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Iris
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|System=[[Iridaceae System]]
|Population=
|Affiliation=[[Imperium]] (nominal) / [[Ork]] and [[human]] tribals (actual)
|Class=[[Death World]]
|Tithe Grade=
Where their counterparts in the great stone cities are wealthy beyond imagining, resplendent in their gilded robes and gem-encrusted shawls, these farmers and miners eke out a largely subsistence level existence in the jungle. There, they compete with wild beasts, the brutish jungle simians, roving packs of feral Orks, and one another. Their technology level is limited, and their weapons, tools, and armour run to slings, spears, bronze swords, and obsidian knives.{{Fn|1}}
==History==
When the [[Orks]] of [[Waaagh! Grimtoof]] came to Iris, they discovered quickly that there were feral cousins there in their multitudes, and that the far-flung humans were backwards, and didn’t have so much as a [[slugga]] or [[stikkbomb]] between them. Believing the world to be easy pickings, the Orks attacked, and immediately found themselves mired in a brutal war against both the humans and the Orks.{{Fn|1}}
At first believing them to be some new tribe of local Orks, the humans took little notice of the newcomers. Soon enough, however, Ork raiding parties were sweeping down on villages and leading exploratory attacks into the more settled regions to capture loot and [[slave]]s. It did not take long for the disparate kingdoms to unite against this new green menace, and they quickly organized a force of canny jungle warriors with which to hold off the invading Orks.{{Fn|1}}
On top of this, the initial “overtures” to the feral Ork tribes made by the occupying Ork forces were met with violence in kind, and the feral Orks began their own war against these strange Greenskins who appeared from nowhere to take their lands and spoil their fun instead of falling in line behind them. Though this proved an amusing diversion for some time, most of the invading Orks made some progress into the jungles but ultimately abandoned Iris to seek out better fights elsewhere, where there were greater spoils and much grander battles to be had. Eventually only those groups made up largely of members of the [[Snakebites]] remained.{{Fn|1}}
Currently, the human populace, the local Orks, and the not insubstantial Snakebites forces have come to an uneasy balance of power. Raiding and killing still happens regularly, but the deadly guerrilla fighting has subsided for the moment, and each faction is content to stay in their territories and leave each other alone.{{Fn|1}}
For their part, the Snakebites believe they have discovered a place blessed by [[Gork]] and [[Mork]], where and fill their hours with fighting. Enjoying the seclusion and the feral surroundings, the Snakebites have turned their camps into huge breeding operations for sundry varieties of [[Squig]]s. They breed all manner of Squigs in their foul pens, including a variety of lumbering [[Squiggoth]]s of different qualities and sizes. Through experimentation and constant tinkering, the local Pigdocs have discovered a new and incredibly potent feed formula with which they have begun breeding bigger and bigger Squigs—up to and including thunderous [[Gargantuan Squiggoth]]s.{{Fn|1}}
==See also==
