I've ALWAYS hated tremblefist, and the orcs have no item to take, so there really is no reason for him to be so tough. I've now played two fort characters since returning, and anytime the orb was taken, it was only ever to the orc village, didn't matter who helped take it, and then as a lowbie, it's pretty much impossible to retrieve, unless I want to spend like, 3 real life hours there.