[H] Orcs of the Red Blade (updated)

Awesome idea, indeed.

*raises hand*
I was the one who put in the fetch ball, lil' butters would go mental with out it!

Loved Nyruk's one.

Some screenies from our adventures we've enjoyed with friends and allies this last while!

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The Orcs are mostly gathered up again, regaining their strenght in the frozen wastes of Frostfire, focusing on survival. Hunting for food and provisions, material for warmer armor are the priorities now, as well as repaying the Frostwolves for their kindness of letting the tribe camp with them. Soon the fighting will start again though, aiding their allies against their enemies!

The Red Blade tribe is now under new (or more specifically old) management, with the long overdue return of Kozgugore as Chieftain! Rargnasha is off somewhere in the Wilds pondering some mysterious visions from the spirits, but the rest of the tribe march on, as strong as ever!

For the Blood of the Tribe~!

Hello!

I have never tried the Horde side on Defias but might be interested in doing so!

Just some questions about your Guild and the Horde side in general.

Do the Horde side have any "RP Hub", like Stormwind?

Where is The Red Blade currently located?

How active is your guild and the Horde side? (Compared to the alliance side.)

No, The horde don't have hubs. We move around from place to place so our RP is very varied. The Red blades location can be discovered once an application has been forwarded, and we are very active with plenty of random RP and 3-4 events a week.

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As Krogon said, we're a nomad guild, yes. So we move around a lot, but if you want to come see RP once or just try some RP sometimes when we're around the campfire, just poke one of our members where we are at the moment. We're not trying to hide away, and random people are always welcome to come share some stories and such!

A number of weeks ago, we replaced our old Wrath-era website banners with some snazzy updated graphics featuring the new WoD models, and some of our finest orcs ready to go to war, sneak behind enemy lines or harness the power of the spirits!

Here's a snippet of some of the banners, which randomly appear on each visit to the OotRB website:

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Cunning

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Strength

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Wisdom

We also have a replacement for the Heritage banner featuring Clan Redblade ancestors whenever WMV gets its butt in gear.

To see the banners in full, along with all the other content on our guild website (stories, IC notices, lore pages, oh my!), simply visit:
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I have another question, are you operating in Dreanor or in Azeroth?

Skullhunter wrote:I have another question, are you operating in Dreanor or in Azeroth?

We're currently marooned indefinitely upon Draenor! While we realise that can be somewhat problematic for low-levels, we're more than happy to provide summons and portals on request, and it's easier than ever to reach level 90 -- certainly, it's a matter more than outweighed by all the fun we're having doing challenging RP-PvE and RP-PvP content in a strange, savage world!

Whoah, those banners look just amazing! Good work.

Rise of the Wolfking~!

After weeks in search of their heritage upon Draenor, the Red Blade tribe began to uncover clues about the whereabouts of the historic Clan Redblade, their ancestors.

They encountered the spirit of a slain Nag’Ogar during a Spirit Walk, and avenged him by slaying the ogre who killed him and desecrated his remains. They charted out the Shamanstones of the Frostfire tundra, believing early cultures developed around these powerful monoliths. And finally, with the garn-packs of the western ridges growing bolder and causing havoc, the tribe looked to its storied past for answers.

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Sadok wrote:Rise of the Wolfking~!

After weeks in search of their heritage upon Draenor, the Red Blade tribe began to uncover clues about the whereabouts of the historic Clan Redblade, their ancestors.

They encountered the spirit of a slain Nag’Ogar during a Spirit Walk, and avenged him by slaying the ogre who killed him and desecrated his remains. They charted out the Shamanstones of the Frostfire tundra, believing early cultures developed around these powerful monoliths. And finally, with the garn-packs of the western ridges growing bolder and causing havoc, the tribe looked to its storied past for answers.

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Original post updated!

Our latest front-page post, covering the tribe's recent dealings in Gorgrond! If you want to see the image-laden version, or indeed check out the rest of our bustling forum community, simply visit [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] for more!

No Laughing Matter

“You can’t spell slaughter without laughter.” — Laughing Skull Proverb

The Red Blade tribe barely weathered the inhospitable wastes of Frostfire, and were all too keen to escape its frigid, frozen tundras. They would find little solace however, in the tropical jungles and arid buttes of Gorgrond.

