The Hunter's Blades Trilogy
Some time previous to his current conquest of the lands around Mithral Hall he managed to capture and for some time hold Citadel Felbar, which he had renamed the Citadel of Many Arrows. He lost this city due to infighting and the cunning of the original dwarven inhabitants who came to reclaim their city.
During his assault on the dwarven kingdom of Mithral Hall, he underwent a religious ceremony where he was blessed by the orc god Gruumsh, which gave him greater strength, speed, and intelligence (the strength of a bull and the speed of a wildcat), and made his name synonymous with that of the Orc god, Gruumsh One-Eye. In a display of power Obould manages to lift and throw to the ground a powerful giantess named Gerti. He is commonly referred to by other orcs as Obould-Who-Is-Gruumsh.
Obould also had a son named Urlgen Threefist, who was Obould's top commander. Urlgen was slain in combat by the Moon elf Innovindil in the novel The Lone Drow.
In the book The Two Swords, Obould battles Drizzt Do'Urden in a vicious duel, and as of the book The Orc King, it is established that neither had won the duel although Obould seemed to have the advantage. The fight between Clan Battlehammer and The Kingdom of Many-Arrows is set at a stand still, despite some fighting perpetrated without the prior knowledge of Obould himself. This development finally sates the hunger for the continuation of the series, as The Orc King has been in stores since September 25, 2007.
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