Stone of the Usurper

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Long ago, there were many tribes of orcs and goblins on the continent of Kojan. A great upheaval struck Telon and destroyed much of Kojan, leaving only a few islands of survivors. Before the upheaval, all tribes were in constant war to win the favor of Ghalnn the Souldrinker and possess his terrestrial avatar, the greataxe Harvester.

For centuries after the cataclysm the tribes invaded each others' lands, trading control of the Harvester. Eventually, only two tribes remained, the Martok and the Gulgrethor.

Like all tribe leaders before him, Karujin of the Gulgrethor believed he was the chosen one to possess Harvester. Karujin's first invasion of Martok was a complete failure. Gwarn and the Martok champions destroyed half his force and sent him back to Gulgrethor defeated.

Karujin rebuilt his forces and started making plans for a second invasion. But losing the first war undermined the tribes confidence in his ability to lead. Several warlords planned to assassinate Karujin and take over Gulgrethor.

Before this rebellion was achieved, legend says Karujin awoke from a particularly sleepless night with a power and presence some Gulgrethor wrongly believe to be the manifestation of Ghalnn. Infused with this new mastery, Karujin slew the dissenters and rallied his army for a second invasion.

The second invasion was different from the first, it was an ambush. Many Martok sages detected deceitful and treacherous magic cast that day, all unknown to any goblin mage and all tactics condemned by Ghalnn.