When the monster sank their ship, the bad news was just starting.
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Orcs settle the question of who's in charge in the usual way.
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The retreat has been called. Incelus wants to be last because he hesitated earlier, but Crattus has people to keep safe and doesn't have time to worry about that.
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If you fight the gods. they will strike you down.
But you can still win.
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The villains do some planning.
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Sometimes earthshaking changes begin very small.
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The desert claims another victim.
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As the story reaches its climax, the cracks begin to show, even among the gods.
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They're trying to catch up, but they weren't prepared for the desert.
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The common solider can only be abused so long before they have thoughts they superiors will fear.
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A plan is hatched. And hope burns anew.
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Knowledge is not lost, so long as one copy still exists.
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Whatever the average may say, orcs aren't immune to nobility, and elves aren't immune to human failings.
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In the march through the desert, they find something. Something that doesn't often get a chance to feed.
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An elvish mapping expedition has found something that never expected.
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She's been trying to decipher the ancient orcish script, and the god Orus isn't happy about it.
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They set up an ambush. But will the wurm take the bait?
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On the brink of death in the desert, Crattus is visited by the creator god, and he asks the question he's always wondered about.
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A clanfather with absolute power has worked until now. But it's time to do something different.
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The elves discover the statue of a hero. Something has changed.
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Stirbus wants to strike a grand blow against their rulers. Scous has an alternative.
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Those who rule the orcs aren't as secure as they think.
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Request for aid hit harsh realities.
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Combat pragmatism at its finest
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Orcs cry when their mothers die.
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The orcs have been pushed too far for too long. Discipline is hanging by a thread.
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The elves think the orcs will charge forward and get massacred. They're right.
But no one realizes they are at an event that will change the world.
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Peoples living side by side leads to hard choices.
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As they march through the desert, someone realizes that some plants are still green here.
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(This is accurate, BTW. Very few cactus species keep their stored water in a potable form.)