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Subvisser5: /* The Second Age: The Age of Wonder */ further abridged

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The Second Age: The Age of Wonder: further abridged

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	Through great rifts in the sky, the Ord appear in their flying vessels. They seize an island and raise it into the sky and build a thriving civilization in general peace with the other two "Elder Races" of Fartherall — the [[Ald]] and [[Olom]]. [[Magic (JourneyQuest)\|Magic]], the language of the universe, is studied and chronicled. War is virtually unknown and, when it does occur, is a curiosity and a limited exercise. It is a mini-age of unparalleled peace and prosperity, a time when the Elder Races achieve great technological, philosophical, and arcane understanding.		Through great rifts in the sky, the Ord appear in their flying vessels. They seize an island and raise it into the sky and build a thriving civilization in general peace with the other two "Elder Races" of Fartherall — the [[Ald]] and [[Olom]]. [[Magic (JourneyQuest)\|Magic]], the language of the universe, is studied and chronicled. War is virtually unknown and, when it does occur, is a curiosity and a limited exercise. It is a mini-age of unparalleled peace and prosperity, a time when the Elder Races achieve great technological, philosophical, and arcane understanding.

	However, the Elder Races grow complacent and ignore their worship of the gods. The [[Wyrm (Fartherall)\|Wyrmbroods]] leave the wild places of the world and attack ~~the Olom. The conflict escalates, and the three Elder Races unite against the Heirs of Draagan~~. War blankets the world.		However, the Elder Races grow complacent and ignore their worship of the gods. The [[Wyrm (Fartherall)\|Wyrmbroods]] leave the wild places of the world and attack. War blankets the world. After a long-fought war, the alliance of the Elder Races breaks. The Wyrmbroods annihilate the Olom, driving them to extinction, and the handful of remaining broods return to the wild places of the world, greatly weakened.

	~~The Elder Races attempt to bring [[Death]] back from the dead to turn against the Wyrmhorde. They harvest~~ a ~~golden apple from [[the Tree of Life]]~~, ~~but~~ the apple that reaches Death is rotten, and she arises undead, no ally to those who raised her. Instead of providing aid, Death whispers to the mortal children of the Olom, turning them against their parents. The alliance of the Elder Races ~~shatters~~. The Wyrmbroods annihilate the Olom, driving them to extinction, and ~~then turn on and devour one another. The~~ handful of remaining broods return to the wild places of the world, greatly weakened.

	At the beginning of the '''late Second Age''' (or '''early Third Age''', depending on the scholar), the [[Ogre\|ogres]], one of the five Olom legacy races, pursue the Wyrmbroods into the mountains. The Ord seize control of the territories abandoned by the Wyrms, quickly increasing their domain. The Ord and Ald war over territory and who will guide the Olom legacy races in their development.		At the beginning of the '''late Second Age''' (or '''early Third Age''', depending on the scholar), the [[Ogre\|ogres]], one of the five Olom legacy races, pursue the Wyrmbroods into the mountains. The Ord seize control of the territories abandoned by the Wyrms, quickly increasing their domain. The Ord and Ald war over territory and who will guide the Olom legacy races in their development.
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	The Ord and the giants leverage their combined might, pushing the Ald into a losing position. The Ald make plans to withdraw from the world with their legacy races, the [[Elf\|elves]] and [[Gnome\|gnomes]].		The Ord and the giants leverage their combined might, pushing the Ald into a losing position. The Ald make plans to withdraw from the world with their legacy races, the [[Elf\|elves]] and [[Gnome\|gnomes]].

	However, the elves—who have known no other home, and do not wish to leave—share arcane secrets with the enslaved Olom legacy races, who break free ~~from the giants~~ and ~~ally with the Ald. The [[Human (Fartherall)\|humans]] and [[Dwarf\|dwarves]]~~ throw themselves against the giants until they have torn down the giants’ society and nearly drive them to extinction.		However, the elves—who have known no other home, and do not wish to leave—share arcane secrets with the enslaved Olom legacy races, who break free and throw themselves against the giants until they have torn down the giants’ society and nearly drive them to extinction.

