Ghurrakh

Ghurrakh is the last great fortress of Orcs in Lawreth. The remainder of Orcs have since disbanded into much smaller warring tribes that can be found in small quantities scatter throughout Lawreth, though in higher concentration in the Shandalar region. Ghurrakh is considered neutral zone for the Orcs; a place where they would not attack each other. There is a large tribe of orcs that constantly occupies and runs Ghurrakh, but other more nomadic war tribes frequently pass through.

The War Chief of Ghurrakh is Narog The Giant, an Orc who gets his name from his large size.

Ghurrakh is a large wooden fortress situated at the mouth of a canyon in The Red Wastes. It's a bit of a sore sight, although its size is impressive. It's built using 10 foot long trunks from trees. Since Orcs aren't very good architects or very creative at all, the city is mostly a series of scaffolding and unimpressive huts. They do make use of caves in the canyon however, expanding the city deep into the caverns within.

In one of these caverns is what Ghurrakh is most famous for, and draws visitors from the underworld of the entire continent. Ghurrakh has a battle arena located in one of its canyons. It's a natural arena, with seating carved into the canyon as well as supplemented by wood scaffolding. The arena is used for gladiator fights. When the Orcs raid a village or a caravan, they often take prisoners for their own amusement. They'll force the prisoners to fight creatures that the Orcs manage to capture. It's always a fight to the death. Often, the prisoners perish, especially if it's their first time fighting.

Ghurrakh also has a couple of sets of dungeons. This is where they keep their prisoners. The dungeons for humanoids is carved into some caves with brick walls seperating the cells. Further away, near the arena, is where the Orcs keep the captured creatures. They are usually held in large cages in a large cavern that leads through a tunnel to the arena.