Beasts & Shelter

The Hrund

Long-legged reptilian beasts carry Orc communities across the Flats, travelling for days without rest. A Hrund can live through many generations of its keepers, remaining with a tribe as children grow old and their descendants take over its care.

Each is named, decorated and treated as part of the community. Harming one is a serious crime. Its death is mourned as the loss of a family member, as well as an animal on which many people depended.

Hidden Pits

The tribes maintain concealed supply pits around the edges of the salt flats. Dug low and wide, these shelters hold water, livestock and stores that cannot remain constantly on the move.

Their coverings are designed to escape notice from above. The tribes visit briefly, drawing on what they need before travelling again. These hidden reserves allow communities to cross stretches of country that could not support them for long.