RustyFable
"I never said they wouldn't take issue with being a werewolf but the Orcs are kind-hearted people despite the frankly scandalous propaganda leveled against them routinely. What most people seem to forget is that when the Ser-Nith Khanate invaded it wasn't by choice, they were being driven by Elven magic." Most people had thought of Orcs as mere myth up until about four-hundred years ago, when they returned with a fury that had never been seen before. They'd crash upon the South-Lands first, charing out from the Dune-Sea in the Hernric Sultanate. Their legions barely had time to respond, the Khanate Bull-Riders crashed through the flimsy formed defense line. Afterward, they'd taken a great deal of people prisoner, making slaves of; peasent, nobility, and solider alike. Dragging them back into the Dune-Sea vanishing, this pattern had continued for almost a decade. All across the four nations that bordered the Dune-Sea, It wasn't until a lone Orc appeared outside of the Hernric capital waving a white flag that things began to change.
She claimed to be what the Orcs called 'Shir-Al' which meant, all mother. Orcish leadership is complicated and varies depending on the tribe and size. Though it usually falls to the strongest, this 'Shir-Al' was taken before the Desert Watch a council made up of the four rulers that had suffered at the hands of the Orcs to face trial. There she explained that her people weren't acting of their own will. That a great Elven Warlock had bewitched her people, imprisoning her for decades and posing in her place. She beseeched them for help, and together they formed a plan to shattered the Khanate and free her people. After-which the Orcs scattered to the winds, settling all across the known world. But the memories of their crimes hadn't been forgotten, bewitched or not the Orcs were largely seen as strange alien creatures.
"And like I said, if worst comes to worst I'll say that instead of my payment they need to allow us refuge. They won't be able to refuse in that circumstance as repaying a debt is written into the Orcs Blood code, and to betray the code is to risk exile or enslavement." As he said this they slipped out of the cabin door. "Now hold on a moment, I need to perform the ritual of departure." Yyjorn then turned his attention to the cabin having closed the door behind him and fishing about his bag rewriting a thin metal slip that appeared almost card-like in the early-morning light. "I Yyjorn of Clan Aqnuetial herby give thanks for the shelter and lodging, and in return have left an offering of persevered honey. May your humble light guide wayward hunters and return them to the fold." While speaking, he placed the thin metal slip on the door. For a moment there was nothing, only the sounds of the forest and then there was the sound of several locks clicking and a door bar being slid into place. Finally, a dull golden glow raced up the walls of the cabin, old but sturdy magic securing it against entry. "As for why I want you to get registered as a hunter, there are two reasons. Firstly because it'll give you a protected status as a Lycan, registered Lycan-Hunters can not be attacked by Monster-Hunters. Secondly, you know how most kingdoms have those laws against people that have been turned? Being a licensed hunter circumvents those laws, so long as you are hunting class three and above creatures. And before you ask what a class three is, I'll explain all this on the way to Debzche. Finally, it's only fair that I point you've still got a chance in all of this. You can choose not to become a hunter, we can even pursue curing you if that's what you'd like to do. But that'd mean hunting down the one that turned you. Though I've a feeling that they'll come to us." He decided not to worry her with the things he'd noticed during the nights, eyes watching him go about caring for her in the distance. Always just out of reach of the light flickering from the cabins few windows.
