Thrugkrukh was an unusual Orc. Besides standing close to eight feet of bulky muscle, he was much smarter than the usual Orc. He led a great Orc Horde into the Western Heartlands, causing much destruction in his wake and putting numerous villages to the sword. He was finally stopped by the Punitive Crusaders, a Knightly Order led by Mighty Angus, and in an epic battle the Knights routed the Orc Horde. The climax of the battle was when Thrugkrukh and Angus met in the chaos of the melee and did battle. Thrugkrukh used his inhuman strength to batter Angus onto the ground with mighty sweeps of his Greataxe. Mighty Angus repeatedly regained his feet, and with his mighty hammer he crushed the thick skull of the Orc Warleader. This broke the morale of the Orc Horde, and the Knight routed them. Unfortunately, Angus died of his wounds, and the surviving Knights interred him in a great tomb along with his nemesis, Thrugkrukh. This tomb was later raided by agents of the Zulkir of Necromancy, and they were brought to unlife, do smash the enemies of the Zulkir, on and off the pitch. Strangely, they have developed quite a good relationship with each other.