Orc

"Orcs don't fear death, its a peaceful death that they fear."

- Orc Warlord, Ragzar Orcs are a race of warriors from the southern continent, though many have migrated north to Ishgar, where they often travel aimlessly in large nomadic tribes.

Appearance and Description
Orcs are of varying height, ranging from a towering seven feet, to a miniscule four feet. But what they all have in common is sharp teeth, green skin, and pointed ears; however, there have been events of orcs of different skin colors. Some have long, dark hair, while others shave their heads. Orcs are noted for having very little magical affinity, with perhaps one out of fifty being able to use magic, and even then, those select few orcs are relatively poor mages. Fortunately for them, what they lack in magic power, they more than make up for in their combat skills, which are said to be among the greatest in the world. There is a common misconception that orcs are stupid, when they are actually no more or less intelligent than people are.

Half-Orcs
On rare occassion, there might be an individual who is only half orc, and half human or otherwise. Orcs like these are noted for being particulary dangerous, as they may have greater magic affinity then other orcs.

Culture
Orcs live, breath, and die battle. To them, combat is something of near spiritual significance, where they enter a near trance like state, and fight savagely. There is no other way to tide, than by a sword, and any other way of dying is considered dishonorable. This goes to such an extent, that if an orc is dealt a crippling injury, they will challenge their own fellows to duels, so as to die in combat. They also are capable of developing respect for skilled warriors outside of their own kind, should they prove themselves worthy.

Orcs are divided into separate tribes that generally wander around the continent, pillaging other people for resources, and looking for good opponents to fight. They are lead by a warchief, who leads simply because no one has been abel to challenge him; the title is gained by killing the previous warchief. There are examples of warchiefs who actually manage to earn their comrades respect, but these are few and far between. It does not matter who kills the warchief, so long as it was in honorable combat, anyone can take his place, even a non-orc.