Orc

Orcs are a humanoid ancestry found primarily in Cleocadia. Their most recognisable feature is their tusks, which they often adorn with marks, carvings or jewelry. Orcs' skin colour usually ranges from pale blue to grey, and is prone to irregular patches of white colour in a manner similar to vitiligo. Orcish blood is blue, which, coupled with their noble reputation, sometimes warrants them the name 'Bluebloods'.

Orcs are similar to the Oni of Hyn-Rest.

Families: The Orcish Nobility
Orcs are best-known for their nobility, which is recognised by the Coalition. Groups of Orcs, called Families, hold titles to land which were granted to them by the old empire before the Cascade. The name 'Family' is somewhat misleading, since members of a Family are not necessarily related to one another biologically. Instead, Orcs are inducted in by existing members. Different Families are not united by a single reigning morach or sovereign.

Many Families exercised their titles to rally people against the oppressors of the Bloody Years, ushering in the Glory Days (hence the scholarly title of this time as the Reclamation). However, the Age of Piracy resulted in the destruction of many Families. Few survive in the modern day.

Orc Traits
Orc traits are identical to the Half-Orc traits found in the Player's Handbook. Half-Orcs themselves do not naturally exist without magical intervention.