The [Orc] War Drum
This unadorned wooden drum has the mottled skin of an orc stretched across it. A tattoo is barely perceptible on the dried skin . The tattoo on the drum skin is of an ancient design associated with the Broken Stone tribe of orcs. This tattoo was given only to chieftains of the tribe after they led the tribe to a great victory. This drum matches the description of a legendary war drum used by the Broken Stone tribe of orcs during a storied battle against the wood elves of the No Sky Forest a thousand years ago. The legend tells that when the orcs’ war drum was damaged it was repaired using the flesh of the orc chieftain. The restored war drum led the orcs to a bloody victory over the superior wood elf force. A thousand years ago, the Broken Stone tribe of orcs found itself at odds with the wood elves of No Sky Forest. The orcs and elves had tolerated each other’s existence for years – the elves in their woods and the orcs in their hills. That all changed when a series of mudslide...