Establish dominance by declaring an Elf a “Man-friend” before they declare you an “Elf-friend”
The title of Orc-Friend is rarely given. Not because orcs are secretive or especially hard to befriend; they love to find like-minded people to ride the winds or tinker on crystal matrices with. But there is a spark of chaos in orcish society, and the suggestion that someone ought to be recognized as an ally to the whole of orc-kind is an easy way to start an argument. Even Tanusk the Fellbearer, a human who saved three orc villages from a monstrous chimera, was not granted any respect outside of those villages.
However, there are exceptions, and Flannery Rillrise is one of the most notable. A halfling scholar and magical merchant, she traveled between the orc communities of the Shielded Lands, trading chalk and minerals and artifacts but also helping share ideas between rivals. Without her help, Darzakh and Ofthang could have never collaborated enough to invent the Mnemonic Enhancer spell!
Through decades of meetings, friendships, and innovations, Flannery Rillrise became a trusted figure across all of the Shielded Lands. When an unexpected inheritance made her the heir to a noble house in Teosinte, the politically inexperienced halfling ended up with more allies than she knew what to do with! To this day, the Rillrise family has strong ties to the orc villages… but only Flannery was named Orc-Friend.