Skewered Drake Ideas

Traditions
-20% Cavalry Cost
-20% Envoy Travel Time

DrakonsBorn from the howling pit within Gor Vazumbrog, the scar left behind by the Hunter of the Deep's awakening, come the great Drakons upon which we ride. These beasts who were the apex predator of the middle Serpentspine, pending our arrival, are vicious creatures, naturally built for battle. Their reddish-black scales are as durable as diamonds, their bodies long and slender to weave between stalagmites with ease. Their pitch-black talons are capable of rending muscle and bone alike, doubling as tools with which to latch onto and run along the walls of the tunnels. The only way to make them more dangerous was to put our orcs upon them. Saddled upon these drakes we put our finest warriors to ride into battle causing devastating damage. As the drake tears through lines the orc finishes those left in its carnage, directing it from above to its next target.
+0.15 Cavalry Shock

Visages Of WrathOf the many terrible sights one might encounter among the dark annals of the Serpentspine, few would dispute that a Drakon rider is among the most frightening. Covered in bioluminescent algae, menacing images of death and terror are sprawled across these mounts. In a flurry of colors and pictures, they dash by in the tunnels. Should you manage to avoid this blur of light, it was most likely at the whim of the orc above so that he may get the kill personally.
+10% Morale Damage

Climbing ClawsEmulating the Drakons they ride, the Skewered Drake warriors have managed to fashion iron rakes that they can attach to their hands and latch onto walls with. Much like a Drakon can scale cliffs, now they can too. Climbing over walls, the Skewered Drake warriors are able to bypass defenses otherwise impenetrable.
+15% Siege Ability

Great SkewersTo cook a drake, one often skewers it and roasts its chunks over a fire, proving tremendously difficult due to their size and the strength of their muscles. To overcome this, Skewered Drake have become masters at sharpening and crafting massive skewers to cook them and other beasts they come across. In fact, many orcs of the clan now carry these skewers around with them at all times when out traversing the Serpentspine; in numbers they are able to make camp with them by repurposing these skewers as palisades wherever they go.
+25% Supply Limit Modifier

Tools of the TradeThe toughness of a drake's scales can not be understated; it is no wonder then that they would make such excellent tools. A drake's diamond-hard scales can be fashioned into a multitude of things, such as armor, but most importantly into pickaxes, hammers, and shovels. These tools are capable of mining tough ores and rocks, and should these tools ever chip or break there will always be more scales in short time.
-10% Development Cost

Fight NightA regular sporting event held by the chieftains of the Skewered Drake, these so called 'Fight Nights' are where they pit two drakes up against each other in a battle to the death. To add to the fervor of the event, orcs are allowed to bet on the winner in the hopes of making quick coin. In the end, no matter who wins the fight or bets, the chieftain gets a cut of the pool and the clan gets that much richer from it.
+10% National Tax Modifier

First and FinestGorrath may be known as the Wrathful but he was not merely a brute; he was also tremendously clever, utilizing the existing layout of the ruined hold to administrate efficiently and effectively. It is due to this that the Skewered Drake clan has managed to maintain stability for hundreds of years with relative ease whereas many of their brethren in the Serpentspine have failed.
+5 Maximum Absolutism
-15% Stability Cost Modifier

Ambition
+1 Yearly Army Tradition