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====== Orcish ====== | ====== Orcish ====== | ||
+ | Orcish races are one of the rarer peoples on [[: | ||
- | ===== Orcs ===== | + | Orcish is a language with many subtleties |
- | Orcs are a stout race and generally have a low center of gravity. They average at five feet in height | + | |
- | protruding canines and lower bicuspids, and usually have flat noses. | + | |
- | ==== History ==== | + | To compliment an orc, for example, one could say “you are the filthiest, most sickening piece of horse manure I’ve seen ever to come out the rear passages of a lizard” but should use heavy eye contact and open palms with a lowered voice - on the other hand, the same sentence spoken louder with closed fists would most likely start a brawl. Orcish has no single written script, as different orc tribes tend to be isolated and many develop their own scripts with very few similarities, |
- | Orcs were for much of history on Torandor considered uncouth. Because they have a very keen sense of smell, they used various perfumes, colognes, and other methods to craft a personalized " | + | Scholarly studies into orc biology have revealed an interesting part of their physiology: orcs show an uncanny ability to physically adapt and evolve to their environments. After moving to somewhere new, the next generation |
- | Orcs. Fortunately, | + | |
- | In historical Orc societies, scuffles and disagreements with each other were common | + | ===== Orcs ===== |
+ | * Lifespan: 60-70 years | ||
+ | * Jaernian Populations: | ||
+ | * Cahyalian Populations: | ||
+ | As the most common | ||
- | ==== Lifestyle ==== | + | The origin of orcs is mysterious, but a common Orcish creation myth states they were creations of the natural gods, [[gods: |
- | Orc technology was driven mainly by military research | + | |
- | Orcs like traveling in wagons or in sedan chairs. A symbol of wealth and power in Orc culture | + | Each tribe has its own distinct |
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- | Orcs were thought to build haphazardly and awkwardly, but in reality their buildings stress stability and function over form. Their strange looking abodes are very sturdy, and use many simple geometric shapes in order to give them stability and fortification from both raids and natural disasters. Orcs tend to build dense towns and cities, and it is a feat of civil engineering to crowd so many (functional) buildings | + | |
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- | Orc societies generally don't employ a lot of farming or animal husbandry, as they are repelled by many of the smells involved given their keen noses. Instead, they trade and barter aggressively to get the best deals on foodstuffs from others. In times of need, Orcs will hunt and gather. | + | |
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- | Orc medical skills | + | |
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- | ==== Culture ==== | + | |
- | Orcish was considered quite a rude, vulgar language, littered with curses and vulgarities. However, outside perception was incredibly skewed as the language was usually encountered as other races slaughtered and razed Orc camps. | + | |
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- | Orcish is a language with many subtleties and is highly contextual, and many phrases and words take on different meanings when spoken with different tones and body language. The same phrase can be either a compliment or an insult depending on how one says it, and what they do with their hands while saying it. To compliment an orc, for example, one could say “you are the filthiest, most sickening piece of horse manure I’ve seen ever to come out the rear passages of a lizard” but should use heavy eye contact and open palms with a lowered voice. Orcish is not a written language, given the highly unspoken nature of conversations. | + | |
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- | Orc art primarily exists in the form of theatre and plays, and other forms of story telling, but their culture does not have a large emphasis on painting, dancing, or music. Many of the plays must be memorized | + | |
Additionally, | Additionally, | ||
- | A rather rude and grotesque caricature | + | ===== Goblinoids ===== |
+ | * Lifespan: 60-70 years | ||
+ | * Jaernian Populations: | ||
+ | * Cahyalian Populations: | ||
+ | Goblinoid is the general term for a group of different orcish races, including goblins, bugbears, | ||
- | Orcs enjoy "war games" such as Capture | + | The origins of goblinoids are as diverse |
- | Orcs commonly worship Orus, since debate and expression of emotion and ideas are so important in their culture. Orcs also have quite intricate funeral rites and there is a strong following of Anubis. Additionally, | + | Common among goblinoids |
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- | ==== Governance ==== | + | |
- | Orc law is focused heavily around possession and ownership, and they treat bartering and bargaining almost like legal debate. Generally, Orcs try to get the best deals and take whatever they can get away with. | + | |
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- | Since war and conflict was such a predominant aspect of their past, Orc government was usually ruled by their war generals, and is highly militaristic. This can still be found to this day, despite a more peaceful era, and other cultures can sometimes find it hard to work with Orc ambassadors since very often, | + | |
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- | ===== Goblinoids ===== | + | |
- | Goblinoids are generally shorter and more agile, and because of their ability | + | |
===== Beasthides ===== | ===== Beasthides ===== | ||
+ | * Lifespan: 70-80 years | ||
+ | * Jaernian Populations: | ||
+ | * Cahyalian Populations: | ||
+ | Beasthides are beings covered in hair or fur, usually taking after an animal in anthropomorphic form. Usually found in small hunting groups, there are many varieties of Beasthides, as plentiful as there are environments to suit them. Out of all the various Orcish races, beasthides are perhaps the most diverse. Many different types of Beasthides exist, each with their own distinct cultures. | ||
- | Beasthides are beings covered in hair or fur, usually taking after an animal in anthropomorphic form. Usually found in small hunting groups, there are many varieties of Beasthides, as plentiful as there are environments to suit them. Out of all the various Orcish races, beasthides are perhaps the most diverse. Many different types of Beasthides exist, each with their own distinct cultures. | + | Many Beasthides believe they were blessed by Osiris |
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===== Giantkin ===== | ===== Giantkin ===== | ||
+ | * Lifespan: Up to 200 years | ||
+ | * Jaernian Populations: | ||
+ | * Cahyalian Populations: | ||
+ | Distantly related to the towering folk that are giants, the giantkin are one of the tallest races of all, averaging about 8 feet in height. Their skin tones range from all those possible for humans to shades of gray. Many giantkin are heavily tattooed: these are signs of their clan affiliations and marks of maturity. | ||
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+ | In the distant past, when the dragons ruled over the skies and land of Jaern, the then prolific giant-folk of the world attempted to seize control, but were devastated by dragon attacks and reduced to only the few giant species seen today. The giantkin still hold an intense fear of dragons and their kin, as legends of the brutality and danger dragons pose are still widely told to this day. | ||
- | Giantkin are distantly related related to the beasthead and plains giants that are found on Jaern, but are generally much smaller, | + | Giantkin |
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