Orcs

Orcs are the forgotten children of the last age, a once-young race entering their maturity with the loss of a great kingdom that united their kind in service to their Gods and Lords - now scattered in isolation or living in tribal savagery under the wing of Dragons. For many races, the foretold cataclysm is only yet to come; but for the orcs it has long since ravaged them.

Civilized Orcs dot the land in small communes, often occupying small forts or monasteries as they come to grips with the irreparable loss their people have experienced. Many devote themselves to perfecting their martial efforts, erupting in a variety of fighting styles and new weapons that attract travelers from all over. Many others travel the world, venturing from their diminishing communities and integrating into those few societies that will have them.

The orcs that remain behind, however, suffer this loss in increasing degeneration. They have fallen faster than any other race could have, becoming naught but mindless, savage beasts torn between their various tribes and Dragon-Gods.