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Heort, better known as King Heort, was a human leader that helped bring order during the Great Darkness. He is known for having created the laws that the Orlanthi live by.

Deeds & Lore[]

  • "King Heort was rejected three times by his tribe before becoming king, and remaking the Storm Clans."
  • "King Heort said, 'It is better to make an ally of a foe than to destroy him, for an ally can help you, and a dead foe cannot.'"
  • "King Heort laid down that those who risk their lives for the clan are its nobility, and deserve to be recognized as such."
  • "A Chaos creature slew King Heort's holder of regalia, and thus gained entry to Heort's encampment, almost killing our great lord."
  • "As King Heort once said, "One needs Storm Bulls.  Often, one needs them to be somewhere else."
  • "Heort made the laws so we would not have to rely on vengeance alone."
  • "None of Heort's Laws obligate us to aid the victim of a haunting."
  • "King Heort made peace as often as he made war."
  • "When he made the laws, King Heort said, 'Men are not superior to women, and women are not superior to men.  Each must respect the other.'"

Trivia[]

  • Heortland is named after him.
  • The Heortling people are named after him.

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