Greylends
The Greylend Pact
After generations of diaspora, most orcs had no direction or community. Most had managed to escape the horrific marshes of Mot D'nir but were otherwise without agency until they began a great congregation within northern Eldurgrund. With little way to spread the word of their new homeland aside from traveling griots, it took decades to grow into a sufficient settlement.
Given most orcs toiled away as craftsmen for most of their lives, they lacked the resources or knowledge to grow a settlement from its roots. As outside lordships would near their territory at Orovical, the various Chieftains would encourage raidings to sustain their people, under the guise that they were merely defending their established land. While it may have been to defend their land at times, the orcs truly had no legal claim over Orovical and its surrounding villages. It wasn't until 20 years following The Silence that the Augury and Eldurgrund would officially recognize their territory under the Greylend Pact. With the ongoing raidings and territory disputes resolved, the orcs would begin engaging in trade with caravans and dwarf territories. As per the official pact, the territory around the Northlend and Starfall Seas would be deemed "the Greylends."
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