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

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

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

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

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

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