Kor’thak was not raised by orcs. As an infant, he was found beneath the ruins of a slaughtered caravan by two human outcasts, Edrik and Mara, who chose mercy over fear and raised the orphaned child beyond the frontier walls. Though the villagers feared his growing size and monstrous appearance, his foster parents taught him restraint, loyalty, and the meaning of protection. For a time, Kor’thak believed strength existed only to defend others.... Then came Gor’Vash. A ruthless warlord of the Iron Dominion, Gor’Vash believed humans who sheltered “creatures” deserved death alongside them. While Kor’thak hunted beyond the mountains, Gor’Vash led a massacre through the frontier village, burning homes and executing his foster parents before hanging their bodies beneath the village gates as a warning. Kor’thak returned too late. The villagers say the mountains themselves shook when he found what remained of his home. For months he hunted Gor’Vash across broken kingdoms, slaughtered battle camps, and frozen wastelands. Their final clash took place beneath the cliffs of Dread Hollow, where Kor’thak shattered the warlord’s army and crushed Gor’Vash beneath Skull Crusher with such force the earth split beneath them. The skull hanging from Kor’thak’s waist belongs to Gor’Vash. Not worn as a symbol of victory but as a reminder. A reminder of the day mercy failed, and the day Kor’thak swore no innocent would ever stand alone again. @ZARGATES @pvp_vibe
