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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
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 Posted - 25 Jun 2012 : 16:00:37
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Heya folks, been a while. In this thread I, with a little help from my friendly scribes, will try and compile all orc clan names found in FR lore. If anyone has suggestions how to organize them after we collect the many names of orc clans in different regions. For now I'll organize them by mountain ranges and clan strength...
Let's get at it!
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Clan name - region - biggest historic influence - source - clan size around 1374
The Sword Coast and the North
Clan Howltusk around the Sword Mountains north of Waterdeep, partially responcable for the destruction of Ilefarn and a great nuisance for early Waterdeep settlement. GHotR pg 90
clan strength: weakened around 300 able bodies
Clan Many-Arrows around the Spine of the World north of Mirabar, (I believe) settled the town of Ilusk (Luskan), lost Citadel of Many-Arrows in 1367 DR; and founded Kingdom of Many-Arrows & signed Treaty of Garumn's Gorge in 1372 DR - The Lone Drow, Pre.; & The Orc King, P4:C28 - ?
GHotR pg 151
clan* strength: peak strength around 70 000 able bodies
*(actually a conglomeration of clan Many Arrows, Snarrl, Red Slash, Karuhk, Wolf Jaw, Yellow Fang, Grimm and Bignance)
Tribe of Many Teeth - "" - patrol got whacked by Drizzt as the Hunter - TLD, P1:C1 & C3 - ?
Tribe Snarrl - "" - bore the shaman Arganth Snarrl, once loyal advisor to Obould - TLD, P1:C4 -?
Tribe Red Slash - "" - rose from TSOTW to join Obould, but were repelled by Drizzt, Tarathiel, & Innovindil - TLD, P3:C19 - ?
Clan Karuck - "" - clan of ogre-orcs rose from TSOTW ostensibly to join Obould, but then its leader Grguch challenged Obould (the Second Orc War?) and lost - TOK - ?; likely destroyed by Obould after the rebellion.
Tribe of the Wolf Jaw / Clan Wolf Jaw - "" - bore the chieftain Dnark, an instigator of the would-be rebellion against Obould - TOK, P1:C2 & P3:C17 - ?; likely destroyed by Obould after the rebellion
Tribe Yellow Fang - "" - bore the shaman Toogwik Tuk, another instigator of the would-be rebellion against Obould - TOK, P1:C2 & P3:C16 - almost all had been killed in the mountain ridge explosion N of Keeper's Dale.
Clan Yellowtusk - "" - attacked the Moonwood in order to provoke the elves, leading to a slaughter, including the deaths of Innovindil & Sunset - TOK, P2:C10 - likely sacrificed in the battle for the greater glory of Clan Karuck.
Clan Grimm - "" - bore Chieftain Grimsmal, loyal but belligerent advisor to King Obould; bought off with land - TOK, P1:C2 & C5 - "populous".
Tornskulls - lay claim to Dead Orc Pass - harassed adventurers in the Pass in summer, 1372 DR - Silver Marches, "Adventures in the North": p129: "Dead Orc Pass" - ?
Clan Bignance - near MH - bore Taugmaelle, female orc to be wed to a human ~1472 DR - TOK, Pre. - ?
Clan Blackclaw from the Uruth Ukrypt in the Sword Mountains north of Waterdeep, mainly a great nuisance for late Waterdeep developement. GHotR pg 115
clan strength: moderate around 800 able bodies
Clan Broken Bone from the Uruth Ukrypt in the Sword Mountains north of Waterdeep - a great nuisance for late Waterdeep developement. GHotR pg 115
clan strength: moderate around 500 able bodies
Slasher Orcs - Spine of the World, near the pass to Icewind Dale - assembly point for the first monstrous troops of Akar Kessell The Crystal Shard, P2:C10
clan strength: moderate around 500 able bodies(?)
Orcs of the Severed Tongue - "" - "" - TCSh, P2:C10.