	With the giants gone, the remaining Children of the Olom throw their might behind the Ald. Together, they topple the Ord. The Ord reopen their rifts in the sky and flee the world. To cover their escape, they drop their abandoned floating island back into the sea off the coast of the First Wood. The ensuing tsunami obliterates a quarter of the primordial forest and devastates the Ald.		With the giants gone, the remaining Children of the Olom throw their might behind the Ald. Together, they topple the Ord. The Ord reopen their rifts in the sky and flee the world. To cover their escape, they drop their abandoned floating island back into the sea off the coast of the First Wood. The ensuing tsunami obliterates a quarter of the primordial forest and devastates the Ald.

Subvisser5: /* In The Gamers: Hands of Fate */ corrected translation typo

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In The Gamers: Hands of Fate: corrected translation typo

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	<blockquote>		<blockquote>
	'''ORD 1''': Kathas Sandudz hopjokudz? ''(English: Do you know hopjockey ~~Sandudz~~?)''		'''ORD 1''': Kathas Sandudz hopjokudz? ''(English: Do you know hopjockey Sandy?)''

	'''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate#Cast\|NATALIE WARNER]]''': Whoa, sorry, what?		'''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate#Cast\|NATALIE WARNER]]''': Whoa, sorry, what?

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	[[File:Ord_logo.png \| right \| thumb \| Logo of the Ord faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]		[[File:Ord_logo.png \| right \| thumb \| Logo of the Ord faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
	An '''Ord''' ~~is a humanoid, sentient,~~ blue-skinned ~~animal. They are~~ trans-dimensional travelers ~~and~~ have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse, including [[Fartherall]]. In [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>		'''Ord''' are blue-skinned humanoids, trans-dimensional travelers who have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse, including [[Fartherall]], where they were the ancestors of the [[orc\|orcs]]. In [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>

	== Before ==		== Before ==

	Believers in [[Religion in Fartherall#The Tapestry of Worlds\|the Tapestry of Worlds]] say the Ord came from a homeworld of high mountaintops and thin atmosphere. As their world was dying, being torn apart by [[the Reaver]], they scattered in their airships to find a new home, traveling across ~~different~~ worlds following a Thread of Air.		Believers in [[Religion in Fartherall#The Tapestry of Worlds\|the Tapestry of Worlds]] say the Ord came from a homeworld of high mountaintops and thin atmosphere. As their world was dying, being torn apart by [[the Reaver]], they scattered in their airships to find a new home, traveling across worlds following a Thread of Air.

	== In [[History of Fartherall\|Fartherall]] ==		== In [[History of Fartherall\|Fartherall]] ==
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	===[[Third Age\|The Third Age: The Age of Legends]]===		===[[Third Age\|The Third Age: The Age of Legends]]===

	But not all of the Ord escape. The tidal wave knocks a number of their fleeing vessels out of the sky, and one wing of the relocating population swings too close to the [[Home Range]]. The dwarves shoot many of these airships from the sky and capture the survivors and drag them and the wrecks of their ships into the deep places of the world. There, they enslave the Ord and strip them of their secrets and language. They conduct tortuous experiment on the captives, warping and transmuting those strong enough to survive into ideal enslaved workers: powerful, short-lived, with built-in weaknesses, stripped of their staggering intellect and sense of identity. The dwarves build their massive Underkingdom on the backs of these enslaved people — the sole legacy race of the Ord — who they call ~~[[Orc\|~~orcs]].		But not all of the Ord escape. The tidal wave knocks a number of their fleeing vessels out of the sky, and one wing of the relocating population swings too close to the [[Home Range]]. The dwarves shoot many of these airships from the sky and capture the survivors and drag them and the wrecks of their ships into the deep places of the world. There, they enslave the Ord and strip them of their secrets and language. They conduct tortuous experiment on the captives, warping and transmuting those strong enough to survive into ideal enslaved workers: powerful, short-lived, with built-in weaknesses, stripped of their staggering intellect and sense of identity. The dwarves build their massive Underkingdom on the backs of these enslaved people — the sole legacy race of the Ord — who they call orcs.

	(Had the Ald and Ord not warred and crippled one another in the Age of Wonder, the Ord who were left behind never would have been taken underground and warped into the orcs. The elves feel partially responsible, and it weighs on their conscience, although they would never admit to such a thing.)		(Had the Ald and Ord not warred and crippled one another in the Age of Wonder, the Ord who were left behind never would have been taken underground and warped into the orcs. The elves feel partially responsible, and it weighs on their conscience, although they would never admit to such a thing.)