Yet their cunning and ferocity would be tested before they even reached the jungles — an ingenious stratagem was hatched to safely blaze a trail through the Thunder Pass and out of Frostfire Ridge. While Rrosh-tul Rimeweaver and Varog’Gor Duskstalker sneaked within the Iron Siegeworks, poisoning supplies and assassinating key personnel, Wolfking Feraleye and Thur’ruk Sharptongue would enter the realm of Magnarok in hopes of riling up the element of fire and forcing a dormant volcano to life.

This risky endeavor was no success by any conventional measure — a flow of lava nearly annihilated the Frostwolf Clan’s holdings at Wolf’s Stand, and the orcs returned burnt and wounded. Yet enough damage was struck to the Iron Siegeworks that, as the tribe rode fast through the Thunder Pass, the engineers and demolitionists of that encampment proved too distracted to resist their passage into Gorgrond.

Some frostbitten Red Blades no doubt exhaled a sigh of relief as the humid heat of Gorgrond and towering palm-trees welcomed them. But this land’s own dangers would soon become evident. Rik’clar Rendfist, their Laughing Skull guide, would take them through a dizzying, meandering course through the savage jungles, so unlike anything they had encountered upon Azeroth. Deadgrin, the sanctuary promised to them, was already over-run by toxic goren, and soon they would encounter orc-eating plants and reanimated corpses corrupted by the land’s spores and vines.

At long last, the tribe’s perilous pursuit of shelter would lead them to the coastal retreat of Broken Horn Village. In their madness, the Laughing Skull Clan had made their homes under the very nose of Warlord Blackhand and his Blackrock Foundry — many tribesorcs doubted the wisdom of this location, but nonetheless appreciated the refuge given to them by these eccentric survivors.

The Red Blades would repay this kindness by aiding the Laughing Skull Clan where it was required. From holding the Tournament of the Blades as a welcoming gift to their bloodthirsty hosts, to running around the jungle gathering strange items and various skulls as part of Broken Horn’s “Laughing Stock”, the tribe’s talents were well-employed.

They would also investigate a Kirin Tor encampment overwhelmed by the savage local fauna deep within the Everbloom, though a leak of magical energies created multiple mirror spatial pocket-dimensions which shattered the tribe into various fragmented parties. Finally, the tribe would begin to pry within the Blackrock’s heavily-fortified holdings — despite some low-key sabotage, it was clear that the might of the Foundry was simply too great for the Red Blades to overcome.

Yet the tribe have learnt one thing from the Laughing Skulls — to merely survive is its own victory. Though they may suffer defeats and setbacks in the face of a larger and more menacing enemy, the Red Blades are still united, unbowed, unbent and unbroken. The tribe’s numbers grow by the week, with a fresh crop of Nag’Ogar, Gosh’kar and Gul’thauk forging their destinies as Red Blades — and the Horde Gathering, long a casualty of acrimonious argument and petty grudges, has been remobilised with a sense of urgency befitting the enemies facing all peoples of the Horde.

Though their masked chuckling allies may disagree, the Red Blades know the battles to come are no laughing matter.

Sadok wrote:A number of weeks ago, we replaced our old Wrath-era website banners with some snazzy updated graphics featuring the new WoD models, and some of our finest orcs ready to go to war, sneak behind enemy lines or harness the power of the spirits!

Here's a snippet of some of the banners, which randomly appear on each visit to the OotRB website:

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Cunning

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Strength

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Wisdom

We also have a replacement for the Heritage banner featuring Clan Redblade ancestors whenever WMV gets its butt in gear.

To see the banners in full, along with all the other content on our guild website (stories, IC notices, lore pages, oh my!), simply visit:
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After only a handful of months, I'm proud to reveal the last of our redone front-page banners, featuring legendary figures from the Orcs of the Red Blade mythology!

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Heritage
[L-R]: Grugna Longhand, Githya Redblade, Kraag the Wolfking, Magoth, Akesh the Poisoner, Grenth Stonebrow

Grugna Longhand
"Made the first female Chieftain aged fourteen, Grugna Longhand was determined not to repeat the mistakes made by her bloodthirsty father Hukraz. During her lengthy reign, the Matriarch would would pursue a policy of peace and never carried a weapon herself."

Githya Redblade
"Before the Red Blade tribe, before Clan Redblade, there was Githya Redblade. A fierce marauder with boundless courage, his Redblade Warband caused havoc across the wastes of ancient Draenor."

