the Jester
Legend
Orcs
An island ruled by a lawful evil orcish dictator is trying to join a trade federation that powerful mercantile nations have set up because they have lots of natural resources and if they can become accepted as a civilized race, adventurers will no longer be free to come murder his people. He has a few human and dwarven subjects, but his island nation is composed of a strongly lawful sect of orcs whose patron deity is a lawful neutral god normally associated with more good-aligned followers in the campaign; the orcish warlord uses this as a powerful political tool in dealing with other races.
The orcs can't simply conquer everywhere they go because there just aren't enough of them. They have grown crafty and will attempt to use contracts, negotiations, business deals, etc. to their best advantage. If he deems it necessary, the dictator is willing to use force- but he looks to the long-term consequences. He could potentially be a long-term campaign adversary the pcs could deal with until they are very high level, depending on his class and level.
An island ruled by a lawful evil orcish dictator is trying to join a trade federation that powerful mercantile nations have set up because they have lots of natural resources and if they can become accepted as a civilized race, adventurers will no longer be free to come murder his people. He has a few human and dwarven subjects, but his island nation is composed of a strongly lawful sect of orcs whose patron deity is a lawful neutral god normally associated with more good-aligned followers in the campaign; the orcish warlord uses this as a powerful political tool in dealing with other races.
The orcs can't simply conquer everywhere they go because there just aren't enough of them. They have grown crafty and will attempt to use contracts, negotiations, business deals, etc. to their best advantage. If he deems it necessary, the dictator is willing to use force- but he looks to the long-term consequences. He could potentially be a long-term campaign adversary the pcs could deal with until they are very high level, depending on his class and level.