Subvisser5: /* In The Gamers: Hands of Fate */ added orcish translation

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	==In ''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate]]''==		==In ''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate]]''==
	During the [[Romance of the Nine Empires US Nationals 2013\|2013 R9E US Nationals]], quarterfinalist [[Metaverse:Sandy Moore \| Sandy Moore]] was playing an Ord deck and a couple of actual Ord were looking for him for unknown reasons, speaking ~~an alien language~~.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>		During the [[Romance of the Nine Empires US Nationals 2013\|2013 R9E US Nationals]], quarterfinalist [[Metaverse:Sandy Moore \| Sandy Moore]] was playing an Ord deck and a couple of actual Ord were looking for him for unknown reasons, speaking in orcish.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>

	<blockquote>ORD 1: Kathas Sandudz hopjokudz?		<blockquote>
			'''ORD 1''': Kathas Sandudz hopjokudz? ''(English: Do you know hopjockey Sandudz?)''

	[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate#Cast\|NATALIE WARNER]]: Whoa, sorry, what?		'''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate#Cast\|NATALIE WARNER]]''': Whoa, sorry, what?

	ORD 2: Mastiul lor bruskagax kit hopjoko Sando aka!		'''ORD 2''': Mastiul lor bruskagax kit hopjoko Sando aka! ''(English: It's imperative that we speak with hopjockey Sandy!)''

	NATALIE: Dudes, those costumes are unreal! Seriously, you went all out.		'''NATALIE''': Dudes, those costumes are unreal! Seriously, you went all out.

	ORD 2: ''(to Ord 1)'' Gibbagek omad tag aka!		'''ORD 2''': ''(to Ord 1)'' Gibbagek omad tag aka! ''(English: I think it's all a game!)''

	ORD 1: Cheggagax gadzur kazagax lorzudz va!<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. "The Gamers: Hands of Fate." 2012. Unpublished screenplay.</ref></blockquote>		'''ORD 1''': Cheggagax gadzur kazagax lorzudz va! ''(English: We must go before we affect it!)''<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. "The Gamers: Hands of Fate." 2012. Unpublished screenplay.</ref><ref>Online Orcish Lexicon, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nNLdn8I82kOwsqydgbOz03AWZ15mnhxXQxLM0ClJpxo/edit?usp=sharing</ref>
			</blockquote>

	==References==		==References==

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	[[File:Ord_logo.png \| right \| thumb \| Logo of the Ord faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]		[[File:Ord_logo.png \| right \| thumb \| Logo of the Ord faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
	An '''Ord''' is a humanoid, sentient, blue-skinned animal. They are trans-dimensional travelers and have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse, including [[Fartherall]]. In [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>		An '''Ord''' is a humanoid, sentient, blue-skinned animal. They are trans-dimensional travelers and have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse, including [[Fartherall]]. In [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>

			== Before ==

			Believers in [[Religion in Fartherall#The Tapestry of Worlds\|the Tapestry of Worlds]] say the Ord came from a homeworld of high mountaintops and thin atmosphere. As their world was dying, being torn apart by [[the Reaver]], they scattered in their airships to find a new home, traveling across different worlds following a Thread of Air.

	== In [[History of Fartherall\|Fartherall]] ==		== In [[History of Fartherall\|Fartherall]] ==
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	===[[Third Age\|The Third Age: The Age of Legends]]===		===[[Third Age\|The Third Age: The Age of Legends]]===

