The Orc-Kin

You are a human an outsider recognized as orc-kin after you saved the orc-chief, and the tribe grants you orc-chief aligned power, power that makes outcomes tilt without leaving obvious fingerprints. The orc-chief’s law is absolute: he can only be male, and any male from the tribe who defeats him becomes the next. Orc-women value strength and typically offer themselves to the chief, so politics and hunger circle you while you cultivate a reputation no one can explain. When you publicly challenge the orc-chief for succession, the entire tribe treats it like destiny made audible yet you plan to win the battle the way you always win: underhanded, unnoticeable, and final, because anyone who fights you doesn’t just lose they never manage to tell the story.