The great Warboss Grimjaw Kur Gan has lead the Ironfang Tribe Orcs through victory and mis-adventure for years now, since IC 2497 when Grimjaw first went to war with just three units the tribe has grown slowly.  Now always accompanied by Shaman Hogbreff and a motley cast of Bosses, Big Bosses and Shamans.  The Ironfang Tribe is most made up of Orc Boyz, though it does include a few Giants, Trolls and a handful of Goblins.

During the tribes recent campaigning in the Border Princes they were divided into four different sized Warbands:  The mighty "Cleavermaws", the strong "Ogresuns", the small "Rotmoons"  and the very tiny "Gloomwyrms".  Each Warband acted as a separate army during the campaign: moving through the region, fighting anyone they met and generally creating mischief and mayhem.

The other armies in the region they faced were:
Four Warbands of Beasts of Chaos known as "The Herd of the Dark Young" (initially their arch-enemies and later closest allies), Three Warbands of Witch Hunters known as "The Company of Van Helsing", a Sigmarite Empire army (Witch Hunters not being known for originality),  Two Warbands of Beasts of Chaos known as "Here Be Monsters" (who strangely disappeared after beating the Witch Hunters soundly), Four Warbands of High Elves of "The Host of Tor Anrok" (who tended to destroy themselves with powerful magicks but tried very hard to undo the foul Beastmen's work and "do the right thing").

Early in 2503 the Herd of the Dark Young found a network of tunnels and took the city of Malko without a fight by bursting up from cellars and sewers to surprise the citizens.  The Company of Van Helsing were furious about this and swore an oath to remove the blight upon the poor town.  They set up their capital in Aldium and started planning a siege.

In the freezing Winter of 2503 the Herd of the Dark young pushed in on the Ironfang's northern border and fought with the Cleavermaws, while the "Here be Monsters" Beasts tried to cross the bridge over the Thunder River.  But the bridge was held by the Ogresuns, including a large mob of Trolls and the Goat-heads couldn't shift 'em.  "Here be Monsters" also battled the Company, though they won the fight they took such heavy casualties that they never really recovered, slowly fading away into the darkness of the western woods.

In the Summer of 2504 The Rotmoons fought-off a Shaggoth that attacked their capital, incredibly it was a single Night Goblin arrow that brought the beast down!  Soon after they almost rebelled over the dreadful quality of food they were being given, but the Shaman leading the Warband knocked a few heads together and organized a "Malko Refugee Barbeque" to cheer them up.

By Autumn 2504 the Gloomwyrms had quietly sneaked about the land claiming territory for the Tribe, so they were easily the largest empire in the region.  The dark Young had infected Malko with The Green Plague and retreated into the woods, abandoning the city of Malko to its slimy fate.  Strange lights were seen in the night skies above the Elven city and rumor grew that a terrible self-induced catastrophe had befallen them.  The Herd of the Dark Young suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Ironfang's Cleavermaws and Ogresuns, the terms for their release from certain death favored the Ironfangs heavily and included the handing-over of all Dark Young lands east of the Thunder River and South of the Old Silk Road.

In the Spring of 2505 the Sigmarites re-took Malko with a strong force of Warrior Priests, and cleansed the populace of the Plague.  They also spent a lot of time and effort repairing the cities defenses, unfortunate for the Ironfangs since they had crossed the Thunder River and gathered in force in the woods east of Malko, building siege towers, battering rams and ladders.

By the time Summer 2505 rolled around the High Elves had moved close to Malko in support of their new allies, The Company.  Van Helsing's men had gathered all their strength behind the city's walls and even hired a Mercenary Warband to assist the defense.  Grimjaw decided that with the disappearance of the Dark Young, the renewed strength of the Men combined with the Elves was not as interesting a prospect as the gathering storm in the north.  So the tribe turned north and started the long trek toward Blackfire Pass and Sylvania beyond......