Elesham (L ee SHAME)

the Taking

During early summer in the Scaro Wilds the Elesham takes place. A time when unmarried female Orc traditionally seek out husbands. The Elesham is a contest of strength and cunning among the orc men to draw attention to themselves for would be suitors. The contest is different for every community, but always ends with the winners gaining spouses, and the rest of the contestants often raiding human settlements, seeking to capture a ‘wife.’