AGAH: Realm of the Orcs.
Long ago, when the elves explored the No Man's Land, the accidental discovery of stones containing great luminosity changed some elven leaders, turning them into creatures different from the others. Some lost their sanity and disappeared, others became mere mindless creatures, and others a different kind of elves. It is believed that the first orcs emerged from there.
In the beginning, orcs hid in caves, holes, and tunnels due to the sensitivity of their skin caused by the body's transmutation. Over time, they forgot their own names and began to eat any subterranean creature to survive; some hunted at night and learned to use mud and slime to keep their skin moist and protected from the sun.
The transmutation of the leaders, when stable, made their bodies stronger and more resistant than before. They no longer needed to cover themselves in mud, soil, paint, and bones, but the new generations of orcs believed it was part of their orc culture to camouflage their scent and make them more fearsome warriors, and so it continued.
The first tribe was created by Agah, an ancient transmuted elf who was idolized as a god for his longevity and adaptability. Agah no longer remembered that he was once an elf and couldn't understand why some members of his tribe were killed or kidnapped by humans. There was constant battle between them, so he decided to create a kind of spies to discover the whereabouts of his brethren.
Despite many orcs dying on the mission, the few who returned reported that their loved ones were tortured, and their skins melted with bright stones and potions.
A fleet was created with the intention of killing the humans who were constantly at war with them, and then destroying the elves.
In Agah's region, there were some human villages, including one inhabited by the descendants of Bjino, who had fled to the north. After the massacre in the region, the elf transporting the kidnapped orcs was identified by the spies.
The elf told the truth about the No Man's Land, suspecting that Agah was a former elf leader of Valyria, a war general, and they were trying to reverse the situation by transmuting them back into elves. Even though he spoke the truth, he was tortured, mutilated, and small pieces of his flesh were distributed among all the orcs, as they believed they gained the warrior's strength.
Valiria, upon learning of this, ceased the experiments when they realized it was too late. The orcs now spread across the land like pests, abundant and destroying everything in their path. They were only warned that they would protect the northern humans in case of attacks.
Before the great war, the orcs were forced to retreat to the far east of the region because the weapons and armor of the dwarves were superior to those of the orcs. For this reason, all tribes united in a great realm called Agah, in honor of the orc god. They resisted and quickly improved their war arsenal. They became known for defeating their enemies and stealing war items, adapting and using them in the next battle. In a short time, there were different species of orcs, larger and stronger, with large-scale war weapons.
The dwarves, seeing that the region no longer provided profit, abandoned it.
During the great war, orcs joined humans, elves, and giants, finding a common cause for the first time. Many enjoyed the war and bloodshed, caring little for their own dead. This was an attraction for Saint Bjino, who wanted orcs in Belatria so that when new orcs emerged in the region, they would feel no remorse warring against Agah, killing their own kind and origin, and thus, it would be the perfect revenge of the Bjinos against the race that expelled them from their homeland.
After the war, the orcs dispersed. Some remained in Belatria, while others founded tribes north of Pov’Nul, learning agriculture in Kaa’ba, named in honor of the first child born in the region. Coexisting with humans, many orcs and humans in the region gained a reputation for dirty work in wars, slave traders, mercenaries, trackers, and even as security and transporters of suspicious cargo, perpetuating their presence on the continent.
