Orc
Orcs in Feodris are a bit more akin to half-orcs in Faerun or similar planes. They are tall, broad-shouldered humanoids with typically strong, wide-set jaws and slightly pointed ears. They often have pronounced lower canines which can protrude from their mouths, and sharp upper canines like fangs. They have thick, tapered claw-like nails at the ends of their toes and fingers and thick, fur-like hair that covers the tops of their heads and extends down the neck to about the small of the back. Most orc hair is lush and shiny, though orcs who fall ill often notice first by mottling and dulling of the hair. Orcish skin colorations are often greenish hues, everything from pale greenish-yellow to deep forest greens and the occasional brownish coloration. A very small percentage of orcs are born with a genetic condition that causes their skin to produce uncommon amounts of pigment, giving their skin a flat black coloration. Adult orcs tend to be between 5'10" and 8", averaging around 6'11". Orcs are very solid with thick musculature and rarely weigh less than 200 lbs. with some of the tallest weighing in at up to 425 lbs. Orc hair color is almost always jet black, and though pigment-loss streaks of white are not uncommon in older orcs, they typically do not lose or change hair color as they age. Orcish lifespans are 90 to 120 years, with the oldest orcs reaching no more than about 140. Orcs are considered mature at about 20 years of age.
The orc population of Feodris gravitates to the the hot, dry climates of the southeastern part of the realm. They build mostly low structures and provide the realm with horses, wheat and beer, certain minerals (turquoise, opal, quartz, topaz, amethyst, jade, chalcedony, and petrified wood) and much of the livestock.
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