Gurukk, Son of Lugrub
Gurukk was the best. This was a known fact. Ever since Gurukk was a welp he had know, deep within himself, that he was better than all the other orcs in the camp. As he grew up there were other orcs that were larger, stronger and faster than him and yet he never stopped believing in the one true truth: he was the best. Whenever someone would beat him in a race he would attack them, best them and show him that he was stronger and therefore better. Whenever another orc was stronger he would run away and not get caught. Therefore he was better than the stronger orc.
As Gurukk got older he did not grow as much as he had hoped, but he never stopped believing: he was the best. He would start volunteering for more and more dangerous chores around the camp, from climbing trees to get at a beehive to hunting wild boar on his own. There was never a task he could not accomplish after a few tries. He may have broken a bone or two but that just made him even stronger.
One day, when out hunting with a few other orcs they heard the pounding of hooves. Slavers had been an issue in the past, but lately they have become more and more bold. Everyone in the camp knew that orc's where coveted as war slaves and to be careful of these slavers. Gurukk smirked at this as he saw the slavers approach. The other hunters scattered, hoping to hide before the slavers were too close. Gurukk would not run, he was the best and would not get captured like a common animal.
Two months after being enslaved Gurukk was standing on the slavers platform again. He had been presented here seven times already but no-one had bet on him yet. Everyone always just said he was too small for the price. And so the price dropped and dropped. Until one day when a wiry man had come and bought him for 2 gold coins. He had also bought another slave for 40 gold coins. The other orc was called Urlgan of the High Trees and had a nasty look to him.
Gurukk had been working for Jaxon Weaddey for two years when the prisoner came. There had been many many prisoners before him but this one was special. He spoke to Gurukk and treated him with respect. They had a good plan. A plan that would see Gurukk finally get his revenge and perhaps finally return to his home.
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