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Do not refer to the Empire of the Orcs as being the "Lesser" of the two such Empires in the hearing of one of its subjects. To do so is the deadliest of insults. As bad as suggesting that men are superior to orcs.
Men are rightfully the slaves of orcs; to be brutally abused and worked until they drop, or until the larder is bare of rat or dog. The men of Hulmo foolishly resist their proper fate. But the orcs do not give up. Together they are strong, and there are very many of them.
The Empire has dedicated itself to subduing Hulmo. The press gangs, the training schools, the trenches, the suicide attacks; every orc male knows what he must do, and every orc female knows she must produce more males for the fight. Any orc stupid enough to question the way of things does not last long. The best hope is to gain enough experience to become a veteran, and avoid being volunteered for anything.
The people of the Empire are Evil / Lawful orcs. The people of Hulmo are Evil / Chaotic men. The two lands share an open frontier across the wide plain of the Big River. War was inevitable. War has raged for over two thousand years.
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