The Dengali

The Dengali
The Dengali are a druidic tribe of Orcs who make their home in the great forest in the Southwest of Terova.

Dengali Death
When a Dengali leader dies, the bodies are buried but the leader's head is removed from the corpse. Through a ritual involving the Sacred Spring at the heart of the Dengali Enclave, the spirit of the Dengali is preserved within the head, allowing it to speak and think as if the Dengali was still alive.

The heads of these Elders are speared on stakes and planted in the ground surrounding the Sacred Spring, where they hold council with living Dengali Leaders.

Dengali as Nomads
Although the Dengali's ancestral home is the Enclave in the forest, Dengali are often seen in other forests and even cities. Dengali often find themselves with the urge to wonder and will often leave the Enclave on a quest of their own creation. Completing this quest and returning to the Enclave signifies a Dengali's entrance into adulthood.

The Oakenstrong
The Oakenstrong are the guardians of the Dengali enclave. Skilled in the "Tree Stride" spell, Oakenstrong are able to keep watch for intruders and, when alerted to a potential thread by a nearby Oakenstrong, can Tree Stride to that location. This allows for the sudden assembly of Oakenstrong forces throughout the forest, making the forest nearly inpenetrable to intruders.