Physical Description

Orcs are a powerfully built race of grotesque looking humanoids. Their generally hunched backs and shoulders keep them on average shorter than humans, but their dense, powerful muscles lend them more weight. An Orcs face is almost always terrifying, with small beady red or yellow eyes sunk into prominent brows and short wicked tusks protruding from fearsome snarls.

Height - Female: 4'6"-5'2" Male: 5'0"-5'10"
Weight - Female: 110-180 lbs Male: 130-230 lbs
Size - Normal
Skin Tone - Any shade and or mixture of muddy greens and browns.
Hair - Little to none.
Eye Color - bloodshot and or yellow "whites" of the eyes with differing shades or red and yellow irises.
Tusks - Many Orcs have very large canines causing them to protrude from their mouths like tusks. This can be any combination of four canines, two on top and two on bottom. They can range anywhere from normal up to three inches in length.
Lifespan - Orcs have the shortest lifespan of the races, with the average Orc living 40 years.

Culture - Most think Humans are the most populace race of Hematoben and when it comes to "civilized" population they’re right, but Orcs, with their always warring, savage and nomadic tribes out number humans by a significant margin. An Orc culture is that of battle. War is ever present among the Orcs. Their typically short tempers and, in many parts of Hematoben, over population leads to constant squabbling between differing tribes. Not only do Orcs war amongst themselves but they view the other races as weak and soft and therefore many Orc tribes find themselves warring with kingdoms of other races. Many of the races have taken note of the Orcs aptitude for battle and hired them as elite mercenary bands to fight their wars for them. This constant life of war yields an extremely adept and battle hardened race that thrives on chaos.