Hello everyone! I finally came up with a history of the Monk I mentioned! His name is Urzog.
Urzog hails from the Dragonspine Mountains. Urzog was born to low-ranking warrior and one of his several wives in a tribe that was under the dominion of the chieftain in the mountains.
As any of his other orc brethren - he was constantly surrounded by death and bloodshed from the moment he was born. As a male, this orc was expected to become a warrior just like his father. When he was around 10 years old, Urzog's mother had provided his father a daughter - Dura. This had upset his father as females were seen as nothing more as possessions much less respected tribe members. Urzog came to love his sister. She seemed to be a single flower in a field of decay and dust. She never liked fighting, and she often spoke out against his father's commands. She often tried to offer the tribe a different way of thinking - a peaceful approach in a culture that was built off of combat. This led to their father giving her to another tribe to one day become a wife or a worker - it didn't matter to him, so long as she was out of his sight and gone from his life.
One day when Urzog was 12 years old and now seen as a fully grown adult, he attempted to travel through the mountains to see how his sister was doing in the neighboring tribe - only to come across a burned and destroyed land littered with the corpses of his kin. It was a goblin night raid that had taken the orcs by surprise and his younger sister stood no chance in defending herself. Urzog had carried his sister's remains and buried them to hopefully bring her the peace that she had once sought. Urzog returned home and informed his father of the raid and what had happened to his sister. His father could care less about what happened to her and only seemed to care about where the goblin lair was to seek their resources and take survivors as slaves.
This enraged the young orc and caused him to lash out at his father. His father - albeit it low-ranking - was still much older, experienced, and stronger than him which resulted in the young orc being nearly beat to death. His father laughed and called him weak. He said that he should've died with his sister and he will simply bare another son who will become a much greater warrior than he. Urzog recovered from his injuries but within himself was a burning fire filled with nothing but hate and rage. He had to become stronger than his father to enact his vengeance for his sister.
As he aged, the orc participated in many raids. He slashed, broke, tore, and lit aflame many homes of many races. He rose through the ranks of his tribe and had challenged his father to a fight to the death. Urzog taunted and embarassed his father in front of their kin before killing him. The lower-chieftain of the tribe recognized this young orc's potential and offered him the rank of Bloodrager - the highest honor of their tribe. Despite the young orc achieving his goal, he could still feel as if there was a massive part of himself missing in the whirlwind of hellfire that was his soul.
Due to his unsatisfactory victory, Urzog accepted this position and now led a group of raiders to a nearby human village to take their resources. During the raid, Urzog came across a young girl who was his sister's age and within her eyes was the same innocence she had. This tortured the orc's mind and without thinking, his body forced him to drop his blade and run - run as far as he can.
Once his body began to give out, he dropped to his knees and witnessed the blood on his hands. It was the blood of people who did not deserve to die. Urzog reflected in the snow of the mountain and pondered if he could change his ways. Maybe, just maybe he could seek out a life that his sister would often mention when she was in this world. Maybe he could plant more flowers instead of stomping them below his feet. And so, he left the mountains in seek of peace, wisdom, and the strength to make his sister's dreams come true.
The orc traveled East to Shou Lung and came across a group of monks called the Iron Hand. There, he was welcomed as a new-comer and was trained mentally, spiritually, and physically in the way of Mercy. A few more years had passed, and now Urzog became older and wiser. He became a true warrior that would not crave battle but instead sought to prevent them.
After he finished his training, his master had told him to continue his pilgrimage to aid those in need, continue learning, and bring peace. He had heard on his travels that the city of Phlan was experiencing great troubles after their leader had died. Enemies that were clawing for power within their own ranks, cults, and monsters were causing havoc for the innocent civilians both within and outside of the city. Urzog knew that hidden forces had guided him there for a reason and that he would discover that reason soon enough.
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Whew! What a read, huh? Sorry about the super lengthy post, but I enjoy this stuff! I hope that is a pretty decent backstory to Urzog! As I mentioned before, any feedback or criticism is welcome! That way Urzog can continue to flourish and hopefully become a great part in this first chapter!
Last edited December 17, 2022 6:23 am