Orc

Orcs, despite often painted as a malicious and brutal race, are actually an intelligent and determined race that simply tends to have a very different sense of morality than other more common races. They value strength above all else, but might does not make right in orc culture. According to orc custom, only those who can use their own strength the wisest may become someone worth recognition. The orcs are generally a short-lived race, living roughly similar lifespans as humans. It is guessed that orcs would live longer lifespans if it were not for their grueling way of life.

Orcs are often gathered into large clans who fight one another frequently. Their status quo is constantly in a state of flux, bobbing between outright war between clans all the way to an Orc kingdom united under the banner of a single warlord striking out for more land or to reclaim old rights. Because of this flux, Orcs rarely building anything to last and cities are a rarity. The cities that do stand are often ones that were built by the strong warlords who were uniting the clans, and the cities tend to remain standing under the rule of a clan related to the founder.