Originally Posted by
madokbro
I never understand why the Horde has to have a single, homogenous concept going on for them. Why not take such alliances as allegories to their real world inspirations. As a band of misfits and outcasts, the Horde could safely resemble the Saadabad Pact and the new power bloc it almost kickstarted, for example.
I mean, having dialogue, kinship and hegemonic relations of power between Elves and Orcs is what separates the Horde from their more boring, predictable counterparts in fantasy literature.
That's what your complaint would get us if it were ever realized, generic and predictable. No thank you. You are building a story, not a kids' lego set.