Zharudjr

Zharudjr is the hammock of dry-land that the Orcs built their main camp on within the Val'mordja Hills. The use of Zharudjr has changed in recent years, as the camp has become less used, and primarily only in winter. During the summer, it is said that no one can find the Orcs, though presumably they are elsewhere in the Omgi Ztehh.

Explorers visiting the camp report that the soil that the camp was built on is soft and wet, and therefore the buildings within the camp are not massive structures, but rather one storey bungalows with a sturdy floor, and thick, mud packed walls. The buildings are not beautiful, but they are solid, which was the tribes' intent. There are also merchant stalls, which are simple structures that a few members of the tribes use to display and sell their wares.

The Orc encampment also has a large hill in it's center with a fire placed on top. Aside from being conventional and keeping their fire away from any possible flooding, this mound has become a place for meetings and a place of ceremony. The encampment is always well guarded, with a main gate to the North and South, and a naturally gated perimeter encircling it.

This encampment houses a multitude of tribes and is also the home of honored Thrask Elder of Lethe and his mythical onims. Surrounded by a stone wall and accessible only through large wooden gates, this encampment is as proud a feat of construction as the harried tribes of Orcs have time to construct. Not only the largest encampment of Orcs, Zharudjr still serves as the gathering place for the tribal Elders and pronouncement of Onims, as well as the location for the right of passage for all would be orcs.

The main encampment is also often filled with crafters each winter, that offer a variety of wares to any tribe member that seeks to barter or purchase their goods. Few outside of the orcish tribes have ever been fortunate enough to see the splendor that is Zharudjr, but it leaves one with a sense of struggle and determination as the Orcs seek to maintain their way of life in the face of nearly insurmountable odds.