Order
of the Flaming Ax

A gathering of Orcs

    The Flaming Ax is a movement to unite the Orc clans of Ruch under the leadership of a council of chieftains.  This council would rule in the place of a king or emperor and guide the clans to become one mind, one force, and one power, under one guiding hand.

    The Flaming Ax wishes for Orcs of all clans, training, skill and experience to come together and stop the fighting amongst ourselves and take it to the true enemies of the Orc.  With the united force of all Orc clans, both major and minor, no other on Kyranath or army ever created could stop us from taking our rightful place as the rulers of our own destiny.

    Come under the symbol of the Flaming Ax and bring the Orc Race together, able to decide its own leadership, independent of the rule of other races.

Our Goal

    Though the goal ultimately is to take our rightful place as equals of any race of Thardferr by right of our obvious superiority of strength and power, we first have the goal of uniting and stopping the internal fighting that keeps us from this goal.  Ultimately a core leadership must be found.  The Order of the Flaming Ax will find the greatest amongst the Orc and make them the ruling council of Chieftains.  We believe that only a smaller ruling body would be able to do this and will aim for a number of only five of the best of the best within our race to guide us to unification and glory.  Each will represent those clans that have similar tribal law and tradition and will be chosen by these clans to determine their fate.  We do not foresee this coming to be immediately but it is our primary goal.  We must unite under our greatest leaders.
    Secondly, we have the infestation of the Goblin within our great Realm of Ruch.  This infestation must be cleansed before we can take our rightful place.  If they can not be made to serve our goals and cease all the posturing as our supposed leaders then they will be destroyed as a threat to our God driven goal of arbiters of our own fate.
    Thirdly, The humans that have invaded our lands, the Orc home of Thardferr, must be put into the place in which they were born.  They came here as slaves to another and won their freedom.  We respect this but will not remain the slaves of their Confederation and laws. They have shown they can be allies and can show us the respect we deserve.  The humans must come to know we are more then their equal and change their laws to reflect this understanding.  We have never been slaves, and do not like being subordinate to these invaders. Once this is done we can work with the humans and this alliance will build our great Orcan independence once we come to our true power.
    And lastly, we will take to battle and use our power to destroy the enemy of all the free people in Thardferr, the Syth.  Once the Syth has been destroyed or brought under thrall we will be the only power left that will have the ability to  rule and guide our destiny and that of Thardferr forever more.
 
 

The Code of the Flaming Ax
 

All Orcs are equal above any other race.

But only the greatest among the orcs deserve the right to lead.  Greatness is not only measured in strength, though strength is needed.  Intelligence and wisdom is also needed to lead.  We must find those orcs that are able to guide the whole of our race and not only their own greed and power lust.  The orcs must find leaders for times of peace as well as war.

No Orc will be determined useless because he is weak as long as he can show he has use in other ways.
By honoring more than strength we become greater warriors. It is wisdom and faith as well as intelligence that will gain us more than strength once we become more united and organized.  All orcs will be respected for whatever is their true strength, be it of arms or knowledge, or the ability to guide us by means of the power of the Gods.
Challenge for leadership will not be unto death.
Too many good and useful orcs are killed only to feed another's desire.  No longer will a battle to the death determine a leader.  Our leaders must be able to do more than just kill an opponent.  Our leaders must be strong and able to lead in battle but they should not pay for a lapse in this skill by their deaths.
The members of the Flaming Ax will not kill each other.
Only by the judgment of an appointed group of three respected Orcs and trial may a member be killed unless for self defense.
The Flaming Ax will respect all clans and not war against another member within another rival clan.
The traditions of all clans will be respected and clan rivalry will not interfere with Orcan unification.  Where those traditions are opposed, the Order of the Flaming Ax will  adjudicate for a peaceful center ground.  No member will show disrespect for another members beliefs and traditions.
The members of the Flaming Ax will not war against any Orc or clan within Ruch.
Regardless of a clans lack of understanding and desire to remain free of even the Order of the Flaming Ax, they will not be attacked.  No Orc will be forced to join the Order.
The Flaming Ax will respect all religious belief and not fight over gods amongst themselves.
The Gods are all equal in their own domain.  We respect them all and will not use differences in belief to cause orcs to fight amongst themselves.
The members of the Flaming Ax will not steal from each other.
Nor will they raid each other or each other's clans or holdings or steal each others women.  Property of each orc will be respected.
The members of the Flaming Ax will lend aid and service to each other.
The purpose of the Flaming Ax is to unite the Orcs and so we will not war against any Orcs.
Once defeated or surrender is given, mercy and no punitive retribution will be given to our enemies.
NO land or people will be damaged more than is needed to defeat them. No water source is to be poisoned or crops or herds destroyed.  Our purpose is to rule not destroy.  Once battle is over there must be left that which we can rule and use to increase and build with further.
 
 
Benefits of the Flaming Ax


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