Gore'dal Bloodstorm



"My loyalty is to the Warchief, first and foremost."

Gore'dal is a Blackrock Orc berserker and a member of the Kor'kron. Though he was loyal to Hellscream during the Siege of Orgrimmar, he was loyal to the Warchief, not to Hellscream himself, and pledged himself to Vol'jin, being pardoned for following a war criminal.

Appearance
Gore'dal is a large Orc, standing straight with a tall height, and a body that appears to be mostly muscle. This body has only scars from many years past, as his armor protects from mostly everything else. His eyes are red, marking him as an Orc who once drank demon blood. His hair has seen enough care to be tied into a ponytail, but otherwise remains as feral as ever.

The armor that is worn is large, bulky, and covered in spikes, designed with the intent to protect and intimidate. This armor has been worn since the Dark Portal reopened, and has been enchanted against all forms of magic, protecting him from almost everything. The armor is colored in shades of brown and red, iconic of the Kor'kron of the Horde. A belt and the tabard he wears both demonstrate his loyalty to the Horde.

The massive swords this Orc wields are large enough to be wielded with two hands by most, though in the hands of Gore'dal they are like one handed swords, but larger and more destructive. With runes carved into the blade, and the symbol of the Horde fixed into the hilt, the weapons already destructive capability has been enhanced with their own enchants, which allow it to cut more deeply into anything, whether it is soft flesh or sturdy plate.

Personality
Having fought in war for most of his life, Gore'dal has held many grudges, especially towards humans. Even races that have joined the Horde (Sin'dorei, Forsaken, Ogres) that once fought against it are still regarded with hostility by Gore'dal, on occasion.

However, he has also developed a mentality of absolute loyalty to his Warchief, regardless of the race or gender. Therefore, if the Warchief has ordered him to avoid such hostility, then he will do so. This loyalty extends to him ensuring that the Warchief's will is done, and he will not tolerate any insult to his leader. This loyalty is not confined only to the Warchief; his commanding officers are regarded with similar respect.

The Making of a Warrior
Gore'dal's history starts during the time Kil'jaeden found the Orcs and turned them against the Draenei. Around this time, Gore'dal was an adolescent, and every body helped in the new war, and so Gore'dal was introduced to war at a young age. Though he did partake in the attack upon Telmor, he was later ordered to fight in the Temple of Karabor and Shattrath City. As a Blackrock Orc, he was also among those who drank from the blood of Mannoroth. The blood, along with his new hatred for the Draenei, provided him the rage and bloodlust he needed to become a berserker.

The Alliance-Horde Conflict Begins
When the Dark Portal was opened, Gore'dal gladly followed his Warchief through the Portal into Azeroth, and, under Blackhand's command, helped crush the Kingdom of Stormwind. However, he was greatly surprised at the moment when a new leader arose; Orgrim Doomhammer, who had just defeated Blackhand in combat, and taken up the mantle of Warchief. Gore'dal was no stranger to such a change, understanding that Orgrim and rightfully won the title in combat. For this, Gore'dal quickly recognized Orgrim as his leader.

From there, it would become a matter of conquest under Orgrim's rule. Gore'dal gladly embraced the renewed conflict that was moved to Lordaeron, slaying humans where he was ordered to. He was taken prisoner once, but this only proved a mistake, as a war party was sent to retrieve him and his fellow prisoners, and the group made sure to kill off several human civilians and guards, ensuring a proper response to the Alliance towards what they attempted. However, when the Second War was lost to the Alliance, Gore'dal was captured again, this time locked away in an internment camp, and later sold to slavery.

Slavery and the Formation of Thrall's Horde
Gore'dal became a house slave to his master, a relatively kind human who thought that he was doing the Orc a favor in being a gentle master. However, years of pity and kindness only frustrated Gore'dal further, and shortly after he heard that Thrall, the "pet orc" of Durnholde, had escaped from his prison, Gore'dal decided that he had had enough of his master, and finally rebelled, breaking his master's neck and leaving with stolen supplies, with the intent of seeking out other Orcs that he knew still remained free.

