The Greyback Ogre is a species of Ogre that dwell in the mountains and hills around the city of
Solova in the northern
Velvet Coast. Named for their coarse, stone-grey hides, they are to be hulking remnants of
Harlak's legions. Though rarely encountered on the road, encounters usually result in wanton destruction.
Basic Information
Size: Between 9–12 feet tall, weighing near half a ton.
Skin: Grey, mottled, and ridged like stone, providing natural camouflage in cliffs.
Musculature: Immensely strong, though cumbersome; their blows can shatter doors or snap oxen in half.
Head: Sloping forehead, small sunken eyes, tusk-like lower canines.
Hands: Huge, calloused, often wielding crude clubs, uprooted trees, or hurled boulders.
Endurance: Possess thick bones and redundant muscle layers, able to sustain wounds that would kill lesser beasts.
Infancy: Born as pale-skinned, malformed infants that grow rapidly.
Year 1–3: Child-sized but ravenous, often killed by their own parents. Survivors reach the size of men within three years.
Year 4–6: Adolescent ogres are already a caravan’s nightmare, but lack full muscle mass.
Year 7+: Fully grown “Greybacks,” reaching peak size and strength.
Lifespan: Rarely exceed 20 years, as hunger, wounds, or the Pass Guard eventually bring them down.
Habitat: Favor cliffside caves and ravines where they can descend suddenly upon travelers.
Diet: Omnivorous; eat livestock, mountain goats, roots, and carrion. Folk tales accuse them of cannibalism, though chroniclers debate this.
Territory: Wide roaming, but usually one Greyback per valley or pass. They mark their domain with smashed cairns and piles of bones.
Predators: Few creatures challenge them. Cliff Wyverns harass but rarely engage directly.
Solitary: Rarely seen in groups, though some records tell of two ogres sharing a territory in particurarly harsh winters.
Raiding Instincts: Drawn to noise and scent of food — caravans, livestock pens, or battlefield camps.
Simple Cunning: Though dull-witted, they know to block mountain roads or hurl stones from heights to scatter defenders.
Aggression: They fight until slain or driven off by overwhelming force. Retreat is almost unknown.
Corpse-Maul: Often linger after slaughter, mauling corpses and smashing wagons long after prey is dead.
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