Half-Orc
Half-Orc
Whether united under the leadership of a mighty warlock or having fought to a standstill after years of conflict, orc and human communities sometimes form alliances. When these alliances are sealed by marriages, half-orcs are born. Some half-orcs rise to become proud leaders of orc communities. Some venture into the world to prove their worth. Many of these become adventurers, achieving greatness for their mighty deeds.
ability score increase:
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
age:
Mature by age 14 and rarely live longer than 60 years.
alignment:
Tend towards Chaotic, not uncommonly Evil
Size:
Medium
speed:
30 ft
Languages:
Common, Orc
race features:
- Darkvision: Thanks to your orc blood, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
- Menacing: You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
- Relentless Endurance: When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can't use this feature again until you finish a long rest.
- Savage Attacks: When you score a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, you can roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.
Half-orcs exhibit a blend of orcish and human characteristics, and their appearance varies widely. Grayish skin tones and prominent teeth are the most common shared elements among these folk. Half-orcs are, on average, somewhere from 5'9" to 6'4" in height and usually weigh around 155 to 225 pounds, making them a little taller and stronger than humans on average. Half-orcs appear bestial to humans, though amongst orcs they are considered human-like physically. Half-orc hair is most often black, though it grays very quickly with age.
Half-orcs are somewhat rare outside of Orchus, and are really only seen in Khthon otherwise. As a race they have existed for as long as orcs and humans have roamed Deoryüm, and not even Kadamitas and the fall of Congel could dwindle their numbers to anything considered a surprising degree.
