The Primals
"It's getting, it's getting, it's getting kinda hectic" -Gaboon
The following content was created as a collaboration with many Tusk players and should not be used without the consent of the Gorgun.
Illustrations by Bryn (kettleduck).
Kranklobûrz - The Dark Mother
Appears as an older female orc in tribal garb. What is most important is her headdress. A massive display of feathers and antlers crown her head to show that she is the matron of orcs, beast, goblins, and other greenskins. She is the Primal of Tribe, Fertility, and the Cycle of Life and Death.
Element: Life, Death, Spirit
Gemstone: Emerald, Diamond
Plant: Orchid, Dahlia
Dance: Shoat-Maker Dance
Drink: The Mother (Chicken and Bone broth with Māmalu o Wahine)
Color: Green
Domains: Tribe, Fertility, and the Cycle of Life and Death.
The Dark Mother’s Others: Appear as shadowy nude orcish women with the skulls of animals for their heads. Bulls, Dears, Goats, and other skulls serve as their own
Ash Gothûrz - The Iron One
Appears as a massive bull orc in heavy armor, usually weidling a heavy shield and sword. He is the Primal of War, Battle, Glory, and Strength. He is the orc most greenskins give praise to. He was the first born and the strongest, physically, of all the others.
Element: Metal, Earth, Bone
Gemstone: Iron, Moissanite
Plant: Aspidistra Elatior, Gladiolus
Dance: Chorga Haka Dance
Drink: Iron One Brew (an exceptionally carb heavy brewed beer)
Color: Gray
Domains: War, Battle, Glory, and Strength
The Iron One’s Others: Appear as shadowy orcs in armor.
Goth Snaga-ob - The Slavelord
Appears as a four armed orc in somewhat fancier dress than the others. He is bald with a goatee and proud, polished tusk. Draped over him are chains of iron, copper, silver, and gold as well as collars on his belt. He is the Primal of Domination, Subjugation, Control, Slavery, Judgement, and Oaths. He was the Primal who put the Elder Ones in chains.
Jicho Dok on the Slavelord “The various creatures around him like a collection also sparked the hoarding nature of a fae. What were these creatures to a god but shinies to a Teef?”
Element: Metal, Flesh, Spirit
Gemstone: Gold, Platinum
Plant: Periwinkle, Devil’s Breath
Dance: Slave Lord's Juba Dance
Drink: Master and Commander (Champagne and Bourbon with a sugar cube and flakes of gold)
Color: Gold
Domains: Domination, Subjugation, Control, Slavery, Judgement, and Oaths
Slavelord’s Others: Appear as both shadowy female and male orcs with collars around their necks and chains hanging down.
Ash Ghaashûrz - The Burning One
Appears as a black, bestial orc on fire. His eyes glow like embers as flames lick around his muscular figure. He is the Primal of Hatred, Anger, Fire, and Rage.
Element: Fire, Earth
Gemstone: Fire Opal, Obsidian
Plant: Cloves, Dragons Blood
Dance: Burning One's Blades Dance
Drink: Conflagration (cinnamon, whiskey, blood orange)
Color: Orange
Domains: Hatred, Anger, Fire, and Rage
The Burning One’s Others: Appear as shadowy orcs with shadowy fire on them.
Sharlob Prakhûrz Globat - The Despoiler
Appears as a stunning orcish female. Her body is slightly muscular and slender, her features beautiful even by elf standards. She stands nude, sprawled out with her face slightly obscured by a see-through veil that did little to cover her tusk and lips. She is the Primal of Lust, Desire, Pleasure, and Indulgence. Everything is Permitted and too much is never enough.
Element: Flesh, Water
Gemstone: Amethyst, Charoite
Plant: Poppy, Nightshade
Dance: Despoilers Seduction
Drink: Sweet Bliss (Cherry, Peach, Apricot, and wine)
Color: Purple
Domains: Lust, Desire, Pleasure, and Indulgence
The Despoiler’s others: Appear as shadowy orcish women, beautiful in appearance but with strange featureless faces.
Ash Grish-ob - The One of Blood
Appears as an orcish adonis, the twin brother of the Despoiler. His body is perfect, muscular and toned. Despite this he is covered in blood with open gashes over his entire body. Shards of Metal stick out of him like horns along his brow and spine. He is the Primal of Suffering, Pain, Torture, Endurance, and Muscle. He revels in suffering and inflicting suffering on others. He is both a sadist and a masochist.
Element: Flesh, Bone
Gemstone: Ruby, Garnet
Plant: Blood Lily, Gympie-gympie
Dance: Bloodied Fight Dance
Drink: Suffering Shot: (Blackberries, Blood, Rum )
Color: Red
Domains: Suffering, Pain, Torture, Endurance, and Muscle
The One of Blood’s others: Appear as shadowy orcs dripping blood with it pooling around their feet.
Sharlobzgûrz - The Thunderer
Appears as a storm made into a female orc. Swirling clouds and lighting as well as thrashing water of the sea. Her eyes glow and crackle with power. She is the Primal of Storms, Seas, Change, Freedom, Electricity. She does not have others as she sees to her business herself. She is one of the most fickle to please and is very particular on when/how she answers calls for her.
Element: Wind, Water, Lightning
Gemstone: Sapphire,Lapis lazuli
Plant: Rain Lilies, Anemones
Dance: Thunderer's Fervor
Drink: Electric Eel Juice (Either tastes extremely sweet, or harsh with a strong fishy aftertaste)
Domains: Storms, Seas, Change, Freedom, and Electricity
Color: Blue
<Name Omitted> - The Destroyer
Appears as an abomination. A giant hulking four armed beast made of shadow with an orcish head. Tentacles sway from his sides and back and his face has solid white eyes with a giant grin showing off razor sharp teeth and tusk. He is a monster. The orc coveted power and devoured Mshenzi thus becoming corrupted. He was forbidden to go with the others to the Good Tribe place and so he wanders the world, eating the souls of orcs left behind with too much bad mog. He has no Others, only his hunger.
Element: Void, Darkness, Spirit
Gemstone: Onyx, Black Diamond
Plant: Venus Fly Trap, Kudzu
Dance: Wendigo Walk
Drink: Souls
Domains: Hunger, Treachery, Destruction, and Void
Color: Black
Ash LakimThe Grinning One
Usually drawn by goblins so often depicted crudely and hastily drawn. A goblin holding up a money bag as he does an elf doggy style. He is the Primal of Cunning, Greed, Coin, and Trickery. He is the ‘newest’ primal and does not have others yet.
Element: Metal
Gemstone: Copper, Pyrite
Plant: Yellow Rose, Gazania
Dance: The Grinning Deal
Drink: The hazard ( mixture of all drinks leftover at a local tavern)
Domains: Cunning, Greed, Coin, and Trickery
Color: Copper