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Notable Figures & Legends

Figure	Significance
Gorrak the Iron-Born	Mythological first Orc, forged from living iron by the storm.
War-Chief Grasha Blood-Tooth	Current High War-Chief. Tactical brilliance; negotiated the Treaty of Ironblood. First female High War-Chief in 200 years.
Stone-Keeper Ul'drak	Most powerful living shaman. His storm-chanting turned the tide of the Battle of Ironspine.
Forge-Master Thok Iron-Arm	Designer of the legendary Catapult of Doom Mark III.
Runic Bard Nasha	Most acclaimed storyteller. Her 12-hour Chronicle of Iron recitation was declared the finest in living memory.

Vulka the Flame-Finder
semi-legendary discoverer of iron smelting, credited with founding the Forge Age.
Chief Varga Threetusks
current leader of the Iron Skull Clan and a vocal advocate for aggressive expansion.
Kraz Hammer-Break
chieftain of the Ash-Orc clans, renowned for his ferocity and his controversial push to mine the Deep Iron Vein without Council approval.
Dasha Iron-Tongue
the greatest Orcish diplomat, who averted three wars through negotiation and established the Frostborn Winter-Trade.
Gortha Three-Scars
the war-chief who founded Gortha's Landing and opened Orcish river-trade.
Captain Razga Dusk-Fang
commander of the Night-Hammer Company, pioneer of Shadow-Siege tactics.
Grul Anvil-Born
captain of the Stone-Breakers mercenary company, known for an unbroken record of siege successes.
Kelsha Wire-Singer
artisan who pioneered iron-wire sculpture as an art form.
Nazha Ember-Eye
elder of the Ember Clan who established the precedent of joint chieftaincy.
Shala Bright-Mark
young runic engraver developing Echo-Stone communication technology.
Baruk Gear-Tooth
head of experimental engineering at Gor-Mok, builder of Walking Fortress prototypes.

Among the living, three figures are considered most likely to shape the next generation of Orcish civilization:

Grasha Blood-Tooth
whose diplomatic successes have brought the Orcs closer to the wider world than ever before.
Stone-Keeper Ul'drak
whose mastery of storm-chanting is unmatched and who many believe may unlock new forms of earth-magic.
Forge-Master Baruk Gear-Tooth
whose experimental technologies, if successful, could revolutionize Orcish warfare and industry.