Orcs

The Warriors

Orcs are the descendants of elves that are thought to have gotten influenced by one of the Ynue, this caused them to transform into stronger, bigger versions of elves. They live in the mountains, where they have a tribal warrior society, among orcs, it is considered a great personal flaw to lack strength, and they above all, value power and skill in battle.

Appearance

They have a brownish-green skin color, large teeth, and strong muscular bodies, their hair is nearly always black. They wear the skins of whatever beasts they have managed to slay and will often wear jewelry made from teeth. Orcs have very large canines, and wearing the teeth of another is seen as a great sign of respect. This is often done to commemorate a fallen parent, lover, or comrade in arms.
Orcs often grow horns later in life, these will usually come in pairs, growing symmetrically, or a single horn, or a row of horns. They can start coming in after the orc has fully reached maturity, and the older the orc, the more likely that they will start to grow horns. These horns may grow anywhere on the skull or jaw, even the forehead, or brow regions. It is common for orcs to grow multiple sets of horns, and these horns aren't usually that big, it is more common for them to have multiple smaller horns, than fewer big ones, it also depends on the location of the horns. Having big horns is seen as a sign of age and maturity. It is thought that horn growth is caused by testosterone, this is supported by men having much more and bigger horns than females, although females may also grow big horns, although it is much less common among them.
Horns are made of ivory, and they grow from the bone, they are not like teeth, where they can get loose, or be pulled out, they are thoroughly fused to the skelleton.

Society

They live in clans, one clan may rule a number of villages, the stronger and more respected a chief, the further his reach may go. Any ambitious warrior may challenge the chief, in order to claim the title of chief for himself, this is always a fight to the death. Sometimes someone conquers a village from a chief, not killing the chief, and in orc law, any who rules a village may call himself chief, and if a chief loses all his villages, he is no longer allowed to claim the title, since no orc will follow the weak.

Courting Practices

Orc women are notoriously stubborn and will only accept the affection of a man who is physically stronger than her, to orc women, the sight of their man being defeated is just as unattractive as him fleeing from battle, and therefore orc women will always go for strong men. The true way to the heart of an orc woman is by beating up one of your romantic rivals in her presence, however, once an orc woman has committed to a man, she will not stand for him being humiliated, as this would also be humiliating for her, and she will back him up, and it should be mentioned, that orc women are still about as strong, and sometimes stronger than the average human male.

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Genetic ancestor
Elves 
Related Species
Goblins 
Type
The Corporeals 
Average height
Females: 1.7-.1.9 meters
Males: 2-2.2 meters
Life Expectancy
60-70 years, although they have the potential to get up to 150 years old.

Subspecies

There are several varieties of orc the are all quite similar to each other in culture, but are easily distinguishable by their appearance.
There are the grey orcs, which are the most common in the central mountains, they can be identified by their dark to pale grey skins, and large stature, they are on average 2.2 meters tall. There are also green orcs, which are the most common in the north of the mountains, and they have the largest diaspora in the world, which is why most people associate orcs with having green skins. As the name implies, they have green skins, and they are not as tall as the grey orcs, averaging at around 2 meters tall. The least known and least common are the blue orcs, they are most common in the south, they are smallest in stature, but keenest of mind, which has served to get them to be despised by all other beings in the world.
The larger orcs, the pale orcs, are stronger, but the green orcs are smarter, and faster, the blue, the smartest and fastest.