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Message: <blockquote data-quote="robertliguori" data-source="post: 4498866" data-attributes="member: 47776">IMC, orcs have a lot of yelling, threats, bragging, displays of strength, and occasionally brawling to resolve disputes, but lethal force is reserved for pinkskins.  Orc tribes that don't keep their aggression focused outward rapidly cease to become orc tribes and quickly become the last remaining orc in a nasty and hostile environment.  The thing about orcish soceity is that it is very much like prison; yes, you can kick around and abuse the smaller members of the tribe if you want, but then you need to sleep with one eye open for the rest of your life.  The best thing would be to make sure that not only would no one dare mess with you, no one has cause to, either.So, following the ideas of the OP, orc social hierarchy essentially has no memory.  If you proclaim 'charge', and the orcs charge, and you win the day, then you are considered a good warchief.  If you give an order that isn't obeyed, or if you give an order that is obeyed but leads to defeat, then the orcs don't listen to you.  If you later show more leadership capacity, orcs start listening to you again.So, if an evil dark advisor can find a pliable candidate, throw their weight behind them, and as long as they can keep the evil power flowing, can generally count on the support of that tribe, especially if they quietly assassinate other leadership candidates.</blockquote>