Orc Grand Warlord Brick was a trusted subordinate of Orc King Huo Keduo. He had previously been a minor chieftain in Huo Keduo's tribe, but after Huo Keduo conquered every orc tribe in the desert with thunderous force, the members of his original tribe were all given important positions and granted authority to help Huo Keduo govern the vast orc empire.
After all, the newly formed orc empire was fundamentally different from the old tribal alliance. Previous orc kings had been unable to manage the internal affairs of other tribes, but Huo Keduo was different. He had far grander ambitions.
He wanted to forge an unprecedented orc empire, to bind the formerly scattered orcs into one vast and complete whole. Such an immense goal could not possibly be achieved by Huo Keduo alone.
Thus, the tribe he had formerly ruled became his most loyal right hand. He sent his trusted followers out to oversee the many tribes.
Brick was merely one of them. Because of his extraordinary loyalty to Huo Keduo, he had gradually become one of Huo Keduo's confidants. During the invasion of the Kingdom of Silverymoon, he had risen step by step to become a Grand Warlord.
A Grand Warlord was, in theory, the rank above a Warlord. Although the Black Orcs had gradually been brought together under Huo Keduo's command, the process could never be completed overnight, so many things were still in their infancy.
For example, the orcs' internal titles were a complete mess. Still, the general framework had taken shape.
For instance, a Warlord was roughly equivalent to what humans called a commander of a thousand, while a Grand Warlord was roughly equivalent to a commander of ten thousand. Of course, this was only a broad comparison and not entirely accurate. Some Warlords did not