Ashlung Orcs Important Figures

Queen Murbol

The Ashlung Orcs have been through a lot of hardship throughout their history and have needed a strong leader in order to see them through it. Ever since the first Orc to lead their revolution for freedom named himself king, the cursed race has had a monarchy where the king or queen sits upon the throne of their fallen enemies atop the Ash Tower. An Ashlung Orc rules until either their death or until someone takes the throne. An Orc can attempt to take the throne by one of two ways, request or combat. Both options require the challenger to have a large enough backing of powerful members of the Ashlung Orcs’ community to be heard. After they have the appropriate backing they can request the current monarch step down honorably, which with enough political backing some would or, much more commonly, challenge the current monarch to a battle to the death. The current queen of the Orcs, Murbol, took the throne by refusing the previous leader’s offer to step down and slaying him in combat. Queen Murbol is seen as very powerful and respected by her people. She seeks to find a way to end the curse that afflicts the Ashlung Orcs, as did all monarchs before her, and she wants to open communication with the Dwarves and demand they repent for their actions against the Orcs.