Orc
A race of brutal warriors who know little of mercy or kindness.
Basic Information
Biological Traits
Standing approximately 5'11" to 6'2", weighing from 180 to 280 lbs. They are easily noticeable due to their green to gray skin, lupine ears, lower canines resembling boar tusks, and their muscular builds. Orcs stand in a bent over shape making them appear as ape-like humans. Reach maturity at about 14 and generally live to 75 unless killed.
Genetics and Reproduction
A fecund race, orcs often breed with other humanoid creatures. Known crossbreeds include:
- Half-orcs: These orc-human crossbreeds are most often born in as the unfortunate byproduct of raids in border areas between human and orc cultures. Despite rejection from both sides of their heritage, many half-orcs achieve renown.
- Ogrillions: These creatures are the brutish, armor-skinned offspring of a female orc and a male ogre.
- Orogs: An orog is the offspring of a male orc and a female ogre. Orogs usually live among orcs; they are stronger, more intelligent, and more disciplined than typical orcs.
Growth Rate & Stages
Reach maturity by 14
Additional Information
Social Structure
Bestial and savage, orcs band together as trıbes, living on hunting and raiding.
Facial characteristics
Orcs are savage humanoids with stooped postures, piggish faces, and prominent teeth that resemble tusks.
Average Intelligence
Below average intellagence (usually a 7)
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Male : Deneh, Feng, Gell, Henk, Holg, Imsh, Kelh, Krusk, Mhurren, Ront, Shump, Thokk
Female : Baggi, Emen, Engong, Kansif, Myev, Neega, Ovak, Ownka, Shaulha, Sulha, Vola, Volen, Yevelda
Last names are generally chosen after a feat is completed
Beauty Ideals
Orcs like scars and take pride in exposing them, whether they are of a victory or loss.
Gender Ideals
Patriarchal society
Relationship Ideals
The take pride on how many females and male children they have.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Common Dress Code
Orcs prefer to wear colors that most humans think unpleasant: blood red, rust red, mustard yellow, yellow green, moss green, greenish purple, and blackish brown. Their armor is unattractive besides—dirty and often a bit rusty.
History
Traditional orc culture is extremely warlike and when not at war the race is usually planning for it. Most orcs approach life with the belief that to survive, one must subjugate potential enemies and control as much resources as possible, which puts them naturally at odds with other races as well as themselves. This belief is spurred in part by Gruumsh and his pantheon, which teaches that all races are inferior to the orcs. Eyes of Gruumsh are orcs especially tied to the one-eyed god and offer sacrifices, read omens, and advise tribes through Gruumsh's will. For millennia orc's have plagued civilizations as raiders and pillaging hordes with orc tribes united under the banner of Gruumsh.
Common Myths and Legends
Their chief deity Gruumsh claims that the orc is the top of the food chain, and that all riches are the property of orcs stolen by others.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Believing that the only way to survive is by expanding their territories, they have developed enmities with many other races, although mainly elves and dwarves, as well as humans, gnomes, halflings, goblins, hobgoblins, and even other orc tribes.
Genetic Descendants
Scientific Name
Homo sapiens orcus
Lifespan
75
Average Height
6'0"
Average Weight
150 lbs - 250 lbs
Average Length
Has trouble following trains of thought, forgets most unimportant things.
Average Physique
Can break objects like wood with bare hands and raw strength. Can perform heavy physical labor for several hours without break.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Depending on which sub spieces it is:
Common Orc (Green/Brown Orc)
Mountain Orcs (Gray Orc)
Water Orc (Blue Orc)
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