Morka Corchon

Morka the Howler – Voice of the Twin Gods

Titles: Boar-Matron of the Twin Shrines, High Priestess of Horamush and Vagdarr, Blood-Seer of Rusthorn
Race: Orc
Sex: Female
Alignment: Neutral Evil (guided by divine vision, not cruelty)
Faith: Dual devotion — Horamush (Lord of Fury and Slaughter) & Vagdarr (Father of Kin and Strength)
Age: Born 588 PR
Height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight: 340 lb (154 kg)
Eyes: Amber-yellow, glowing faintly when chanting
Skin: Deep Green
Hair: Dark Brown
Mark: The “Howl Rune” carved into her throat — symbol of Horamush’s blessing and curse

Birth and Divine Marking (588–600 PR)

Morka was born in the Rusthorn Hills, the younger sister of Gorvag Corchon.
At birth, she screamed for three days and nights without rest — the midwives said the cry “echoed from the bones of the hills.”
When she fell silent, her throat bore a perfect spiral scar — the mark of Horamush’s breath.

Her mother, Druza Red-Mane, declared her chosen by the gods and offered her to the Twin Shrines before her fifth winter.
Raised by the blood-shamans of Vagdarr’s Hall and the fury-priests of Horamush’s Pit, Morka grew into both roles — the calm of hearthfire and the storm of slaughter.

By age fifteen, she had performed her first Boar Binding — a ritual that fused her soul with the spirit of a tusked beast slain.
From that day, when she spoke in battle, the sound of a boar’s roar followed her voice — earning her the name Morka the Howler.

The Howler’s Ascension (600–610 PR)

When Gorvag began uniting the clans, it was Morka’s prophecies that made him more than a warlord — she declared him the Red Boar Reborn, the chosen vessel of both gods.

• 603 PR — The Blood Pyre Prophecy: Morka foretold the destruction of Norlan’s Stonefield Keep. Her vision guided Gorvag’s attack and the use of Vipère fire.
• 606 PR — The Feast of Bones: She performed a mass sacrifice of 300 captives to bind the clans through shared blood-oaths.
• 608 PR — The Boar Hearth Oath: Her sermon united Horamush’s cultists and Vagdarr’s kin-priests for the first time in Corchon history.

To the tribe, Morka was the living voice of divine balance — rage and kinship made flesh.
To outsiders, she was a monster in priestess’ robes, her chants echoing like thunder across the hills.

The Rituals of the Howler

Morka’s power lies not in sorcery but in divine communion — her voice carries the resonance of both gods.
During her Howl Trances, she sits before the fire-pits of Rusthorn with tusks and blood piled high, chanting for hours until the dead answer.

Every night before war, her howls echo through the Rusthorn valleys — a blend of grief, rage, and faith so potent it drives even enemy horses mad.

Appearance and Presence

Morka moves like a storm in chains — slow, deliberate, and heavy with ritual jewellery. Her tusks are sharpened to points and plated in iron.
She wears a mantle of cured boar hide and a necklace made from the skulls of priests who defied her creed.
When she speaks, her voice carries twin tones — one low and rumbling, one shrill and piercing, as though two beings speak at once.

Her aura of divine duality unnerves even her brother. Gorvag once confessed:

“When Morka howls, I see both our gods fighting through her — and I cannot tell which wins.”

Personality

Morka is not mad — she is convinced.
She believes the Orc race was cursed not by the gods but by division: rage without unity, kinship without strength.
Her mission is to restore divine balance, no matter how much blood it takes.
Where Gorvag is pragmatic, Morka is doctrinal — unyielding, almost fanatical.

She demands truth through violence and views mercy as a form of decay.
To her, death in battle is sacred, but cowardice in peace is sin.

Yet those who know her closely (few survive long enough) claim she weeps after every battle — her tears black as coal, staining her tusks.

Role in the Boar Banner Host

Morka serves as both high priestess and executioner of faith:

• Oversees all oaths, sacrifices, and blood-pacts.
• Commands the Blood Howlers, a sect of female orc zealots who fight bare-chested, wielding curved bone-blades.
• Acts as Gorvag’s spiritual counterbalance — she interprets his victories as divine signs and his defeats as tests from the gods.

When Gorvag seeks counsel, he enters her shrine barefoot, lays down his axes, and waits for her to finish howling before speaking — even the chieftain fears her visions.

Allies and Enemies

Allies

• Gorvag Corchon: Brother and chieftain, bound by faith and blood. Though they clash, she is his greatest prophet.
• The Vipère Alchemists: Respect her use of blood-magic rituals and supply her with incense that induces prophetic trances.
• The Rongeur Smugglers: Trade in relics and bones she considers holy; she calls them “the pale rats who feed the gods.”

Enemies

• Norlan Priests of the Sun-Stag: Her most hated foes; their light magic disrupts her blood rites.
• Human missionaries of Vandar: She executes them by forcing them to “hear the Howl” — a ritual that ruptures eardrums and minds alike.

Beliefs and Visions

Morka believes that both gods, Horamush and Vagdarr, are merely two tusks of one divine being — the Boar of the Deep Earth — a sleeping god that will awaken only when Orcs reclaim their ancestral lands in fire and blood.

Her most famous prophecy, the Vision of the Rooted Moon, declares:

“When the red moon roots in the soil and the rivers run brown, the Boar-Father shall rise, and his children will drink the stars.”

Gorvag interprets this as the coming Blood Moon — the sign to begin his conquest.

Notable Quote

“I do not pray to gods that whisper.
I scream until they answer.”
— Morka the Howler, before the Battle of Red Vine Vale

Legacy and Symbol

Among the orcs, her name is holy and feared; among humans, it is whispered like a curse.
Her symbol — a red spiral painted on the chest — marks the blood-sworn. Those who bear it cannot flee battle without their heart bursting.

When the Boar Banner Host marches, her howls roll ahead like thunder — and men swear they hear a thousand beasts following her voice.