Ogrwha

The Ogrwha, also known as the Orclands or the Hordelands, is the vast steppe ecoregion east of the Green River Valley. It mainly consists of temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biomes. In the past the Ogrwha was host to economically and culturally significant trade routes; however, after the establishment of the Great Horde these trade routes are significantly less used. It has been home to the nomadic empire, the Great Horde, and possibly a mysterious empire before them. There are also small bands of free non-orc tribes and clans, mostly consisting of former slaves, known as highlanders.

Regions
The Ogrwha consists of two different regions; the Northern Highlands and the Southern Steppes. There is very little difference between the two regions, except for in the winter months when the Northern Highlands are almost entirely covered in snow.

Fauna
There seems to be little information about the Ogrwha's ecology before the coming of nomadic pastoralism. The primary animals raised are sheep and goats with fewer cattle than one might expect. There were some yaks in the Northern Highlands. By all cultural groups in the Ogrwha (the Great Horde and the highlanders) the horse is used for transportation and warfare.

The horse was first domesticated sometime before the establishment of the Great Horde, it also took a long time for mounted archery to develop and the process is not fully understood. Both are believed to be "left over" from the mysterious kingdom that came long before the Great Horde. The other domesticated animal is the wooly camel. Although it is mainly used as a pack animal, some of the poorer orcs and highlanders use it as a combat mount.

Climate
Extremes can be recorded in the summer of up to 40 °C (104 °F) and in winter, –40 °F. Besides this huge difference between summer and winter, the differences between day and night are also very great; for example 86 °F can be reached during the day with sub-freezing temperature readings at night.

During the winter sever weather storms occur called ''zuds. Zuds ''are blizzard like storms with extremely high winds and heavy snow. Zuds create snow drifts so high and fast the resemble waves or horizontal avalanches. This leads to livestock and small creatures being swept away and structural damage.