The Thule - the orcs of Otkodov - live in cold lands to the north of the Empire. They share a long mountainous border with Wintermark, the Unshackled, and Varushka. Their magocratic nation is ruled by the five Dragons; allegedly immortal sorcerers of immense power who the folk of their nation treat as living ancestors or perhaps even gods. For much of Imperial history, they were at war with the Empire. In recent years, a series of treaties have secured peace - mostly by ceding parts of the northern Imperial nations. It is not a universally popular peace.