	But not all of the Ord escape. The tidal wave knocks a number of their fleeing vessels out of the sky. The dwarves capture the survivors and drag them and the wrecks of their ships into the deep places of the world. There, they enslave the Ord and strip them of their secrets and language. They conduct tortuous experiment on the captives, warping and transmuting those strong enough to survive into ideal enslaved workers: powerful, short-lived, with built-in weaknesses. The dwarves build their massive Underkingdom on the backs of these enslaved people — the sole legacy race of the Ord — who they call [[Orc\|orcs]].		But not all of the Ord escape. The tidal wave knocks a number of their fleeing vessels out of the sky, and one wing of the relocating population swings too close to the [[Home Range]]. The dwarves shoot many of these airships from the sky and capture the survivors and drag them and the wrecks of their ships into the deep places of the world. There, they enslave the Ord and strip them of their secrets and language. They conduct tortuous experiment on the captives, warping and transmuting those strong enough to survive into ideal enslaved workers: powerful, short-lived, with built-in weaknesses, stripped of their staggering intellect and sense of identity. The dwarves build their massive Underkingdom on the backs of these enslaved people — the sole legacy race of the Ord — who they call [[Orc\|orcs]].

			(Had the Ald and Ord not warred and crippled one another in the Age of Wonder, the Ord who were left behind never would have been taken underground and warped into the orcs. The elves feel partially responsible, and it weighs on their conscience, although they would never admit to such a thing.)

			===[[Fourth Age\|The Fourth Age: The Age of Order]]===

			The Fourth Age begins with the [[Red Exodus]]. In a slave revolt that devastates the [[Underkingdom]], the orcs win bloody freedom from their dwarven oppressors.

	== In Countermay ==		== In Countermay ==

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	An '''Ord''' is a humanoid, sentient, blue-skinned animal. They are trans-dimensional travelers and have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse, including [[Fartherall]]. In [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>		An '''Ord''' is a humanoid, sentient, blue-skinned animal. They are trans-dimensional travelers and have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse, including [[Fartherall]]. In [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>

	== History ==		== In [[History of Fartherall\|Fartherall]] ==

	~~===Fartherall===~~		===[[Second Age\|The Second Age: The Age of Wonder]]===

	====[[Second Age\|The Second Age: The Age of Wonder]]====
	Through great rifts in the sky, the Ord appear in their flying vessels. They seize an island and raise it into the sky and build a thriving civilization in general peace with the other two "Elder Races" of Fartherall — the [[Ald]] and [[Olom]]. [[Magic (JourneyQuest)\|Magic]], the language of the universe, is studied and chronicled. War is virtually unknown and, when it does occur, is a curiosity and a limited exercise. It is a mini-age of unparalleled peace and prosperity, a time when the Elder Races achieve great technological, philosophical, and arcane understanding.		Through great rifts in the sky, the Ord appear in their flying vessels. They seize an island and raise it into the sky and build a thriving civilization in general peace with the other two "Elder Races" of Fartherall — the [[Ald]] and [[Olom]]. [[Magic (JourneyQuest)\|Magic]], the language of the universe, is studied and chronicled. War is virtually unknown and, when it does occur, is a curiosity and a limited exercise. It is a mini-age of unparalleled peace and prosperity, a time when the Elder Races achieve great technological, philosophical, and arcane understanding.

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	With the giants gone, the remaining Children of the Olom throw their might behind the Ald. Together, they topple the Ord. The Ord reopen their rifts in the sky and flee the world. To cover their escape, they drop their abandoned floating island back into the sea off the coast of the First Wood. The ensuing tsunami obliterates a quarter of the primordial forest and devastates the Ald.		With the giants gone, the remaining Children of the Olom throw their might behind the Ald. Together, they topple the Ord. The Ord reopen their rifts in the sky and flee the world. To cover their escape, they drop their abandoned floating island back into the sea off the coast of the First Wood. The ensuing tsunami obliterates a quarter of the primordial forest and devastates the Ald.

	====[[Third Age\|The Third Age: The Age of Legends]]====		===[[Third Age\|The Third Age: The Age of Legends]]===

	But not all of the Ord escape. The tidal wave knocks a number of their fleeing vessels out of the sky. The dwarves capture the survivors and drag them and the wrecks of their ships into the deep places of the world. There, they enslave the Ord and strip them of their secrets and language. They conduct tortuous experiment on the captives, warping and transmuting those strong enough to survive into ideal enslaved workers: powerful, short-lived, with built-in weaknesses. The dwarves build their massive Underkingdom on the backs of these enslaved people — the sole legacy race of the Ord — who they call [[Orc\|orcs]].		But not all of the Ord escape. The tidal wave knocks a number of their fleeing vessels out of the sky. The dwarves capture the survivors and drag them and the wrecks of their ships into the deep places of the world. There, they enslave the Ord and strip them of their secrets and language. They conduct tortuous experiment on the captives, warping and transmuting those strong enough to survive into ideal enslaved workers: powerful, short-lived, with built-in weaknesses. The dwarves build their massive Underkingdom on the backs of these enslaved people — the sole legacy race of the Ord — who they call [[Orc\|orcs]].

