Karrek

Karrek is the son of Morn, the chieftain of the orcs, and one of the newest faces in Natali and Baudouin. He has spoken only a single line so far, but it was enough to make him stand out: in a throne room full of flattery, he is the one orc willing to call a lie a lie.

Appearance

Karrek is young, with lighter green skin than his father and small tusks. His hair is tied back in a tail threaded with bone beads, and he wears light leather armour with bindings rather than his father’s heavy black plate. He tends to stand apart, by a column at the edge of the room or alone on a wall, arms crossed, watching.

Personality

What we have seen of Karrek suggests a sharp mind and a stubborn honesty. He does not shout or posture. He simply notices that the treasurer, who claims his spies found the elf princess, has never left the treasury, and says so in front of the throne. When the treasurer leans in to threaten him in a whisper, Karrek does not look away. He seems uneasy, too, about the path his people have chosen: in Part 11 he watches the torchlit column march toward the forest with his fist clenched on the parapet.

Story so far

Karrek first appears in Part 10, standing by a column in Morn’s throne room as Dimeon Tsur’in takes credit for discovering the healer princess. He exposes the boast, receives a quiet warning, “Careful, young prince,” and holds Dimeon’s gaze as green light and lightning flare behind him. In Part 11 he stands on the city wall of Khazreth in the pouring rain and watches the orc column leave on his father’s order.

Relationships

• Morn is his father and chieftain.
• Dimeon Tsur’in is the treasurer whose lie he exposed, and who now sees him as a threat.

Meet the other orcs of Khazreth in the characters guide.