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Half Orc

Half Orcs are few and far between, but their origins are that of aggression and violence. During the Age of Orcs, Orcish kind ruled the Northern Realms, crushed the strongest races of Dwarves and Elves, and during their long occupation against the foreign Humans, an unholy fusion of Human/Elf and Orc emerged. Traditionally, such procreation is done under a male Orc/female Human or Elf paradigm, predominantly under connotations of rape. In some cases, even a previous heritage of Orc can skip generations and be born to two Human parents. For Elves, their bloodline generally hails dominant, and does not carry the bloodline to future generations. For Humans, the further back the Orcish heritage, the less likely a person will be born a hybrid.   Humans do not care for half-orc children. In their eyes, half-orcs are ugly, stupid, and destructive by nature—and ultimately no different from their bloodthirsty orc ancestors. Orcs have no love for their half-human progeny, either. To an orc, a half-orc is weak, their lust for slaughter dulled by the emotions and compassion of humanity. Unloved by both parents, half-orcs must find ways to survive in a world that cares nothing for them. They are passionate, driven, and eager to prove themselves—and it is not uncommon for half-orcs to make trouble within the city slum or orcish chasm they call home. Living in such opposition, many half-orcs feel the urge to show their worth through action, and exemplary half-orc heroes have risen throughout history, renowned for their bravery and valor. The Society of the Northern Realms meet half-orcs with disrespect and even open violence. As such, most half-orcs are still found living on the outskirts of human colonies and villages or within City Slums and Ghetto's. Some half-orcs reject humanity, having seen its ugliest side. These half-orcs see both halves of their lineage as equally monstrous; one side is just better at hiding it.

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