	=== Countermay ===		== In Countermay ==
	"No people in Countermay are more alien than the Ord, not even [[the Tuatha]], not even [[the Displaced]]. Blue-skinned and pale-haired, with tapered ears and gem-like eyes, they arrived through a rift in the sky on great airships. Their first act was to uproot an island and raise it into the clouds, where they settled. Why they came, no one knows, but it is clear that this is not the first world they’ve visited, and likely will not be the last. Their technology, powered by a strange combination of steam and crystal, is unlike anything seen in [[Magocracy of Arcanix\|Arcanix]] or from [[Merchants of Esh\|Esh]], a magic all their own. Extremely xenophobic and jealous of their technologies, the Ord keep to themselves. They generally avoid getting involved with the other empires, but are swift to attack when conflict is inevitable. Though it’s unknown why they first came to Countermay, it is generally agreed upon—by the empires below, at least—that they decided to stay once the [[God-King Shad-Hujem\|God-King]] appeared to [[Cult of Shad-Hujem\|the Shad-Hujem]]. Why? Only the Ord know, and they’re not talking."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref>		"No people in Countermay are more alien than the Ord, not even [[the Tuatha]], not even [[the Displaced]]. Blue-skinned and pale-haired, with tapered ears and gem-like eyes, they arrived through a rift in the sky on great airships. Their first act was to uproot an island and raise it into the clouds, where they settled. Why they came, no one knows, but it is clear that this is not the first world they’ve visited, and likely will not be the last. Their technology, powered by a strange combination of steam and crystal, is unlike anything seen in [[Magocracy of Arcanix\|Arcanix]] or from [[Merchants of Esh\|Esh]], a magic all their own. Extremely xenophobic and jealous of their technologies, the Ord keep to themselves. They generally avoid getting involved with the other empires, but are swift to attack when conflict is inevitable. Though it’s unknown why they first came to Countermay, it is generally agreed upon—by the empires below, at least—that they decided to stay once the [[God-King Shad-Hujem\|God-King]] appeared to [[Cult of Shad-Hujem\|the Shad-Hujem]]. Why? Only the Ord know, and they’re not talking."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref>

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	====[[Second Age\|The Second Age: The Age of Wonder]]====		====[[Second Age\|The Second Age: The Age of Wonder]]====
	Through great rifts in the sky, the Ord appear in their flying vessels. They seize an island and raise it into the sky and build a thriving civilization in general peace with the other two "Elder Races" of Fartherall — the Ald and Olom.		Through great rifts in the sky, the Ord appear in their flying vessels. They seize an island and raise it into the sky and build a thriving civilization in general peace with the other two "Elder Races" of Fartherall — the [[Ald]] and [[Olom]]. [[Magic (JourneyQuest)\|Magic]], the language of the universe, is studied and chronicled. War is virtually unknown and, when it does occur, is a curiosity and a limited exercise. It is a mini-age of unparalleled peace and prosperity, a time when the Elder Races achieve great technological, philosophical, and arcane understanding.

	Magic, the language of the universe, is studied and chronicled. War is virtually unknown and, when it does occur, is a curiosity and a limited exercise. It is a mini-age of unparalleled peace and prosperity, a time when the Elder Races achieve great technological, philosophical, and arcane understanding. However, the Elder Races grow complacent, and ~~the Olom especially~~ ignore their worship of the gods. ~~Meanwhile, in~~ the wild places of the world, the ~~Wyrmbroods grow~~.		However, the Elder Races grow complacent and ignore their worship of the gods. The [[Wyrm (Fartherall)\|Wyrmbroods]] leave the wild places of the world and attack the Olom. The conflict escalates, and the three Elder Races unite against the Heirs of Draagan. War blankets the world.

