Devil

(orc folklore has soul-sucking devils that leave victims soulless and enthralled. something that the red sages were unable to surpress. folklore is that they suck souls with their teeth.) the devilwood was a place where the devils lived.
Really, this was a cultural memory / oral history of the Red Sages from pre-conjunction.
Red Sages have eliminated written stories, which has caused the legend to shift into 'soul-sucking' instead of blood. it's still a little too-close for comfort, but at this point it's hard for the sages to do much about that. Mayyyybe there's a Happening where an orc writer conceptualized a vampire and they whacked him.

Related Species

• Orc