The Desert Orcs, also known as the Desert Clans were Orcs that inhabited the Alik'r Desert of Hammerfell in the First Era.[1]
The presence of Orcs in Hammerfell predates the arrival of the Ra Gada military forces from Yokuda. Imperial sources suggest that the disorganized Orcs were swiftly defeated by them.[2] Redguard accounts say that the Ra Gada intended to drive the Orcs from Hammerfell to make way for the king and his royal family,[3] though its possible this instance was actually referring to the Giant Goblins they went to war with.[4][5] The arrivals of the Ra Gada Warrior Waves led to the decimation of the other local populations, including the Nedes,[6] Bretons,[2] and Corelanya Altmer.[7]
The desert Orcs of the Hollow Wastes initially resisted the Ra Gada invaders, but as the Redguard kingdoms gained strength, their clans and strongholds began to fall. Despite facing the common enemy clans continued to bicker.[1] Circa 1E 874,[8][9] a warrior-chief named Thulgeg came of age and united the remaining desert clans to defend Clan Korkhugg's holds against the forces of Hegathe. After securing a victory, he was named Warlord by the assembled chieftains, who swore loyalty to him. Realizing that his united Orc forces were not strong enough to overcome the Redguard cities, Thulgeg made the decision to lead his people in an exodus from their ancestral lands toward Wrothgar, defeating all Redguard forces sent to stop them. Numerous Goblin tribes allied with them, significantly increasing their numbers. In the Fallen Wastes, the Redguards of Hel Ra attempted to halt their advance, but Thulgeg, leading a vanguard of a thousand warriors, carved a path through their enemies, ensuring the desert clans could continue their journey.[1][8] With a clever strategy, he outmaneuvered the Bretons of Bangkorai Garrison and successfully guided his people to the Wrothgarian Mountains, the home of Wrothgarian Orcs.[8][10] There, they contributed to the founding of Orsinium.[1] By the time they arrived, Orsinium already was established.[11][8] Though the arrival of these Orcish refugees from Hammerfell bolstered the stength of the forces already stationed there by a considerable degree.[11]
By the late Third Era, several Orcish strongholds were active in the Alik'r Desert and most of the neighboring desert countries, such as Abibon-Gora, Antiphyllos, Dak'fron, and Tigonus.[12]
Known ClansEdit
GalleryEdit
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The Fortress of Dozon, an Orcish stronghold in Abibon-Gora
See AlsoEdit
BooksEdit
- Thulgeg's March by Kraltha the Rememberer — An account of the life of Warlord Thulgeg, who led the Orc exodus from Hammerfell to Wrothgar
- Bangkorai, Shield of High Rock by King Eamond — King Eamond's address to his troops at Bangkorai Garrison
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d Thulgeg's March — Kraltha the Rememberer
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 3rd Edition: The Ra Gada: Hammerfell — Imperial Geographical Society, 3E 432
- ^ The Origin of Cyrus! — Michael Kirkbride
- ^ Throne Keeper Farvad's dialogue in ESO
- ^ Shrine to Divad Hunding
- ^ The Conquests of Hubalajad
- ^ Ash'abah Pass loading screen text in ESO
- ^ a b c d Bangkorai, Shield of High Rock — King Eamond
- ^ Antique Map of Bangkorai's antiquity codex entries in ESO
- ^ Scholar Cogline's dialogue in ESO
- ^ a b Pocket Guide to the Empire, 1st Edition: The Wild Regions — Imperial Geographical Society, 2E 864
- ^ Abibon-Gora, Antiphyllos, Dak'fron, and Tigonus dungeons in Daggerfall