Deep within the Stormhorn Mountains.
When Gerdan, the Orc holding a bone staff, learned that the Abyssal Gate had been destroyed, the Orc prophet was not the least bit dejected. Instead, he let out a tremendous sigh of relief.
For even among demons, there were disputes over power and interests, and this demonic invasion of northern Cormanthor had been entirely outside both his and his teacher's plans.
If Drolu Frostwolf Landreso Abyss Roar, the chieftain of the Frostwolf Clan upon the High Glacier of the Spine of the World—the blademaster—had been here at that moment, he would surely have wanted to chop Gerdan into pieces.
For this Orc prophet named Gerdan was the student of Neriao, the first corrupted Orc of the Northlands, and one of the abyssal demons' representatives on the Prime Material Plane.
Back then, in order to please that demon lord of the abyss, the two Orcs had not hesitated to mix demon blood into food and feed it to the Orc army, spreading abyssal corruption among the Orc tribes of the Spine of the World and the High Glacier.
This had once led to nearly half a century of chaotic warfare between the Orc tribes of the Spine of the World. At least a hundred of Drolu's sons and grandsons had died in battle atop those icy peaks because of it.
And to Gerdan and his teacher, the Orc blademaster Drolu was likewise a vicious foe as troublesome as a sworn nemesis.
They had tried countless times to unite the tribes and march south, only to be foiled by him every time.
Thus, his teacher Neriao had been the first to suffer for his poor performance in battle.
The poor old Orc prophet's body had been dragged by Kostchtchie, the Lord of Wrath, to the Frost