Orc Clans

Over the course of their adventures in Kuulpec, the party has come across several different groups of Orcs formed into small warbands. They learned through the interrogation of a charmed Orc in a cave north of Panthera, that the orcs are pirates under the command of an orc chieftan named Razgurug. The party also learned that Razgurug unified the Orc clans to serve a singular purpose and the will of their god Gruumsh.

Each group of Orcs that the party came across bore different symbols which represented their clans.

In the Forsaken Halls:
The party came across a group of orcs in the Forsaken Halls, who were searching for something. The party did not learn what the Orcs searched for at this time, and simply killed them all. It wasn't until they met a shopkeeper in Panthera that they learned the Orcs were searching the Tepela Valley for a magical ring, already in the party's possession.

Once the party arrived in Erendel, they noticed similarities between this Clan's insignia and the Sigil of the Elven House Elladriel, worn by Findanye Elladriel - the Elven King's advisor.

Ruins by the River
By the ruins in the Tepela Valley, the group found several dead orcs who had clearly fallen fighting the Hydra that would soon attack the party. These orcs bore another insignia, although their motivations / reasons for being at these ruins deep within Pantheran territory is not known.

Cave North of Panthera
The party fought a group of elves in the cave North of Panthera. This is where they learned of the Orc Clans, and the Uruk Pirate Faction. These orcs bore a third insignia, which the party now recognized as their clan insignia.