Deep Orcs
"Oh god, they're everywhere. Out in the dark they can smell us they can smell your blood. They are coming. There! Did you see? Maybe that was just a shadow. Did you hear? I bet they can. Just sitting in the dark tossing stones at us. Waiting for the light to go out. Cowards! Last torch, last chance oh god where is the entrance. Why did we ever come to this cave?"
Basic Information
Anatomy
Short stunted bodies with weak muscles ideal for narrow caves. When encountered inside their domain they seem almost boneless as they can fit through crevisces as thin as a foot wide. Big ears standing outwards on skinny head are the only exagerated feature of their being.
Biological Traits
Cold blooded, skin without melanin and carnivorous
Genetics and Reproduction
Swarming of orcs is not comonly placed and it's usualy accompanied by acquiring huge amounts of food by the swarm.
Growth Rate & Stages
Deep orcs are very aggressive when encountered, but due to their dietary habits we dont assume high longetivity of individuals.
Ecology and Habitats
As the name suggests deep orcs are comonly found in caves and caverns ussualy not coming out of these systems when undisturbed.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Deep orcs diet is almost exquisitly carnivorous. Meat is not comon in the deep underground and so deep orcs tend to canibalise each other. They are highly territorial in regards to these conditions
Additional Information
Social Structure
The only authority is chieftain. Every member has same value as the next leading to squables.
Domestication
Only way would be dealings with the Chief, but he's well guarded and does not go outside.
Uses, Products & Exploitation
There are rare accounts stating the swarm to be good way of guarding entrances to hidden places and bases.
Facial characteristics
Big ears, small black eyes, pointy teeth without molars
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Caves and cave systems in the north
Average Intelligence
Very low
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Deep orcs rely almost exquisitly on sound to orient themselves. Eyes of some individuals can also be of use since they sometimes reside in cavesystems with many openings and thusly still needing sight.
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
Troglodytes
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Or-narak forma spelunca
Origin/Ancestry
Orcs
Lifespan
10 years
Conservation Status
Even with its rarity nowadays is still considered a Pest
Average Height
1.2 meters
Average Weight
24 kg
Average Physique
Weak bodied, skinny, agile
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Light grey to white. Sometimes with black spots present
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