Orcs in the Webbe

In the many arcane and hidden volumes bought, brought and sometimes purloined by the Notables in Londinium for the use of the great library in said Gentleorc’s Club there are strange things indeed.

In the Club library on the second floor of 23 Picadully Mudfayre with the toss of a small silver coin (no mere copper here) you can persuade Mustustrus to allow you to flip the pages of most of the books. For a few pleasant hours, as the sound of pistols cracking and fists hammering in the streete far below fade to a low background, the amassed knowledge of the Notables is yours.

Among these books are ancient scrolls, some even written on the skins of beasts, that store ken which is long vanished from our scientific and enlightened worlde.

Here dear members we are concerned with the taboo knowledge long lost of how we Orcs and others became what we are. We all know from schooling that the tyrant Mordred broke the bonds of Wylde Magicke and brought about the current and ever lasting wars; but what were we before this?

Before we trod the cobbles, sailed in ships and made eloquent speech in the coffa houses we were, all of us, savages. Mud huts and bloody sword savages. Not only us Orcs, Rats and others of this island paradise of Greate Britorcn but all over Valon. Magicke ruled.

Mordred’s actions changed all this and made us different, brought commerce, agriculture, science, refinement and of course war to our minds.....but from where did this mind set originate? Certainly not here on Valon.

Among the oldest scrolls written in dark blood upon the pale near hairless skin of an extinct race of people is the near fable work of Meefusla rumoured ageless Orc. Entitled 'Ere is me finking on what we iz and how we iz it' this scroll contains unholy words banned elsewhere, not to be heard of by the unwashed hordes, but being gentleorc’s we are privy to the this vital thinking.

While many partes of the scroll are rambling nonsense there are valuable parts. Here is what Meefusla believed;

This wizened and time hobbled Orc believed that we had our collective minds warped and shaped by the breaking of Wylde Magicke. He stated that Orcs were too dim witted to think before this (yes, yes, calm yourselves sirs, we know it false, but read on), and that they were content to raid and play with their own droppings.

Meefusla hawked that the booming demise of the Magicke screamed across the endless void of the ether between worldes and sucked the minds of another planet here to our beloved Valon.

Listen on, its not as mad as it sounds...

We changed so much and so quickly, all nearest the accursed Elves being hit with the same ideas at the roughly same time. We changed our clothes, our speech and our manners; Meefulsa himself admits to feeling it becoming now more amusing to wear trousers upon his lower half and not over his head for ‘giggles’.

He states that this change came from another worlde, a planet so far away that we will never see it with our own eyes, though our minds are firm linked to its own. He called this planet Earth the dominion of Man.

He claims that we all, and I mean all races upon Valon, took on the guise of nations from this Earth and acted accordingly!

While debate on this taboo text is keen within the Notables, the summary of the facts it contains are presented here. Read them, Sentinal knows they are in the main gibberish to me, but a few of you might make use of them.

For the Kyng. Pith the Youthful. Primal Minister.

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The Nations of Valon - The Nations of Earth

In the scroll the wizened Orc lists all of the Nations of this Earth and he notes the corresponding country here on Valon. Made of it what you will!

The Nations of the Grand Alliance

Greate Britorn / The Untied Kingdom - Great Britain / United Kingdom

Albion land of the Orcs - England
Joccia land of the Rats - Scotland
Guinalea land of the Bog Orcs - Ireland
Taffsea land of the Hobgoblins - Wales
Foreign Regts in the Pay of Great Britorcn
Krautian Giant Legion (K.G.L) Ogres - Hanover
Honourable East Valonian Company (H.E.V.C) Halflings - Zulu / South Africa
Korsuca land of Elves - Corsica
The Blacke Horde of Brewswick Dwarves - Brunswick

Allies in the Grand Alliance

Al-Garvey land of the Goblins - Portugal
Catalucia land of the Dark Elves - Spain
Krautia land of the Dwarves - Prussia
Ostaria the land of the Dogs - Austria (Hapsburg Empire)
Hundgary dominion of Ostaria - Hungary
Bohundia dominion of Ostaria - Bohemia

The Nations of the Ferach Empire

Armorica land of the Ferach Elves - France
The Confederation of Finklestein - Confederation of the Rhine
(Minor States - Various; many City States and principalities)
(Beervaria Dwarves - Bavaria)
(Saxhunde Dutchie Dogs - Saxony)
(Hunvaria Ogres - Occupied French Hanover)
(Pudigrochumsberg Dogs - Embroiled city state of Saltzberg and surrounding lands)
(Kartoffelberg Dwarves - Embattled Region of East Prussia / Danzig)
Nepolise the land of the Todoroni - Italy specifically Kingdom of Naples
The Guinalean Legion - Irish Rebels in French pay
Skandavia land of the Trolls (Trolka & Trolkin) - Sweden
Diberia containing the Dutchy of Coltz - Poland and the Dutchy of Warsaw
Swizzic Republique, Mountain Elves & Gnomes - Switzerland (Helvetic Rep)
Burrovian Republique land of Rabbits - French Belgium / Holland

