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Background:
Yashnag Yal, son of King Mahk I, watched Orsinium burn. His home was lost, sacked by his own kin. His aunt, Azzadakha, had usurped his throne and scattered or slaughtered any who would not bend the knee to her. It was a battle he knew he could not win that day, but fury festered in his soul, knowing the trechery of his own blood. Thus it was with reluctance that his tribe found themselves led by Chieftain Yashnag away from High Rock and into the bitter cold of Skyrim. Some day, the lineage of Yal would reclaim Orsinium, and take their rightful place once more. Now known by the name of Falkreath, the ancestral hold of Falcrenth had been claimed by Svartr, who held the western part of the province. Yashnag led his people through the snow-capped mountains of the Western borders and up to Falcrenth, where he found Svartr’s hold weak. Svartr’s hold proved no match for Orcish fury and the berserker rage of Yal’s lineage. Falcrenth prospered under their hold. Yashnag was a wise and just leader, respected among the people of his tribe for more than simple battle prowess: he was a strong leader and a strategist. He vowed to rebuild an Orc stronghold in Skyrim for the sake of their people, and the orcs of Skyrim would have a home to claim as their own. A new Orsinium would be forged. For decades Yashnag allowed peace to prosper in Falcrenth, however he had always felt fury in the pit of his belly. Like a disease this wrath would spread, taking him body and mind some day, and he would set his gaze upon the Western reaches of Skyrim, and perhaps further. Alas; it was not to be. After many years of calm in Falcrenth, there came a challenge to Yashnag. Hakkvild; son to the last Jarl of Falkreath, stood against the Orcish leadership in Falcrenth, and hoped to reclaim what was taken from his father. As such, he challenged Yashnag and his three champions. .
First to be challenged was Murbol; a Berserker female who had been but a child when her people had fled Orsinium. Murbol towered over the small man who stood in as champion for Hakkvild, the rough hewn curves of her battleaxe shimmering with orichalcum green. None were surprised when she cleaved clean through the breastplate of her challenger, leaving him wounded and gasping as he pleaded for mercy. Shumat was second to be challenged. A master archer for the tribe he stood beside his opposition and raised his bow. Yashnag still remembers the huff of Shumat’s breath fluttering against the arrow’s fletching as it was raised to his cheek. He still remembers how it was here on the archery range Yashnag first saw glimpses of defeat. The silence after their last arrows loosed was an omen. The final of his champions to be challenged before yashnag was Lorzong, known for his skill with the blade. Alas, it was over far too quickly when Lorzong was speared, black blood gurgling from his throat and staining the grass beneath. Yashnag was no fool. He knew defeat when faced with it. Yashnag was surrounded by enemies, and did not know what he could do. This could mean the end of his line, the death of House Yal.
RP Points/Goals:
- Prepare your strength to forge a path home
- Decide whether to settle where you are or expand
- Choose to fight West or East
- Reclaim the glory of Orsinium