	~~Driven mad by hunger~~ and ~~a lack~~ of ~~space~~, the ~~Wyrmbroods attack~~ the Olom. The ~~three~~ Elder Races ~~unite against~~ the ~~Heirs~~ of the ~~Draagan. War blankets~~ the world.		The Elder Races attempt to bring [[Death]] back from the dead to turn against the Wyrmhorde. They harvest a golden apple from [[the Tree of Life]], but the apple that reaches Death is rotten, and she arises undead, no ally to those who raised her. Instead of providing aid, Death whispers to the mortal children of the Olom, turning them against their parents. The alliance of the Elder Races shatters. The Wyrmbroods annihilate the Olom, driving them to extinction, and then turn on and devour one another. The handful of remaining broods return to the wild places of the world, greatly weakened.

	~~The alliance~~ of ~~Elder Races attempts to bring Death back from~~ the ~~dead to turn against~~ the ~~Wyrmhorde. They harvest a golden apple from~~ [[~~the Tree of Life~~]], the ~~roots~~ of ~~which grow through many worlds. But~~ the ~~apple that reaches Death is rotten~~, and ~~she arises undead, no ally to those~~ who ~~raised her~~.		At the beginning of the '''late Second Age''' (or '''early Third Age''', depending on the scholar), the [[Ogre\|ogres]], one of the five Olom legacy races, pursue the Wyrmbroods into the mountains. The Ord seize control of the territories abandoned by the Wyrms, quickly increasing their domain. The Ord and Ald war over territory and who will guide the Olom legacy races in their development.

	~~Death is displeased and whispers~~ to the ~~mortal children~~ of the Olom, ~~turning them against their parents. The alliance~~ of the ~~Elder Races shatters~~. The ~~Wyrmbroods annihilate the Olom, driving them to extinction~~, and ~~then—as is~~ the ~~way with dragons—turn on~~ and ~~devour one~~ another. The ~~handful of remaining broods return~~ to ~~the wild places of the world, greatly weakened~~.		In exchange for allying with them against the Ald, the Ord promise to give the giants—the strongest and largest of the Olom legacy, who have claimed dominion over the other Children of the Olom—the secret to immortality. The [[giants]] agree, and the Ord share the secret: immortality can be achieved by siphoning the life force and youth out of another, a process that ages its victims to death. The giants turn the other Olom legacy races into sacrificial herds to extend their own lives.

	At the ~~beginning of the '''late Second Age''' (or '''early Third Age''', depending on the scholar), the ogres, one of the five Children of Olom~~, ~~pursue~~ the ~~Wyrmbroods~~ into ~~the mountains~~. The ~~Ord seize control of~~ the ~~territories abandoned by~~ the ~~Wyrms, vastly increasing their domain~~.		The Ord and the giants leverage their combined might, pushing the Ald into a losing position. The Ald make plans to withdraw from the world with their legacy races, the [[Elf\|elves]] and [[Gnome\|gnomes]].

	~~The Ord~~ and ~~Ald clash over territory and who will guide~~ the legacy races ~~in their development~~. ~~This erupts war between the two remaining Elder Races,~~ and ~~frames~~ the ~~backdrop of~~ the ~~modern races’ advancement~~.		However, the elves—who have known no other home, and do not wish to leave—share arcane secrets with the enslaved Olom legacy races, who break free from the giants and ally with the Ald. The [[Human (Fartherall)\|humans]] and [[Dwarf\|dwarves]] throw themselves against the giants until they have torn down the giants’ society and nearly drive them to extinction.

	In exchange for allying with them in their war against the Ald, the Ord promise to give the giants—the strongest and largest of the Olom legacy, who have claimed dominion over the other Children of Olom—the secret to immortality. The giants agree, and the Ord share the secret: immortality can be achieved by siphoning the life force and youth out of another, a process that ages its victims to death. The giants turn their enslaved races into sacrificial herds to extend their lives.		With the giants gone, the remaining Children of the Olom throw their might behind the Ald. Together, they topple the Ord. The Ord reopen their rifts in the sky and flee the world. To cover their escape, they drop their abandoned floating island back into the sea off the coast of the First Wood. The ensuing tsunami obliterates a quarter of the primordial forest and devastates the Ald.

