Compared to the shock and astonishment rippling through the other great factions, the mood within the Stoneheart Horde was one of pure elation.
From the northern wastes to the southern territories, the many vassal races, upon receiving the confirmed news of Orion's ascension, began preparing gifts and planning their celebratory pilgrimages to Stoneheart City. A wave of ecstatic relief washed over every clan, large and small. From this day forward, they were members of a true power, a faction that need not bow its head or fear the bullying of its neighbors.
Stoneheart Horde, Stoneheart City.
In the southern sky, clouds drifted lazily in the sunlight, and great sun-hawks wheeled between them. But compared to the easy pace of the heavens, the city below was a whirlwind of activity.