Orc

Orcs are humanoid in shape, though typically taller and stockier. They originate in Acheron but like many sapient species can be found in any Realm.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Orcs are humanoid, though taller and stockier on average than even comparatively stalwart humans. Their ears point like elves, but are not as long, and their canine teeth are elongated, as are their lower jaws, possibly to accomodate the former. Their skin comes in every shade of green from muddy olive to bright lime. A rare mutation similar to albinism occasionally produces an orc with red or purple skin. Their eyes are most commonly shades of yellow, orange, and brown, but cooler shades do occur more rarely. Their hair is commonly shades of blond, brown, black, or red.

Genetics and Reproduction

Orcs reproduce sexually, gestate for roughly 6 months on average, and have a strong tendency toward multiples of two or three.

Growth Rate & Stages

Orcs grow physically fast by human standars, but emotional and social development is more on par with humans, as is the overall life cycle with a healthy orc living in a relatively low-risk lifestyle surviving for a little short of one century.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Due to their resilient contitituion and extremely powerful gut biome, there is very little that orcs cannot digest. Even what few items populate this list are seen as a challenge to Orcish chefs.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Enlarged lung capacity, an abundance of lean muscle which atrophies more slowly than in some other species, and a digestive ability to extract nutrition from damn near anything maks Orcs some of the most physically resilient species known to the Realms. Exhausting or sickening an Orc is no small feat.

Geographic Distribution