Tallon Zek
The first orc and deity of tactics; according to orc belief, Rallos Zek deconstructed him to birth the orc race from his essence.
Overview
Drawn from Tallon Zek - The Beholder of Battle — deity description.EQ1Primary · mirrored · best available source
Known as the Beholder of Battle and as a master of strategy, Tallon Zek resides on the Plane of War along with his alter ego Vallon Zek.
He is a tall, older-looking orc-like being, who appears to be very wise, with good cause.
He wears a set of sturdy steel plate armor without a helm, and carries his famed obsidian war bow.
Official Lore
2Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
Seeds of Destruction: Unfolding the Lore - Part 5
Seeds of Destruction: Unfolding the Lore - Part 5 Toskirakk, Korascian Warrens, Rathe Council Chambers Invasion of Earth During the Elder Age of Norrath, the first Rallosian forces led by the great ogre Murdunk invaded the Plane of Earth - the realm ruled by The Rathe, Council of Thirteen.
Read the full sourceMy discreet associate,
My discreet associate, Given your success in securing the goods from the disloyal mercenary who so foolishly tried to steal the material for himself, I have entrusted you with a delivery of our finished weapons, which have been gilt with the thinnest sheen of the material you protected.
Read the full sourceFurther sources
5Lore that mentions this in passing.
Community articles
7Fan-written encyclopedia entries — useful overviews, lower authority than the primary sources above.