However, Gore'dal only became lost, not knowing where to even start. However, he happened upon an Orc group, and approached them, explaining his predicament and asking if he could join them, for the time being. The group gladly accepted and brought him and what they had to report to a familiar face; Orgrim Doomhammer, who had returned from hiding to help reform the Horde. Alongside the Warchief were two others; the elderly shaman, Drek'thar, one who was respected by most Orcs, and Thrall, the escaped slave who was being hunted down by Durnholde. Gore'dal was accepted into this new Horde, and even though the Warchief he respected had died in battle, everyone who had been rallied turned to young Thall to lead them, and so they, Gore'dal included, recognized their new Warchief in this new Horde.

Thrall had reformed the Horde and broken the Alliance's hold on the Orcs, and now it was only a

matter of getting away from the conflict and finding a home for the Orcs, like they had originally come to do. Along the way, the Horde regained the Trolls, though these were Trolls of the Darkspear Tribe, led by Vol'jin. The Horde arrived on the shores of Kalimdor to meet another ally, the tribal Tauren. These three races united the new Horde, and had to face the Alliance yet again. However, a greater threat came instead; the Burning Legion was planning to invade, and it had finally begun, with Archimonde the Defiler attacking Mount Hyjal. Gore'dal was among those who held the line, but they did not last forever, and eventually had to retreat. Still, victory was assured, and after Archimonde was destroyed, Thrall returned to the desert land that wouldbe named Durotar, and recognized Gore'dal's skill and bravery, and promoted him to the rank of the Kor'kron, along with an ally shaman named Akubei, who Gore'dal befriended and would work with for years to come. For the next several years, nothing notable would happen. However, as a Kor'kron, Gore'dal did follow Overlord Saurfang in assaulting Ahn'qiraj, helped push into Shadowmoon Valley, battled the Alliance in Grizzly Hills, and fought the Scourge in Icecrown, all in the name of the Warchief Thrall.

Hellscream's Horde
When Thrall passed leadership on to Garrosh, Gore'dal followed his new Warchief with enthusiasm, his burning desire for war rekindled, especially after the events that took place in Northrend. Joining his Warchief in the Twilight Highlands, he crushed the Twilight's Hammer and the Alliance alike, and helped assure the Horde's victory over the Destroyer.

Conflict against the Alliance continued, with the constant struggle for territory, in which Gore'dal participated in to ensure victory. However, this land would mean nothing to what now awaited them; a new land mass, emerged from mist without warning, and free for the Horde to take. Gore'dal and Akubei were both placed under the command of the Kor'kron General, Gorak Skullcleaver, and once the newly appointed General, Nazgrim, staked the Horde's claim on the continent known as "Pandaria", Gorak and those he commanded were immediately sent to Pandaria to claim it in Hellscream's name.



Gorak and his men were stationed in the Krasarang Wilds, battling Alliance on a daily basis, until they were eventually recalled back to Kalimdor to prepare for the war that was coming to Orgrimmar, as Vol'jin was now preparing for revolution. Akubei was taught in the ways of the Dark Shaman, while Gore'dal was assigned with training Kor'kron grunts for battle. When everything was prepared, and war was at the shores of Durotar, Gorak and his men were all assigned to the Valley of Honor, taking command of the Valley and working to capture every non-Orc and everyone who opposed Hellscream. These plans were cut off as a united group of Horde and Alliance forces broke their way into the city. As a human paladin and an ex-Kor'kron, Jorthak, stormed the barracks to fight Gorak, Gore'dal and Akubei were left to fight off the forces of these two leaders. Against these, the two were unstoppable, but the paladin returned, with news that Gorak had finally been defeated, and defeat for Gore'dal and Akubei was imminent. News also came that Vol'jin was the new Warchief, and Gore'dal, as he always has, decided to accept his new leader, and offered his services to the new Warchief, his honor and valor earning him pardon for his actions; however, Akubei chose not to serve Vol'jin, believing that any non-Orc race was not to be trusted, and so he was locked in prison with Gorak and the rest of Hellscream's followers.

After the Siege
With Gorak imprisoned, Gore'dal returned to being a soldier commanded only by his Warchief. Though reluctant to do so, he has forced down previous grudges and hatreds with the Alliance, as ordered by Vol'jin, and seeks to avoid the Alliance until further notice. With no real goal in mind other than to serve his Warchief, he now waits for his next orders.