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  | name    = Orc
  | image    = Orc.png
  | caption  = An orc.
  | desc    =
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The Orcs, like their cousin Ogres, bear distant relation to the Trolls, all
three of the races having been created through the machinations of the Goddess
of Corruption sometime in the First Mortal Epoch. Originally nomadic hunter
-gatherers, the Orcs united with the Ogres in order to take Dun Valley, fighting
back the human tribes that had made their home there and showing their early
cunning in the ways of war.
During the height of the Indorani Empire, enslaved Orcs formed a significant
minority of the imperial military; upon the collapse of their masters' dynasty,
the Orcs were forever branded with the same reputation of corruption,
destruction and fear that the Children of Despair had commanded.
The race has a long history of military innovation; despite their lack of
contribution to other fields, it is a common point of contention whether an Orc
or a Dwarf was the first to invent a particular forging technique, or produce
the prototype of some common weapon. It is true that owing to the nature of
their creation, Orcs have typically favored a more destructive, warlike
approach, through which their not-inconsiderable cunning has filtered, but
conversion to the Light has tempered this tendency somewhat.
Orcs have large, fierce teeth, with two of the bottom ones rising into tusks, as
well as skin of mottled, lush green - a natural camouflage which they developed
in order to survive in the valley jungles. Their features tend to be angular and
pronounced, often lacking the gracefulness of the other humanoid races.
Men of the Orc race are distinguished, in many cases, by ritual scarification.
Scars endured in battle are often incorporated into the design. Designs tend to
be passed down through families, although scars signifying wisdom, priesthood,
and other honored vocations are often administered in addition to family
patterns. Scarification begins young, and its completion - often involving the
administration of the most painful scars - signifies a man's coming of age.
Though Ogre men also follow this practice, the two races possess differing
designs. The origins of this practice come from the time of the Indorani empire,
where marks upon the flesh and scarring corporal punishment were common; Orcs
and Ogres, often called upon to punish their own, found resonance with Rahnite
philosophy. The practice thus endured beyond the fall of the Indorani, and is
still widely employed in the diaspora despite objections from more contemporary
Dunnite philosophy.
 
==Racial Skills==
 
{{raceskills
  | name1 = Gripping
  | desc1 = <li>
  | name2 = Cunning
  | desc2 = <li>
  | name3 = Health Regeneration
  | desc3 = <li>
  | name4 = Improved Forging
  | desc4 = <li>
  | name5 = Viciousness
  | desc5 = <li>Those of Orc heritage have a 5% greater chance of scoring critical hits while dealing blunt or cutting damage.
}}
 
[[Category:Races]]
[[Category:Sapient Races]]

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