20th of Midyear, 4E 205
Stormhold, Blackmarsh
Chief Yagurz gro-Balfaz
Yagurz inhaled the swampy air of Black Marsh, his honour guard of ten orcs in full heavy armor marching alongside him. Yagurz looked like an older orc, in fact, for male orcs he was relatively old, being in his mid-40s. He had seen many things in his time, even participated in the defense of Orsinium during the Great War...now, though, he saw this as a good time for peace, despite Umog's misgivings.
As they approached the city gates of Stormhold, Yagurz held up his fist bringing his troops to a halt. As they halted, Yagurz approached the gates, announcing himself as necessary, "I am Chief Yagurz gro-Balfaz, representative of Orsinium for the Stormhold Summit." The gates of Stormhold opened, and in marched Yagurz, alongside his honour guard.
They drifted in, catching sight of the Breton entourage. Yagurz held in his displeasure...this was going to be one long, long summit for all those involved. Particularly with the...history of High Rock and Orsinium.
29th of Midyear, 4E 205
Around Helgen, Skyrim
Murzol gro-Gozur, Scout
The sunlight pierced through the tree line as Murzol and his partner, Mograk, moved through the forest. They were under explicit orders from Lagash: make contact with bandit groups and send them to the Hammerfell-Skyrim border, if course, this is easier said than done.
The two orcs spotted what they figured to be the improbable: A military-style camp in the middle of the forests of Skyrim. Murzul and Mograk kept their wits about them as they moved in quietly, silently observing the camp.
Within the tents, they could clearly see what seemed to be a traditional funeral pyre, a heavily armored figure atop the meticulously constructed mountain of kindling. The sentries seemed to be slacking in their duties, most of them attending the funeral, and those who weren't seemed to be drunk, or knocking back more than a few drinks. The two of them crept in closer and closer, hearing the ending of the eulogy for the camp's leader.
"...And so, we commit Aksel Flame-Heart to Sovngarde. May his enemies and killer face the wrath of Shor. So, shall it be." With that, a Nord clad in steel lit the funeral pyre, the flames scaling high to burn the corpse...off in the distance, several other pillars of smoke rose high in the sky, indicating a similar occurrence throughout the rest of the land.
As the warriors drifted away from the pyre, the one clad in steel noticed the two orcs, "Orcs!" He shouted, clearly he was the brilliant one of them. The warriors rushed to the orcs and Murzul scowled, pulling out a piece of parchment. The group of them slowed down for a moment and one of their leaders grabbed the piece of paper, "What is this?" the Nord asked, and Murzul cleared his throat speaking loudly for the camp to hear, "Alert your allies that a meeting is being called at the Hammerfell border. All shall be revealed then." One of the warriors in the back blurted out, "What of Jartod?! What of our resistance?!" Murzul looked into the crowd and merely replied, "If you wish to fell Jartod, come to Hammerfell with your allies." With that, Murzul and Mograk disappeared into the forest once more, searching for bandits and other rogues.
29th of Midyear, 4E 205
Knifepoint Ridge, Skyrim
Zurog gra-Gog
Zurog, on the other hand, was not as brave as Murzol. She was a bit more...cautious, particularly around groups such as these. She had heard tales of groups such as these, and wasn't excited to become up-close and personal with them.
Slowly, she looked at the piece of parchment that she had, and speared it with one of her arrows, firing it over the wooden palisade that encased the camp and ran back into the woods, looking to return to camp with her partner and move on to other locations.
23rd of Midyear, 4E 205
Hammerfell-Skyrim Border
General Lagash gro-Nagrum
Lagash strolled through the camp, a company of Orsinium's finest warriors surrounding him. The lot of them were ready for the next step of the plan laid out by Burkash. With any luck, it just might work...but luck was for fools, or so Lagash figured.
The tents were laid out in a fashion similar to that of your typical Orc Stronghold, as typical as that gets. Lagash observed as the company constructed the palisade that would eventually grow to encompass the entirety of their camp. He smirked as he watched the wall begin to take some real shape, as opposed to the open clearing that had come to characterize this site.
"Remember, men!" He shouted to them, "First the palisade, then the earthworks! We won't be caught with our walls unbuilt."
Actions:
-Scouts have made contact with Bandits and Anti-Jartod rebels, sending them all to one place: the Hammerfell Border
-Lagash has established a camp on the Hammerfell border, for what purpose, however, is unknown
-The Orsinium envoy has arrived in Stormhold