Gnashrip in the Audience
The second day of performance...
Phileas adopted a slight change of story, to make sure it was a "crowd pleaser' with the Orcs, despite going into the crude and violent entertainment that Orcs seemed to enjoy. He started the show early enough to allow for plenty of day left afterwards, and stretched out the show to allow for Orcs who might otherwise not be interested to gather after hearing about it.
Cambete, fortunately, is a very small town, and the venue was an open one- anyone could wander over and look.
And yes, the mere inclusion of Orc characters drew every Orc in Cambete. Naturally, many of them came expecting to be insulted, ready to shout and throw things and if necessary, attack the performers to defend Orcish honor. They react to the positive portrayal of Orcs with a range of emotions. Some Orcs seem proud. Some seem confused. ("Why would they do that?") Some seem suspicious.
Midway through the show, after one particular Orc has arrived a little late (and went with "confused" as his reaction) whispers are passed among the performers, eventually reaching Alayna and Lindon by way of Celeste Argentos.
"That one. That's Gnashrip. Watch him, he's the one to follow."
Gnashrip doesn't have the grizzled veteran warrior look of Pugnant. He does not wear battle-trophies and an assortment of weapons like the most important Orcs do even on the least dangerous occasions. He has his armor, tough reinforced black leather covered in black metal scales. But it doesn't show the beatings of many battles.
The Orc lifespan is a subject of much debate. How long CAN they live is an entirely different question from how long DO they live. Generally, given their love of fighting, their lives are short. That gives the elder leaders great respect- they have been in many fights over their lives and obviously haven't died. So in relation to the typical Orc, Gnashrip does not look young. Most Orcs are young. But he is definitely not in the "experienced leader" age, not by many years.
Still, a few other Orcs with him seem to act as if he was someone important.