a warrior back from the door of death. Maybe the less you

Solvihill, Skarsind for 10 wains of white granite. The Open Hand of the Ancestors creates title Guide to the Lost. To be appointed by the Imperial Orc National

Take only your warband and then regroup with the armies. Do this and the ancestors will smile upon you. Omen of the Walrus At the same time the Imperial armies

the Summer Storm experienced a profound moment of connection with a Jotun ancestor, Sjöfn of the Bittenblade. Apparently an ancient Jotun who appears unconcerned

and if stories are to be believed there is at least one enclave of their ancestors living deep in the woods. There may well be some truth in the stories -

they unify the septs and build a nation worthy of Thrace and the other ancestors? Now they have a seat at the great table, can they build a nation to become

Illarawm will join the Imperial Orcs. They will share knowledge of their ancestors with the Imperial Orcs, and offer their expertise to the rest of the nation

Adoption of this practice has been encouraged by the Imperial Orcs barbarian ancestors, and all four large orc nations that the Empire is familiar with make use

of the orcs - some shamans claim that it can call on the power of the ancestors - whose blood flows through those present. According to some older orcs

siblings time while we offer them guidance in the ways of the Abyss and Ancestors. Outcome: Upheld with a Greater Majority (182-0); margin of 182 Enacted

our new siblings time while we guide them in the ways of the Abyss and Ancestors. Let us have these conversations of our souls together. We encourage the

Storm cannot help but hear the whispers of their long forgotten Jotun ancestors as they march across the fields of Skallahn. Click for audio version In

belonged to the smaller households that fought under the banner of her ancestors. Yet there is more to her strategy than just claiming the Western marshes

have been observed wear cowled robes not unlike those worn by the ancient ancestors of the Highborn and, of course, the Freeborn (and several of the League

sects; spiritualists and necromancers loudly debate with materialists and ancestor worshippers; and temples of various gods and powers compete for congregations

thralls captured during the reign of Emperor Guntherm, Bo followed his ancestors' traditions and refused to fight during the rebellion. Instead they supported

dropped almost to a whisper. "I belong to a tradition that was old when our ancestors first came to the woods and the hills, first came into the shadow of the

the halls of Wintermark practiced their own spiritual beliefs, rich with ancestor spirits and mysticism. These beliefs have largely fallen out of favour