The Legions of the Dark Czar / The Undead of the Witchlands

The Star Wraith’s Empire in the Witchlands - Russia
Werewolves of Diberia - Polish rebels fighting the French

The Otharmann Empire - The Greater Realm of Isstanbal

The Otharmann Realm land of the Otters - The Ottoman Empire
The Othari of Aegypt - Ottoman Vizier Army of occupation
The Mamaluke Halflings - Egyptian native rulers

Deserters and Brigands

Obidiah’s Deserter Army - British, French and other deserters in Spain
The Barfry Corsairs - Barbary Pirates of North Africa

Cities of Valon - Cities of Earth

In the scroll Meefusla also lists the principle cities and towns of this 'Earth' and he notes the corresponding ones here on Valon.

Londinium - London
Yorc - York
Porcsmuff - Portsmouth
Orcsford - Oxford
Port Brisle - Bristol
Notnumm - Nottingham
Mudchuster - Manchester
Burmangleham - Birmingham
Edinborgh - Edinburgh
Glasgee - Glasgow
Dourdee - Dundee
Boglin - Dublin
Karvdiff - Cardiff

Mudrid - Madrid
Zargoz - Zaragoza
Scally Mankey - Salamanca
Burgeros - Burgos
Toeleirido - Toledo
Cibadrigo - Cuidad Rodrigo
Bilbo - Bilbao
Kooruna - Corunna
Abarre - Astorga
Badjobz - Badajos
Tarrenvera - Talavera
Severeville - Seville
Valance - Valencia
Kradiz - Cadiz
Lisabone - Lisbon
Noportoe - Oporto
Elveas - Almeida

Hungover - Hanover
Celfi - Corte
Cohol - Cologne

Barlin - Berlin
Munchiberg - Munich
Madabier - Magdeburg
Brandyberg -
The Brandenburgs
Grossenbeard -
Grossbeeren
Beirslau - Bremen
Dramzig - Danzig

Venna - Vienna
Pwague - Prague
Prest - Pilzen
Crapow - Krackow

Bruwn - Brunno
Palzberg - Saltzberg
Buddia - Budapest
Bulgrat - Belgrade
Buckyarest - Bucharest

Lyonesse - Paris
Pumploner - Pamplona
Vitero - Vitoria
Tolouse - Toulouse
Perpnan - Perpignan
Nancy - Nancy
Bordoh - Bordeaux
Masay - Marseille
Leon - Lyon
Tolonge - Toulon
Chebert - Calais
Brast - Brest

Rospo-rana - Rome
Pondlerno - Palermo
Nappoly - Naples
Florish - Florence
Gencroka - Genoa
Melano - Milan

Furtfrank - Frankfurt
Dogsden - Dresden
Leapzigh - Leipzig
Neuenbier - Nuremburg
Stoutgart - Stuttgart
Saltzbark - Saltzberg
Geneve - Geneva

Trellheim - Stockholm
Trolmo - Malmo
Troln - Copenhagen
Coltz - Warsaw

Amsteredam - Amsterd

Moskova - Moscow
Smolderesk - Smolensk
Bloodraino - Borodino
Vilnau - Vilna
Moldsk - Minsk

Isstanbal - Istanbul
Angorda - Ankara
Afuns - Athens
Acrid - Acre
Jabber - Jaffa
Valedda - Valetta

Kairoh - Cairo
Abbuker - Aboukir Bay
Allakzandrea - Alexandria
Rippoli - Tripoli

Reference Works for this 'Earth' and her Troops

There is also a VERY short list of titles, all strange and meaningless to us here but they do seem to be works of reference for these Earth armies and their own seemingly familiar wars. Enjoy.

The Napoleonic Sourcebook
(Philip J. Haythornewaite) (Arms & Armour Press) 414pg.
(Weapons, Tactics, Maps, All Nations, Campaigns, Generals, extensive book list)

Napoleonic Army Handbook V1. The French Army & her Allies
Napoleonic Army Handbook V2. The British Army & her Allies
(Michael Oliver & Richard Partridge) (Constable) (354pg & 479pg)
(Organisation and Uniforms of all Nations down to Battalion level with battle honours)

This is a very basic (but VERY full) reading list for Napoleonic references, you can expand greatly on this but these titles are easy to get and are an affordable starting point with huge reading lists to follow on to. These three books provide enough information to track nearly all campaigns and texts to allow specialising on a particular army easy to do.

Webmaster's Notes

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