	Against the combined might of the Ord and the giants, the Ald find themselves losing the war. Their numbers dwindle, as no more Ald are being born. Since they emerged from the First Wood, the children of the Ald have been born elves or gnomes, inheriting only a fraction of their parents’ agelessness and magic. The Ald make plans to withdraw from the world with their legacy races.

	However, the elves—who have known no other home, and do not wish to leave—share arcane secrets with the enslaved Olom legacy races. With their aid, they break free from the giants and ally with the Ald. The humans and dwarves throw themselves against the giants until they have torn down the giants’ society and driven them nearly to extinction.

	With the giants gone, the remaining Children of Olom throw their might behind the Ald. Together, they topple the Ord. The Ord reopen ~~the~~ rifts in the sky and flee the world. To cover their escape, they drop their abandoned floating island back into the sea~~. It lands~~ off the coast of the First Wood. The ensuing tsunami obliterates a quarter of the primordial forest and devastates the Ald.

	====[[Third Age\|The Third Age: The Age of Legends]]====		====[[Third Age\|The Third Age: The Age of Legends]]====
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	ORD 2: ''(to Ord 1)'' Gibbagek omad tag aka!		ORD 2: ''(to Ord 1)'' Gibbagek omad tag aka!

	ORD 1: Cheggagax gadzur kazagax lorzudz va!</blockquote>		ORD 1: Cheggagax gadzur kazagax lorzudz va!<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. "The Gamers: Hands of Fate." 2012. Unpublished screenplay.</ref></blockquote>

