Kurog Doombringer

SKYRIM FAN FICTION: KUROG DOOMBRINGER

King Kurog Doombringer, formerly known as Kurog gro-Largash during the First Great War is an Orsimer warlord that currently is the Warchief of The Largashbur Horde. He is the older brother of Chief Yamarz, the weak ruler of Largashbur in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

Origin
Born 30 years before the Great War, Kurog was named after the controversial Kurog gro-Orsinium of the Second Era. He was the older brother of Yamarz, Gadba and Mul gro Largash. As a child, he was very weak compared to the rest of his tribe and was expected to die at a young age.

However, Kurog was enlisted to fight in the Great War between the Imperial Legion and the Aldmeri Dominion at the age of 30. During the war, he befriended Dushnikh Yal's Ghorbash gro-Dushnikh, also known as Ghorbash the Iron Hand, brother of the superior and rich Chief Burguk.

During the battle of the Imperial City, Kurog brought a return for the Imperials to capture the city from Thalmor hands.

Kurog lived in Cyrodill, the capital of the Empire for 30 years but he decided to return home...

Until he got caught at the border and was sentenced to death for being a Stormcloak soldier.

Kurog felt betrayed and angry by the dishonest actions of the Empire he once served.

After escaping Helgen, he went to Riften and helped a woman called Mjoll the Lioness out with her missing sword. He then did what she told him to do and she became his follower. However, Mjoll started to dislike his attitude on war and wanted to destroy the Thieves Guild.

Battle for the Ratway - 4E 201
Kurog and Mjoll went to destroy the Thieves Guild along with Aerin, Mjoll's best friend and partner stormed the Ratway and the Ragged Flagon but only Vex of the Guild was there. They killed her and found a secret doorway into the main part of the Ratway, the Cistern... Kurog killed all of the members except Delvin, Brynjolf and the others not in the Ragged Flagon.

At the end, the three confronted Mercer Frey, leader of the Thieves' Guild and eventually killed despite Mjoll and Aerin getting knocked out.

Afterwards Kurog reinforced the Ratway and brought guards from the city of Riften into the Ratway itself.

However Mjoll was certain Kurog would cause more mischief further down and she almost killed Kurog but he escaped through a hidden passageway under Riften.

Largashbur - 4E 201
When he returned to Largashbur, the orcs who thought he was a failure, welcomed him back with open arms including his brother Chief Yamarz.

Establsihing control and Siege of Winterhold - 4E 201
Kurog created alliances to establish his Horde.

Then he attacked the city of Winterhold and killed many civillans in the city. Then he made the jarl of Winterhold a puppet and Kurog ruled the city through fear.

Attack on the Hall of the Vigilant - 4E 201
Kurog and his orcs then attacked the Pale and found the base of the Vigilants of Stendarr, a faction that wants to kill the Daedra, evil beings of Daedric Lords.

He killed the Keeper of the Hall and killed a human called Talion.

Fall of Doombringer's Horde - 4E 201-4E 202
The Imperial Legion and the Stormcloaks called for a ceasefire to stop Kurog and then they sent the orc spy Mulush gro-Shugurz, a ruthless and sadistic orc to overthrow Kurog's Horde and become a puppet of the empire.

Second Battle of Winterhold - 4E 202
Kurog faced revolts from his orcish clans and was on the verge of nearly dying to them. Then Kurog had an idea, retreat from the city and attack them head on.

When he arrived there, the Imperials and Stormcloaks attacked each other instead of Kurog, reigniting the civil war.

Kurog managed to slip past the soldiers and...

Discovering Adal Matar - 4E 202
Kurog and the Doombringer Army went to the abandoned and mythical fortress of Adal Matar. It was a very orc city but was secluded from the rest of the orc clans and the exodus of the orcs there brought it into near ruin. Kurog fled to the hidden and ancient orc stronghold of Adal Matar with his generals Jenassa Stormrunner and Stalf Blightcaller.

He then built the old stronghold and restored it to its former glory, forming the Second Orcish Horde and Adal Matar Hordes.

Solstheim Conquests and disappearance - 4E 202
Kurog instigated the War for Solstheim and killed resistance of House Redoran. He decided to pursue the ancient dragonborn Miraak, who was planning to return to Solsthiem. Kurog went into Apocrypha and defeated Miraak but was forced to remain as the daedric prince's new minion.

Champion of Hermaeous Mora - 4E 202 - 4E 207
Kurog's service to the Daedric Prince was of one of loyalty. He became stronger, wiser and more patient. However, he cut all ties to all of the Hordes he previously formed and only served the prince of Knowledge.

5 years of learning increased his power in the Thu'um and endurance. However, he was about to meet a familar face.

Death - 4E 207
Talion, the man Kurog killed in the Hall of the Vigilant in 4E 201, returned to kill Kurog for what he did to him. He went to Hermaeus Mora's realm of Apocrypha. Talion had an appearance of a vampire and lashed out at Kurog with agilty never seen before on Nirn. Kurog's hammer slammed Talion many times, over and over again. Then Kurog saw a magical ring on Talion's finger. The ring of Miraak's soul. Kurog found a weakness in Talion and he tried to cut off his finger to remove the source of his power, possibly killing him as well. However Talion knew his weakness and moved out of Kurog's hammers way. Talion used a green magic spell and paralyzed Kurog temporarily. Then Talion stabbed his sword into Kurog, killing him and ending the reign of the orc warchief once and for all.

Legacy
Kurog left behind many orc factions that wanted to restore the orcish horde. Warlords such as Gargoth Blackmarr and Xirileth Stormrunner tried to take control of the situation but failed.

Was Kurog a hero or a villain?
Kurog did some horrible things as the ruler of the Orcish Hordes but he had done some heroic stuff as well. He destroyed the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood, factions that are meant for darker characters.

Another reason of him being a villain is that he killed his brother and nephew to secure the throne of the Largashbur Horde, he used it as an excuse to grow stronger.