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Soooo, you will all spend your time between a few places. You can go to the barracks, learn to march and swing axes and all that rather mundane orcy stuff. There, you will learn how to stitch armour and sharpen sharp and pointy things and, eventually, take part in your first raids." Snooky takes a sharp breath, glancing at Morgorc who nods his approval. The shaman continues. "You will also deal with day-to-day life in the tribe, cleaning the long drops, spreading the waste on the fresh baborc crop and tending to the injured and oldest orcs. You'll also help prepare food and repair stuff. Oh, and take care of the few boars we have left."

A few of the orc pups fidget, their attention spans already wearing thin. Morgorc lunges to grab your neighbour and backhands him. "Pay attention, gits!" You make sure you stand up dead straight and swallow the need to laugh at the misfortune of your inattentive peer.

Yapping with glee, Snooky dribbles as he continues. "Sometimes, you'll be able to go out to scout and explore the surrounding lands. Experience is the best teacher. Be warned, the world will find many ways to dispose of dummies and cull the weak. Lastly, the cleverest and most Krog-favoured of you can help me scribe runes, mix potions, collect herbs and trinkets and do other stuff full of Kroggy goodness. In fact…" The gabbing shaman pauses, slowly looking each of you up and down.

Snooky shakes his head, picking at a tooth with a long dirty claw, before spitting on the ground. "Well, the choice is yours, pups. Be careful if you wander outside the tribe. Say your prayers to Krog. Don't trust any nasty elves, dwarves or humans… And, eat a lot of halflings." Spinning like a drunk, almost losing his footing, the shaman stumbles away, through the entrance flap and out of the dorm-tent. His last words ring in your ears, "You've all survived your first years. I imagine your essence has been SAVED by Krog, as he plays his GAME in our world."

Rolling his shoulders and turning to leave, Morgorc barks, "Hurry up and get to where you can be of use. You'll spend a couple of years in your chosen position. Keep in mind, you are free to take a little scouting break before you start a new placement." He stomps out of the tent without looking back.