The Dalelands
Shattered Stone Orcs - The Border Forest (Daggerdale) - allied with the Zhentarim who were making a last ditch effort to retain contol of Dagger Falls - The Return of Randal Morn pgs 24-26; A Detail of the Shattered Stone Orcs - clan strength: weakened around 50 able bodies
Anauroch
Clan Ripped Gut claim the Baraskur fortress North of the Moonpass in the Nether Mountains - as of 1371 in truce with Thousand Fists Silver Marches pg 12
clan strength: moderate around 600 able bodies
Tribe of Thousand Fists live in the cavern system South of the Moonpass in the Nether Mountains - as of 1371 in truce with Ripped Gut clan Silver Marches pg 12
clan strength: moderate around 700 able bodies
Clan Greenhaven lived in the Far Horn forest in the Ancient Netheril - as of 371 DR(?) wiped out by a troll clan
clan strength: puny or extinct perhaps about 20 descendants can trace their lineage to them
The Moonseas and Thar
Bloody Skulls(former Black Spears) - hold Bloodskull Keep in northwest Thar - caught in a 'Gruumshites vs warchief Werta' interclan conflict - Orc Tribes of Thar - clan strength: (devided and) strong 8 000 able bodies
Burning Daggers- deep caverns 20 miles south from Glister - Kossuth zealots - Orc Tribes of Thar - clan strength: moderately strong 3 000 able bodies
Shining South
Clan Candlekairn in the vulcanic Orsraun Mountains (Turmish). - . GHotR pg 90
clan strength: puny around 90 able bodies (mount Ardus' vulcanic eruption destroyed them in 517)
Onusclan are in the Osraun Chain now (as of the 1e/2e/3e era), are powerful, and led by King Highstead Vilhon Reach, pg.41. clan strength: (very) strong 5 000 to 15 000 able bodies
Orcs of the White Hand - located in the Winterwood live in the village of Shen, four miles north of the Wintercloak River. Vilhon Reach, pg.54. clan strength: moderate 250 able bodies
The Old Empires
Flaming Spike tribe in the dwarven mines of the Akanapeaks(Chessenta). FRCS pg 183
clan strength: very strong around 30 000 able bodies
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Some clan names I haven't been able to place: Arauthrar, Bale Eye, Braeskull, Cold Bone, Dummik, Folgorr, Gathatchkh, Haulaeve, Horthor, Jolruth, Norglor, Lammar, Oldaggar, Red Talon, Sorok, Sormuzhik, Tailbold, Turnskull (this one's probably the same as the Tornskull clan), Ulkrunnar, Wurruva, Yultch and Zorgar FRCS page 12 and 16
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Edited by - Bladewind on 13 Feb 2013 14:19:24
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 25 Jun 2012 : 17:39:51
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| Check out the 2E The North Boxed set. There should be a good few orc clans in there. The 3E Silver Marches book has a bunch too. |
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 25 Jun 2012 : 17:47:48
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And "The Hunter's Blades Trilogy" and The Orc King.
Many-Arrows Tribe / Clan Many-Arrows - near Mithral Hall - lost Citadel of Many-Arrows in 1367 DR; founded Kingdom of Many-Arrows & signed Treaty of Garumn's Gorge in 1372 DR - The Lone Drow, Pre.; & The Orc King, P4:C28 - ?
Tribe of Many Teeth - "" - patrol got whacked by Drizzt as the Hunter - TLD, P1:C1 & C3 - ?
Tribe Snarrl - "" - bore the shaman Arganth Snarrl, once loyal advisor to Obould - TLD, P1:C4 -?
Tribe Red Slash - "" - rose from TSOTW to join Obould, but were repelled by Drizzt, Tarathiel, & Innovindil - TLD, P3:C19 - ?
Clan Karuck - "" - clan of ogre-orcs rose from TSOTW ostensibly to join Obould, but then its leader Grguch challenged Obould (the Second Orc War?) and lost - TOK - ?; likely destroyed by Obould after the rebellion.
Tribe of the Wolf Jaw / Clan Wolf Jaw - "" - bore the chieftain Dnark, an instigator of the would-be rebellion against Obould - TOK, P1:C2 & P3:C17 - ?; likely destroyed by Obould after the rebellion
Tribe Yellow Fang - "" - bore the shaman Toogwik Tuk, another instigator of the would-be rebellion against Obould - TOK, P1:C2 & P3:C16 - almost all had been killed in the mountain ridge explosion N of Keeper's Dale.
Clan Yellowtusk - "" - attacked the Moonwood in order to provoke the elves, leading to a slaughter, including the deaths of Innovindil & Sunset - TOK, P2:C10 - likely sacrificed in the battle for the greater glory of Clan Karuck.
Clan Grimm - "" - bore Chieftain Grimsmal, loyal but belligerent advisor to King Obould; bought off with land - TOK, P1:C2 & C5 - "populous".
Tornskulls - lay claim to Dead Orc Pass - harassed adventurers in the Pass in summer, 1372 DR - Silver Marches, "Adventures in the North": p129: "Dead Orc Pass" - ?
