Orcs

As a people, orcs were known in the rest of the world mostly as the vicious soldiers of the dragon tyrants, or as frantic, violent tribes trying to eke out an existence between draconic domains. Some small pockets of orcs survived in other nations as well, nearly universally derided. But orcs have deep traditions carved into the very foundation of the world, evidenced by archaeologists who have in recent months uncovered a continent-spanning pre-Risuri civilization which they call the Ancients. The Ancients lacked a writing system or most forms of metallurgy, but all their ruins are filled with astounding quantities of golden weapons, armor, and jewelry.
  That great height came to an end thousands of years ago, but even without written records, orcish cultures have passed down oral traditions of their ancestors as great warriors who drove off extremely weird beasts and formed close bonds with the world. In their main creation myths, orcish mortals crafted the world from chaos, needing no help from any gods.
  Physically hardier than humans, orcs often pride themselves for their strength while not voicing their anxieties over how others see them as unintelligent. Rather, they see it as a shared challenge for their kind to strive harder than others so that their victory—victory, in this case, taking the form of civility and polite fashion—will be something worth a grand celebration.