Orc

Orcs are a physically imposing race from the Mountains of Kagradush. Throughout history, the Orcs have been known to be a warmongering race, seeking to claim lands and territories of Elf and Human kingdoms.

Appearance and Biology
Orcs trace their origins to the interbreeding of Elves and Gauluns. Typically, a male Orc is on average six feet and four inches tall, whereas a female grows to about five feet and ten inches tall, putting them in a similar average size to that of a Havish Human.

Most Orcs have gray-green skin or variations thereof, with some even having tanned-brown skin. Male Orcs grow hair on their head, face, chest, arms, legs, and pubic area, whereas Orc women only grow hair on their head, arms, and pubic area.

A notable distinction of Orcs are their tusks. Male and female Orcs both grow large teeth that protrude from their lower jaw. Male Orc tusks grow larger than female Orc tusks. Some Orcs, in an effort to fit in outside of Orc culture, have filed down their tusks or removed them entirely; this act is considered shameful in the Orc community.

History
In the early First Era, Elf colonists ventured into Vehn'ahn to discover that it was already inhabited by the Gaulun people. While the Gauluns and the Elves warred with one another, tribals and colonists would breed frequently. This union produced the first Orcs: physically imposing like the Gauluns but magically capable like the Elves. This mix of blood raised the ire of the Elves of Ave'ahn, dubbing the Orcs the "Sine'ahn", or Pig Elves.

By the late First Era, the Orcs were ostracized by both Gaulun and Elf, forming a society of their own. They began their cultural existence as nomadic bands, roaming from place to place in search of food and resources. Eventually, these stronger bands settled, constructing fortified strongholds such as Idrudh, Koribedn, and Vrukkan. These strongholds bred a patriotic structure among the Orcs, who formed Clans named after the chieftains. The most memorable of these early clans is the Tuzul Clan, which was instrumental in taking down the Empire of the Winds.

In the late Second Era, the Orc Clans were unified by a powerful, influential warlord named Kagradush. Kagradush empassioned the Orcs with his rhetoric of claiming a nation of their own to rival that of Soril or Eddlebraun. Kagradush led this Orc army against King Lokin Faro, defeating the conscripted peasants with his warriors. The Orcs conquered much of the Faro Fields, eventually bringing an army to Terrix's doorstep. Unfortunately for Kagradush, Phileas Arterian had begun his campaign against Eddlebraun, negotiating the annexation of Terrix just before Kagradush's arrival. The Orcs laid seige to the city, but facing Arterian's tactical prowess, were unable to break Terrix. Kagradush was soon defeated by the Arterian Empire and was executed publicly within the city he sought to capture.