Editing ORC TRIBES (section)

==Sendings of the Shadow==
The endless dreams come early to all orcish children, usually after their sixth birthday. Male orcs turn to what they know when the night-terrors begin. They lash out with tooth and claw, seeking to escape the pain and fear in violence. Older children copy the overseers’ ritual dances and drumming, clumsily at first, then with growing skill and flare. On the march south they may learn more dances, more rhythms, more languages, and more ways to kill. These rituals all have one topic, one metaphor, one goal: to inspire hate. <br> When an orc male catches his first sight of a human or fey all of Izrador’s visions, all of the rituals and drum-beats, come rushing back in a black tide of rage and hate. Only when the last foe falls do they regain control. That fear and rage never fade, though some orcs learn to temper it. Most revel in it as, for a few moments, they share something pure with their brothers. <br> Female orcs suffer under the same dreams as their male kin. Like the males, they turn to what they know. Fortunately, their training includes indoctrination into the orcish cult of the Shadow. This leads them to the priestesses, who sooth young girls by explaining the meaning behind each glimpse into the dark god’s mind. Older girls must speak to their tribe’s head kurasatch udareen upon receiving a vision. The high priestess interprets the vision for them, telling the child a part of the truth. Older women, fully in their caste, may pray directly to Izrador for guidance or revelation.