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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 9160956" data-attributes="member: 8863">I'd have at least some of the orcs form themselves into a mercenary company and hire themselves out as caravan guards for some of the trade going across the Waste.&nbsp; Not everyone will want to trust them of course, but some merchants might hire them.&nbsp; Or they could hire out as mercenaries for various local conflicts that pop up.&nbsp; I think their numbers will fall at least a little bit from fighting the Tuigan.&nbsp; The Zhents probably just used them as fodder and probably didn't care too much about sustainable casualties, and their numbers could have dropped a little more from later mercenary work or infighting.You could have them settling in an unpopulated area and creating their own society.&nbsp; Some might have turned to banditry too.&nbsp; They could have splintered into several groups.One wrinkle here is that 2e had orcs as Lawful Evil, where 3e made them Chaotic Evil.&nbsp; So do you keep them LE, or change their alignment.&nbsp; LE orcs would be a bit more successful at setting up their own society.With Thay setting up trade enclaves in the cities of Faerun, it's possible that these orcs might try to purchase orcs slaves from the Thayvians to grow their numbers, especially if they want more females.The orcs don't need to be rabid followers of Gruumsh either.&nbsp; Maybe they prefer Ilneval instead or aren't particularly religious.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orius, post: 9160956, member: 8863"] I'd have at least some of the orcs form themselves into a mercenary company and hire themselves out as caravan guards for some of the trade going across the Waste. Not everyone will want to trust them of course, but some merchants might hire them. Or they could hire out as mercenaries for various local conflicts that pop up. I think their numbers will fall at least a little bit from fighting the Tuigan. The Zhents probably just used them as fodder and probably didn't care too much about sustainable casualties, and their numbers could have dropped a little more from later mercenary work or infighting. You could have them settling in an unpopulated area and creating their own society. Some might have turned to banditry too. They could have splintered into several groups. One wrinkle here is that 2e had orcs as Lawful Evil, where 3e made them Chaotic Evil. So do you keep them LE, or change their alignment. LE orcs would be a bit more successful at setting up their own society. With Thay setting up trade enclaves in the cities of Faerun, it's possible that these orcs might try to purchase orcs slaves from the Thayvians to grow their numbers, especially if they want more females. The orcs don't need to be rabid followers of Gruumsh either. Maybe they prefer Ilneval instead or aren't particularly religious. [/QUOTE]

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