You are Ius, a noble living in the kingdom of Larion. You have a pouch of gold
 and a small dagger. You are awakened by one of your servants who tells you that
 your keep is under attack. You look out the window and see that it's true. The
 orcs from the hills above have overrun the city
> summon your guards to defend the keep

You call for your men to fight back against the orcs, but they are too few to
 make any difference. They fall back as the orcs storm into the city.

The orcs kill everyone in their path
> negotiate with the orc leader

You approach the orc leader who is standing on top of his own war-horse. He looks
 at you and speaks.

> offer gold

"I will give you all that you want". The orc says. "But if you do not leave this
 place immediately, we will kill every single one of your people here".
> take my gold and find a new keep

You accept the deal and ride off towards the hills.
You arrive at a hill where there was once a large forest. There were many trees
 growing from the ground now, but it looked like the forest had been cleared
 away completely
> build a glorious castle

You begin building a magnificent castle out of the fallen trees. It takes several
 years, but eventually you complete it. You name it after yourself: Ius Castle.
> recruit a large army

Your castle is very strong and well defended. However, you need more troops to
 help defend it. You send scouts out to gather them. Unfortunately, most of them
 die in the wilderness. Some even die trying to escape back to the castle.
A year passes..
> buy a mercenary army

You decide to hire mercenaries to help defend your castle. A group of mercenaries
 come to your castle and ask for payment. You agree to pay them, but only if
 they can get rid of the orcs in the surrounding area.
They go to work quickly
> Order the mercenaries to kill every orc

Unfortunately, they fail miserably. They are killed by the orcs, or worse, eaten
 alive. Many of them die within a month.
> find a powerful wizard to exterminate the orcs

You decide to try another option. You send a scout to the nearby village of Nurok.
 You learn that the villagers are being attacked by orcs. You decide to hire
 some wizards to help you.