The Nomadic Orc Tribes

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Orcish

Common Etiquette rules

To one higher, look at their mouth,
For they speak true wisdom.
To one lower, do not look at them,
For they are beneath your gaze.
To an equal, look at their eyes,
For you are brothers.

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

The Circle
Orcish Funeral Traditions

Funerary and Memorial customs

When an orc who is in good standing with the tribe dies, it is customary to cremate the remains on a simple wooden funeral pyre. The ashes are then mixed with a small portion of blood from those closest to them, an act signifying their pledge to help them again, should they meet in the next world. The resulting mixture is used to mark a white banner with the tribes crest, and the name of the deceased, and is placed in a place of importance to the fallen, usually a location along the route of the circle.
Should an orc die while not in good standing, their corpse is often left to the wild beasts, or worse, buried, with their soul forever trapped under the earth.

Major organizations

The Tribe of Chal, The Tribe of DungDaj, The Tribe of Hom, The Tribe of Hov, The Tribe of Jejlaw', The Tribe of Pa'Qis, The Tribe of Separ, The Tribe of Sor Hap, The Tribe of Yan,