The Mines of Garkash
The Orc village of Garkash (Or."Refuge") lay in a small gully nestled between a large hill to the north and two small hillocks in the fooothills of the Misty Mountains in eastern Rhudaur. A small stream flew through the gully which was only four to five feet wide and at no point was more than one foot deep; hence, it was very easy to ford. The village was founded about TA 1630 by a chieftain named Shardakh.Shardakh had modified the landscape around the village to strengthen the village defenses.By felling trees on the hills above the village, the gap between the larger hill and one of the hillocks had been bridged, completely covering over the village. This had created a common area between the cavern entrances of the actual Orc lairs. This common area was " home" to several "pariah" Orcs — Orcs from outside the tribe who worked the village mine but were not trusted to live in the regular caverns. The common area was murky enough even in the daylight to allow the light-fearing Orcs to remain active. Nevertheless, any Orcs found in this area during daylight hours would probably have been asleep.The nature of the bridge and the entrance to the village were concealed well enough to fool most passersby, but two small wisps of smoke rising out of the rock in the larger hill could alert adventurers to the presence of a settlement.
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- MERP:Trolls of the Misty Mountains