	==References==		==References==

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2020-07-03T00:17:21Z

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 [[File:Ord_logo.png | right | thumb | Logo of the Ord faction in the Romance of the Nine Empires card game]]
-An '''Ord''' is a humanoid, sentient, blue-skinned animal. They are trans-dimensional travelers and have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse. In one of these places, [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>
+An '''Ord''' is a humanoid, sentient, blue-skinned animal. They are trans-dimensional travelers and have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse, including [[Fartherall]]. In [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>
 == History ==
 === Countermay ===
-"No people in Countermay are more alien than the Ord, not even [[the Tuatha]], not even [[the Displaced]]. Blue-skinned and pale-haired, with tapered ears and gem-like eyes, they arrived through a rift in the sky on great airships. Their first act was to uproot an island and raise it into the clouds, where they settled. Why they came, no one knows, but it is clear that this is not the first world they’ve visited, and likely will not be the last. Their technology, powered by a strange combination of steam and crystal, is unlike anything seen in [[Magocracy of Arcanix|Arcanix]] or from [[Merchants of Esh|Esh]], a magic all their own. Extremely xenophobic and jealous of their technologies, the Ord keep to themselves. They generally avoid getting involved with the other empires, but are swift to attack when conflict is inevitable. Though it’s unknown why they first came to Countermay, it is generally agreed upon—by the empires below, at least—that they decided to stay once the God-King appeared to [[Cult of Shad-Hujem|the Shad-Hujem]]. Why? Only the Ord know, and they’re not talking."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref>
+"No people in Countermay are more alien than the Ord, not even [[the Tuatha]], not even [[the Displaced]]. Blue-skinned and pale-haired, with tapered ears and gem-like eyes, they arrived through a rift in the sky on great airships. Their first act was to uproot an island and raise it into the clouds, where they settled. Why they came, no one knows, but it is clear that this is not the first world they’ve visited, and likely will not be the last. Their technology, powered by a strange combination of steam and crystal, is unlike anything seen in [[Magocracy of Arcanix|Arcanix]] or from [[Merchants of Esh|Esh]], a magic all their own. Extremely xenophobic and jealous of their technologies, the Ord keep to themselves. They generally avoid getting involved with the other empires, but are swift to attack when conflict is inevitable. Though it’s unknown why they first came to Countermay, it is generally agreed upon—by the empires below, at least—that they decided to stay once the [[God-King Shad-Hujem|God-King]] appeared to [[Cult of Shad-Hujem|the Shad-Hujem]]. Why? Only the Ord know, and they’re not talking."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref>
 ==In ''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate]]''==
-During the [[Romance of the Nine Empires US Nationals 2013]] card game tournament, [[Metaverse:Sandy Moore | Sandy Moore]] was playing an Ord deck and a couple of actual Ord were looking for him for — so far — unknown reasons.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>
+During the [[Romance of the Nine Empires US Nationals 2013|2013 R9E US Nationals]], quarterfinalist [[Metaverse:Sandy Moore | Sandy Moore]] was playing an Ord deck and a couple of actual Ord were looking for him for unknown reasons, speaking an alien language.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>
 ==References==
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	An '''Ord''' is a humanoid, sentient, blue-skinned animal. They are trans-dimensional ~~travellers~~ and have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse. In one of these places, [[~~Gamers:Countermay \|~~ Countermay]], they are one of the ~~big~~ nine ~~empires~~ who are vying for control over said continent~~. During~~ the ~~national championship~~ of the ~~Romance of the Nine Empire card game~~, ~~[[Metaverse~~:~~Sandy Moore \| Sandy Moore]] was playing an Ord deck and a couple~~ of ~~actual Ord were looking for him for - so far~~ - ~~unknown reasons~~.		An '''Ord''' is a humanoid, sentient, blue-skinned animal. They are trans-dimensional travelers and have interacted with many different places across the Omniverse. In one of these places, [[Countermay]], they are one of the nine major factions who are vying for control over said continent, known there as "the Ord of the Floating Isle."<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e03. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 01 Oct. 2013, youtu.be/SS_-8Lor9Uc.</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	=== Countermay ===		=== Countermay ===
	No people in Countermay are more alien than the Ord, not even the Tuatha, not even the Displaced. Blue-skinned and pale-haired, with tapered ears and gem-like eyes, they arrived through a rift in the sky on great airships. Their first act was to uproot an island and raise it into the clouds, where they settled. Why they came, no one knows, but it is clear that this is not the first world they’ve visited, and likely will not be the last. Their technology, powered by a strange combination of steam and crystal, is unlike anything seen in Arcanix or from Esh, a magic all their own. Extremely xenophobic and jealous of their technologies, the Ord keep to themselves. They generally avoid getting involved with the other empires, but are swift to attack when conflict is inevitable. Though it’s unknown why they first came to Countermay, it is generally agreed upon—by the empires below, at least—that they decided to stay once the God-King appeared to the Shad-Hujem. Why? Only the Ord know, and they’re not talking.		"No people in Countermay are more alien than the Ord, not even [[the Tuatha]], not even [[the Displaced]]. Blue-skinned and pale-haired, with tapered ears and gem-like eyes, they arrived through a rift in the sky on great airships. Their first act was to uproot an island and raise it into the clouds, where they settled. Why they came, no one knows, but it is clear that this is not the first world they’ve visited, and likely will not be the last. Their technology, powered by a strange combination of steam and crystal, is unlike anything seen in [[Magocracy of Arcanix\|Arcanix]] or from [[Merchants of Esh\|Esh]], a magic all their own. Extremely xenophobic and jealous of their technologies, the Ord keep to themselves. They generally avoid getting involved with the other empires, but are swift to attack when conflict is inevitable. Though it’s unknown why they first came to Countermay, it is generally agreed upon—by the empires below, at least—that they decided to stay once the God-King appeared to [[Cult of Shad-Hujem\|the Shad-Hujem]]. Why? Only the Ord know, and they’re not talking."<ref>Vancil, Matt, and Nathan Rice. ''Romance of the Nine Empires: Rules of Play''. Edited by Jeff Quick, Alderac Entertainment Group, 2013.</ref>

			==In ''[[The Gamers: Hands of Fate]]''==
			During the [[Romance of the Nine Empires US Nationals 2013]] card game tournament, [[Metaverse:Sandy Moore \| Sandy Moore]] was playing an Ord deck and a couple of actual Ord were looking for him for — so far — unknown reasons.<ref>Vancil, Matt, et al. The Gamers: Hands of Fate Extended e08. YouTube, Dead Gentlemen Productions, 05 Nov. 2013, youtu.be/aYMZiimKV3s.</ref>

			==References==
			<references />

	[[Category:Gamers]]		[[Category:Gamers]]
	[[Category:Countermay]]		[[Category:Countermay]]
	[[Category:Hopjockey]]		[[Category:Hopjockey]]

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	[[Category:Hopjockey]]		[[Category:Hopjockey]]