![]() Most orcs approached life with the belief that to survive, one had to subjugate potential enemies and control as many resources as possible, which put them naturally at odds with other races as well as each other. Traditional orcish culture was extremely warlike and when not at war they were usually planning for it. Some exceptions to this profile did exist, however, such as the famed King Obould. However, in spite of this, many orcs were excellent at getting results, since they were creatures of action, not thought. Easily offended and impatient, orcs generally preferred violent solutions and rarely considered multiple ways of approaching a problem. Orcs had poor temperaments and were given to anger more easily than some races. While not strictly subraces, the result of a human and orc breeding was known as a half-orc while the offspring of a half-fiend and orc was a tanarukk. Generally split into two groups, black (trained as scouts) and red (trained as elite shock troops) Boogins The result of mountain orcs breeding with quaggoths. Neo-orogs Magical hybrids of gray orcs, orogs, and other creatures. Ondontis A pacifist cousin of the orc with a fey nature. Ogrillons The result of orcs breeding with ogres. Orogs A breed of orcs descended from mountain orcs who live mostly in the Underdark, though in recent years they have been returning to the surface in large numbers and taking over Mountain orc tribes, using their abilities to bully their 'lessers' and plan raids. Gray orcs A less bestial and more civilized subrace of orcs brought to Faerûn during the Orcgate Wars through one of many Imaskari portals. Subraces and Related Races Mountain orcs The most common orc subrace, as well as the first historically accounted for, mountain orcs could be found throughout most of Faerûn, which they travel through along mountain ranges descended from the Spine of the World in the far north. ![]() Orcs were roughly the same size as humans and similar humanoids, though usually typically larger. ![]() ![]() They also had wolf-like ears that were pointed on the ends. Orcs of all kinds usually had stooped builds, grayish skin, and coarse black hair, with low foreheads, reddish eyes, and faces of porcine appearance that featured large lower canines similar to a boar's tusks. While they differed greatly, orcs shared certain physical qualities. ![]()
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