Clan Bignance - near MH - bore Taugmaelle, female orc to be wed to a human ~1472 DR - TOK, Pre. - ?
There was a brief list in one of the "THBT" books that mentioned something like "Severed Tongue", IIRC, but I can't find it right now. The little list above will simply have to do, for now.  |
"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
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Edited by - BEAST on 25 Jun 2012 19:34:58 |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 27 Jun 2012 : 03:58:43
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Candlekairn are also mentioned in Vilhon Reach, pg.9, and in several other places in that timeline. They weren't always so weak.
Onusclan are in the Osraun Chain now (as of the 1e/2e/3e era), are powerful, and led by King Highstead (Vilhon Reach, pg.41).
Orcs of the White Hand - located in the Winterwood, 250 strong, live in the village of Shen, four miles north of the Wintercloak River. Vilhon Reach, pg.54.
@Bladewind - you should update your OP with all new info, to keep it current. I think this project is a great idea. |
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
622 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jun 2012 : 05:29:11
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Just to save some time for Bladewind, in case he doesn't have a copy of Silver Marches or it isn't accessible at this time, here are the aforementioned orc clans/tribes from that book:
- The Tornskulls (as previously mentioned by BEAST)
- The Ripped Gut (pg 12)
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
1280 Posts |
Posted - 27 Jun 2012 : 14:01:54
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Clan Blackclaw from the Uruth Ukrypt in the Sword Mountains north of Waterdeep, mainly a great nuisance for late Waterdeep developement. GHotR pg 115
clan strength: moderate around 800 able bodies
Clan Broken Bone from the Uruth Ukrypt in the Sword Mountains north of Waterdeep, a great nuisance for late Waterdeep developement. GHotR pg 115
clan strength: moderate around 500 able bodies
Anyone have a clue what this Uruth crypt thingy is? A name for a holy mountain peak?
These two are orc clans that have had a recent orc horde. How many orcs would you think are left alive after the horde is defeated? And 350 years later?
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Edited by - Bladewind on 27 Jun 2012 14:06:51 |
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Derulbaskul
Senior Scribe
Singapore
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
1280 Posts |
Posted - 11 Feb 2013 : 14:53:55
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Included the Greenhaven, Black Spears, Bloody Skulls, Burning Daggers, Ripped Gut and Thousand Fists tribes.
Does the (confederation of) clan(s) from the kingdom of Vastar in the Earthspur Mountains have any name(s)? The orc king Ulbror lead his army from the vast to invade Impiltur in 512 DR.
Do the Katakoro (the humongous mountian range seperating Karatur from Faerun) house any orc clans? Would be cool to see their culture adapt aspects of both east and west, while preying upon any caravan trade along the golden way.
Another clan name is needed for the orcs in the Marching Mountains (near Calimshan) and the Rauvin Mountains (near Silver Marches).
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Cyril Lokner
Seeker
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BEAST
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 12 Feb 2013 : 05:44:37
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I finally found the other clan names that I had vaguely remembered, a while back:
Slasher Orcs - Spine of the World, near the pass to Icewind Dale - assembly point for the first monstrous troops of Akar Kessell - The Crystal Shard, P2:C10.
Orcs of the Severed Tongue - "" - "" - TCSh, P2:C10.
*Phew!* I knew I had read that somewhere. It feels good to finally find it, again. |
"'You don't know my history,' he said dryly."
--Drizzt Do'Urden (The Pirate King, Part 1: Chapter 2)
<"Comprehensive Chronology of R.A. Salvatore Forgotten Realms Works"> |
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 13 Feb 2013 : 22:42:26
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What about all the clan/tribe names in the sidebar in the FRCS (3E) on about p.11-ish ...
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
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Posted - 14 Feb 2013 : 00:08:44
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They haven't been located on the map as far as I know.
If I make a guess by the phonetics of the names I'd order them so:
Spine of the World
Bale Eye, Braeskull, Cold Bone, Tailbold, Wurruva and Ulkrunnar
Sword Mountains
Horthor, Jolruth, Norglor, Lammar, Yultch and Zorgar
Nether Mountains
Red Talon, Turnskull (this one's probably the same as the Tornskull clan), Oldaggar and Sormuzhik
Osraun Chains
Arauthrar, Dummik, Folgorr, Gathatchkh, Haulaeve and Sorok |
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Collection of Orc Clan names