Kraag the Wolfking
"The first Chieftain of Clan Redblade, Kraag sought to live up to his father's legacy yet carved one arguably greater. In honor of the union between the First Wolfking and Magoth the Great Worg, Red Blades would begin to wear wolfmasks."

Akesh the Poisoner
"Akesh was reviled for assassinating Grenth Stonebrow and delivering Clan Redblade into the fold of the Old Horde. His armor laced with toxic venoms, arakkoa feathers and the skulls of full-grown and even young orcs, he has fully given over to the Blood Fury within."

Grenth Stonebrow
"Prepared for peace but ready for war, the principled Grenth Stonebrow was known as the Last of the Wolfkings. Ready to do the right thing no matter what, his small clan found itself quickly beset by enemies."

To see the new banner alongside the other three revamped banners, simply visit [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to see it in random rotation everytime you refresh the page! You may need to clear your cache to see it.

After ten years of existence... everything changes. Orcs of the Red Blade is dead.

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Yaaargh!

At Last: Avast!
The First Voyage of the Red Sails

Ye come seekin’ adventure and salty ol’ pirates, eh? Sure, ye come to the proper place — but keep a weather eye open! And mark well me words, mateys… dead orcs tell no tales!”
— Seaking Kozgugore, Captain of the Red Sails

For ten years, Orcs of the Red Blade have provided an authentic orcish tribal roleplay experience. But even time-tested concepts must evolve, and after weeks of consultation and brainstorming amongst the officer-team, I am proud to reveal a bold shift in our long-term direction. So ahoy, strike yer colors and fire at will, ye scurvy swabs, for the Red Sail crew are ready to set sail!

“Ahoy, weigh the anchor and keep yer ruddy hands inboard! There be plunderin’ pirates in every cove, waitin’ to board, and the depths of the briny blue for them what don’t obey! Now, hoist oars aloft, ya bloomin’ cockroaches!”
— Gridish Rimemariner, Gunner and Navigator of the Red Sails

Since the demise of Kalimdor Corsairs, the nautical niche on Defias Brotherhood’s Horde community has been unfilled for years. But after a couple of weeks of an introductory plotline, the Red Blade tribe will soon turn their eyes seaward and turn to pillaging and plunder! Without spoiling too much of what we have planned, there will be buccaneering bilge-rats, fo'c's'le swabbies and tawdry tavern wenches aplenty — not to mention salty sea-storms, murderous mutinies and cursed treasure!

“No fear have ye of evil curses, says ye? By thunder, properly warned ye be, says I! Who knows when Davy Jones will strike the greedy beholders of this bewitched treasure?”
— Jolly Rhonya, Ship’s Surgeon of the Red Sails

But wait, there’s more! Using existing in-game assets such as ships in Stranglethorn Vale, Tanaris and the Swamp of Sorrows, we’ll overcome the static WoW world with fluid RP focuses (or Voyages, as known going forward). Nor will the variety of events suffer — from RP-PvE roll events (with the new and improved Bloodied Barnacles system), to use of the Battle for the High Seas scenario, to coming ashore to conduct RP-PvP raids of Alliance settlements, a fun time is guaranteed for all! Before long, you’ll be playing Liar’s Dice and drinking grog with the best of them!

“Squawk! Pieces of Eight, Pieces of Eight! Squawk!”
— Polly Morph, Gridish’s Parrot

Some will understandably find the transition from lily-livered landlubbers to salty sea-dogs a bit awkward and sudden, especially after a decade of tribal roleplay — not to mention our repeated shipwrecks over the years! But I wish to reassure the sceptics amongst you that our introductory plotline should smooth the process quite considerably, and that before long, you’ll be so used to life on the seven seas that you won’t even know what a wolf looks like!

Stay tuned for more information about the impending first voyage of Orcs of the Red Sail! Avast!

"...Yarr! For the Blood of the Crew and for the Yo-Ho-Horde~!"
— First Mate Sadok Scurvytongue

P.S. Not excited yet? We've been pain-stakingly crafting a new recruitment trailer for the guild's new concept! Check it out!
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Of course, Orcs of the Red Sail was just an April Fool's joke! Have a look at how orcsoftheredblade.co.uk looked throughout April 1st 2015, with custom pirate-themed graphics and an 'updated' compendium:

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Shame, I might have joined Orcs of the Red Sail.