The city eventually came under the control of the Daggerfall Covenant, but it wasn't until The Warp in the West that it gained any lasting independence. It has been the victim of multiple sieges from its Breton neighbors, and even when provided with protection from such benevolent rulers like Savirien-Chorak, that protection was short-lived. They are limited to Orsinium as an ancestral home, a city within the Breton province of Daggerfall. In fact, they are the only Elder Scrolls race to not have an entire home province. For much of their history, they were shunned and forced to live underground or inside their own encampments. With Malacath being the Prince of the Ostracized and the least popular of the Daedric Princes, it's no surprise that the Orcs suffered a similar reputation on Mundus. This resulted in Trinimac's corruption into the Daedric Prince Malacath and his followers becoming the Orsimer. This is no accident, as one of the prevailing theories regarding the origin of Orcs is that they are corrupted elves. While the stories vary, all agree that the elven god Trinimac was trounced in a battle by the Daedric Prince Boethiah. Scholars of Elder Scrolls lore will notice that Orsimer ends with the suffix -mer, which is used to denote those races of elven heritage.

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