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On Orcs
Juliangonzalez
No race is more adapted to the harsh deserts and its predators than the muscular Orcs. Masters o f combat and wrestling these 7ft high Goliaths can destroy most prey with their bare hands. To an Orc the most important thing is the hunt and the protection of his tribe and clan. For that reason, t they do not intermix with other races much. They have a mutual hatred and respect for the Dwarves of they do not intermix with other races much. They have a mutual hatred and respect for the Dwarves of Kal'Urguan because of their ferocity and strength. However, they heavily disdain other races simply because because of their ferocity and strength. However, they heavily disdain other races simply because because of their ferocity and strength. However, they heavily disdain other races simply because they're not big enough. Where other races establish cities and build monuments to their predecessors, Orcs establish tribes and build strong clans around the mythic figures of their ancestors. Orcs tend toward nomadic life, but what villages they do choose to establish are usually built from the ruins of other cities, swallowed and spat forth again by the drifting dunes of the desert. :: Although Orcs can naturally live longer than humans, this rarely becomes a point of debate. The oldest Orc to ever live was Karugk of Clan Pyrathon, who died in glourious battle on the turning of his two hundredth year (Eight Hundred Orcish Seasons). Orcs are just as prolific as Dwarves and Humans, but their children have the shortest period of puberty, somestimes reaching full adulthood in only fifteen years. Orcs are also the race in Aegis most likely to cull their own, whether purposefully leaving the incapable behind in the desert, or removing the weak through ritual trials. However, the strength of the clan is paramount in an Orc's eyes, and they will defend their young and wise to their very last breath - even if it is only to give enough time for the wise to show the young how to best attack after their elder clansmen have fallen. :: Orcs are usually brownskinned with green tints, varying from sandy to dark green and rarely black, and their hair is usually very dark, with brown and black the most common. Most Orcs follow the practice of coloring their hair with the blood of their enemies. Because their hair is so dark, this coloring rarely shows until many dousings, and it is considered a sign of a great warrior for your hair to glow red with the blood of your enemies. Orcs of the Shaman bloodline tend more toward green skin and black hair, usually distinguished from other Orcs by :: Size and musculature set them apart from all other races on Aegis, sometimes considered giants at two and a half meters tall. Orcs of the goblin bloodline, are most notably smaller most notably smaller than other Orcs, usually only reaching a meter and a half. Goblins are the most likely of all Orcs to have black skin and fairer hair. Orc eyes are usually brown or black, with a rare few blessed with blood-red.