Orcs

Orcs, also known as Orks or Okri, are one of the prominent races in Raakash. They originated from the continent of the Golden Wastes, and have made their way over to Taarun and even the far continent of Arlund, though in small numbers.

Characteristics
Orcs vary in height, as they can be anywhere from five feet to seven feet tall. Gruff and violent, they’ve been described throughout history as “Invaders” and “Barbaric ruffians with no cares but their own, and violence as their preferred method of communication”. The color of an Orcs’ skin varies depending on where they originate and which heritage line that they come from; it can be green, brown, red, orange, or even on some occasions, grey. They’re easy to distinguish from other races by their large and toothy-grinned faces and slightly pointed ears.

Societal Characteristics
Orcs traditionally have a primitive and rough society, with violence and challenges to separate the strong from the weak. Oftentimes you’ll find a hierarchy of power based on these challenges of strength, courage, and their ability to survive. Fights and unrest are quite common in Orcish society when there is nothing to do, especially when started by rivaling families or some misfit Goblin looking for bloodshed. When the Orcs are convinced to work together, they’re considered a violent and dangerous war machine - Orcs often band together in large forces, called Hordes, to pillage and raid the countryside or to attack other hordes for military supremacy. The most famous Horde of all time happens to be the one created by Thrain the Bloodthirsty, and had almost wiped out the nation of Reighlanburrow and the majority of Taarun.

Though very few of them are trained in combat, the “rough and tough” society trains them for violence, with chaotic and uncoordinated attacks and in great numbers. When in combat with your typical orcish warrior, it becomes a matter of survival - who can keep fighting the longest, or kill their enemy faster than their enemy kills them, by any means necessary.

Locations
Orcs are located throughout the Golden Wastes and in almost every city in the continent of Taarun. Exceptions for this include the Port-Town Falem and the Brisean Empire, primarily due to undesired climate and social stigma that despises or regards Orcs in an unfair or negatively based view, primarily due to their history and racial background.