Orcs

Orcs are a race of humanoids that have been a threat to the civilized cultures of the world for as long as anyone can remember. This changed somewhat in the years preceding and immediately after the takeover, when a horde of orcs under unified into a single group, one that is remarkably civilized. Orcs have poor temperaments and are given to anger more easily than some races. Easily offended and impatient, orcs generally prefer violent solutions and rarely consider multiple ways of approaching a problem. However, in spite of this many orcs are excellent at getting results, since they are creatures of action, not think. Some exceptions to this profile do exist, however, as their deeds can be accomplished through planning and insight.

Orcs varied in appearance, based on region and sub race, but all share certain physical qualities. Orcs of all kinds usually has grayish skin, coarse hair, stooped postures, low foreheads, large muscular bodies, and porcine faces that featured lower canines that resembled boar tusks. Many also has wolf-like ears that are point on the ends, similar to elves. Orcs are roughly the same size as humans and other similar humanoids, though usually robust and muscular. Most orcs were part of a confederation of tribes, loosely held together by a despotic chieftain. Bands within these alliances might have wandered far from their homelands, but continued to greet those orcs who belong to the same tribal network as kin. Orc bloodragers were champions of their tribe, who used primal strength and ferocity to overcome their enemies. Most were bodyguards or lower-ranking chiefs within the tribal structure.