Orc

The orcs of Incantre live mostly in nomadic tribes that wander the wilds far from the grand city of Eyllistlarn and the surrounding settlements. Before the Draconic Encroachment, the stories tell of orcish assaults against their neighbors from a now-vanished city of their own; such large-scale attacks are a thing of legend now, their population scattered and small. To outsiders they are a twisted, barbarian society bent on raids and battles as they move from one area to the next. The outsiders are not far wrong.

Moderately tall and thickly muscled, most orcs sport short pointed ears and a pair of jutting tusks from either the upper or lower jaw. Their skin tones range from gray to green to brown, dull colors which are often marked with scars and warpaint. Small eyes come in a variety of colors including reds and yellows which lend their blunt features an even more savage appearance.

There are no real artisans within orcish society; they are hunters and warriors, with some few shamen among them. Their talents, such as they are, lay in physical combat and wilderness survival moreso than mystical arts or the creation of crafted goods. Orcs are known for their harsh temperment and brute strength; many assume they have only a limited intelligence, and yet they have long managed to survive and at one period even thrive as a race. Given time to reorganize, there may again come a time when orcs are a force to be feared across the land.