Kurluk

Kurluk is a great orcish chieften and has led his clan, the Yellow Arrows, for twenty years, which is unheard of in Orcish society. Challenges to Orc leadership happen almost daily, and Kurluk has held his title all this time. Rumor has it he has his eyes of establishing his own kingdom "somewhere delicious." He has large yellow tusks and a triple yellow mohawk. In orcish society, warriors scar themselves on the left side before battle and place a mirroring scar on th right side if they win the battle. Kurluk's scars are perfectly mirrored; he has never lost a battle.

After the fire and flood in Raufel, his clan prey on caravans heading between there and Copperforge. Queen Sleekrun is deathly afraid of Kurluk and is stockpiling new and powerful weapons to defend Copperforge and the West from his hordes.

Several of Kurluk's lieutenants lurk in and around Copperforge preparing for the battle. A raiding party attacks Wisp Walker's scouting party, but are defeated. However, several camps full of hundreds of orcs dot the western plains. It is rumored that Kurluk surrounds himself with shamans and has made a pact with a dark power.

When Copperforge refuses his offer of surrender terms, Kurluk leads the assault on Copperforge and orders the battering ram to force open the gates. He is accompanied by the demon Thaul Alhoon, with whom he's seemingly made a pact. He and several of his soldiers enter the city.

While at the cusp of victory, the remaining orc soldiers are attacked by an eldritch monster. As the gnomes try to bring the mountain down on top of him, Kurluk has Alhoon summon the fiend Orkan to prevent them. However, Andre Monroth convinces Orkan to switch sides and attack Kurluk. Kurluk is able to hold his own against the fiend with Alhoon's help, something that should not have been possible due to the fiends power.

Alhoon and Kurluk are able to defeat the Orkan and take the mountain. From this new base of operations, Kurluk reforms his army. He strikes another deal with Alhoon and the two form into a huge demonic beast, worshiped by the orcs until Ora Stone blows the seed of the mountain, which destroys all of Copperforge and the orc armies. Kurluk/Alhoon survives, however.