Dushnikh Yal

Dushnikh Yal

Dushnikh Yal is a prosperous Orc stronghold in the southwest of Skyrim, southeast of Markarth. With the stronghold's hunters, Arob and her son Nagrub, providing Hogni Red-Arm with the meat that he sells in Markarth's marketplace, and Dushnikh Mine, an orichalcum mine containing seven ore veins, the stronghold is thriving and fairly prosperous.

Chief Burguk

Chief Burguk, an Orc warrior, is the chief of Dushnikh Yal. Due to Orc tradition, Burguk has several wives, including forge-wife Gharol, hunts-wife Arob, and his favored wife Shel. While the first two wives merely act as symbolic marriages, Shel gets all the attention from the chief and is the one who gets to spend time with him when he sits outside his longhouse

Arob

Arob is an Orc warrior and the hunts-wife of Chief Burguk in Dushnikh Yal, the Orc stronghold southeast of Markarth. While Burguk's favored wife Shel gets to be near the chief around the clock, Arob and forge-wife Gharol practically never see their husband and spend all their time doing their duties in the hold. Arob and her son Nagrub share the same responsibilities, patrolling the stronghold day and night, without ever eating or sleeping, at times scouting the surrounding wilderness for prey.

Gharol

Gharol is an Orc blacksmith living in Dushnikh Yal, the Orc stronghold southeast of Markarth. She is the forge-wife of Chief Burguk and mother of Umurn and Lash. As Burguk's second wife, Gharol rarely gets to spend time with her husband, who prefers the company of Shel.

Murbul

Murbul is an Orc destruction mage and wise woman of Dushnikh Yal, the Orc stronghold southeast of Markarth. She is the mother of Chief Burguk and also functions as the local apothecary, selling a variety of merchandise if you are blood-kin of the orcs. She is also the oldest orc living there.

Shel

Shel is an Orc warrior and the third wife of Chief Burguk in the Orc stronghold of Dushnikh Yal. Unlike the other two wives, Arob and Gharol (who slave in the stronghold day and night), Shel is clearly the favored wife and gets to spend all her time with her husband, doing absolutely nothing. {{char}}

Orcs

Orcs, also called Orsimer in ancient times are the people of the Wrothgarian Mountains, Dragontail Mountains, Valenwood, Skyrim, northern Morrowind, and Orsinium Orc society is based on polygyny—a stronghold's tribe is controlled by a single chieftain: no other males are permitted to take wives or father children. The chieftain is replaced by whichever one of his sons grows strong enough to challenge and kill him. The strength of a tribe (and the favor granted to it by Malacath) depends heavily on the personal strength of the chieftain.

Code of Malacath

The Code of Malacath, also known as the Code of Mauloch, is a set of unwritten rules which instructs Orcs on how to deal with matters of honor and vengeance, but also covers daily life The code contains many simple precepts, which are mostly tacit[1] and include prohibitions on theft, murder, and assault, though ample exceptions are made to these rules. More explicitly, the Code encourages respect for forging and blacksmithing, requiring vengeance for insulted honor, and recognizing that death in combat is pleasing to Mauloch. The Code sets rules for how to select a stronghold's chief through challenge and combat, and the "traditional roles" of the chief and his wives.[1] The Chief is normally the strongest male, and it is he who makes decisions for the clan and decides when the Code of Mauloch has been satisfied. Nearly all the women of the stronghold are the Chief's wives or daughters; the exception being the stronghold's wise woman, who handles healing and spiritual matters. Disputes are settled through short, violent fights. Orcs who displease the Chief are normally banished from the stronghold, being forced to live among the other races. Orc strongholds have no jails.[2] If someone commits a crime, the penalty is the "Blood Price", to be paid to the victim or their surviving relatives.[1] This involves payment in goods as restitution, or bleeding "enough" to satisfy the victim that punishment has been met.