The mountain ranges which border the Bladewind Desert have been home to a number of Orcish clans, descendants of Orcish Mutineers from the war of Four Centuries who fled into the southern Dragonspine Mountains and moved into new territories from there. Though there have been times in which they have been pushed them back to deep in these mountains notably by the forces of the Second and Third Empires, they would return after a few generations. Generally they have been treated with contempt by the established Qantrathi states, but four centuries ago Murezid-II, head of the rising house of Dalsil decided to change policy. He got the support of several Orcish Clans, giving them control of some mountain territory and protection in exchange for taxes, accepting the Hosomic School of Qanthrathi Law and providing warriors on request. While this policy has soured the Seraphate's relations with the High Elves, it has benefited both parties and in praticular gave the Dalsilid Seraphate a steady supply of hard hitting orcish shock-troops in it's numerous wars with the Serene Republic and expansion South, over the landbridge and to the Southern Continent.





For the most part, orcs use weapons which are either fairly typical of that region or are based off Dark Elvish designs. This is not the case among the Seraphate's Orcish Clans, who have devised and refined a set of distinctly orcish weapons in the subsequent generations. The most distinct of which being their broadswords. Unlike the scimitars used by the Human forces of the Seraphate, these swords are straight, double sided and broad bladed with a heavy head. They are usually about 1.6 to 2.4 kilograms and are about 60 to 90 cm long on average. They are optimized to take the greatest advantage of the considerable upper body strength of the average orc. Most of these weapons are of Orcish manufacture, though occasionally some are commissioned by human smiths, either by Orcs themselves or by the Seraphate's government who gives them to accomplished Orcish soldiers as gifts.





Most of these blades are fairly plain, but there are exceptions to this rule, such as the example depicted. Those who have some finances through some means or another will buy superior equipment. At the same time each clan in service to the Seraphate has a number of the captain's swords, given out to the commanders of the troops. When said commander returns after campaign, falls in battle or has disgraced himself to be stripped of command, these blades are given back to the clan until they next have use. Despite the commonly western prejudice (most notably held and propagated by the high elves) which states that Orcs have no concept of beauty, these broadswords are often adorned with a variety of geometric designs either etched or acid washed onto the blade or carved onto the grips and crossguards.