Orks

"They just keep coming Sarge! They just keep fucking coming!"
"Say hello to the Orks rookie! Now shut up and keep shooting! You don't want to see what these walking shrooms can do when they get in to melee."

Last known words between Private Aidan Carmichael and Sargent Bryce Porter before their position was overwhelmed by WAAAGGHHH Boomgob -

Orks are a strange humanoid race, consisting of equal parts mammal and fungus. This gives them great adaptability and robustness and thus they can be found on many worlds.
They vary wildly in their technological development with small tribes being little more than stone age primatives while other tribes have fully cappable if unreliable space age technology.
Orks lack proper psychics, instead every ork generates a low level psychic field. When combined with other orks' psychic fields this psychic energy produces strange reality altering effects on the technology of the Orks, based upon the collective perception of all Orks. Eg. An Ork pistol (aka a Sluga) will at best not work for any other species and at worst explode due to the internals of the gun being so poorly smithed as to just be a container of loose rounds with a bolt in it. Yet in an Ork's hand will fire reliably merely because the Ork holding it and the Orks around him believe it will.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Bipedal (barely), Heavily Muscled, Hyper curvature of upper spine causes slouching posture with head jutting from between the shoulders

Genetics and Reproduction

Orks have a unique reproductive method that can almost assure the species survival even to to point of complete extinction. Orks have no genitalia, instead an Ork will release tiny microscopic spores constantly throughout it's life, with large bursts occuring during periods of extreme excitement or upon death. The spores will take root and over the course of a few months (varies depending on nutrients in the soil) a new member of the orkoid race will emerge from the underground "womb".

Growth Rate & Stages

Orks have a radically different process of growth than other species. The growth hormone in Orks is adrenaline, meaning that the more excited an Ork is (either through danger or success) the faster he will grow for a length of time afterwards dependant on the level of excitement and the duration. This means that an Ork that survives a particularly protracted near-death experience will grow massively and become an even greater threat. In the event that the thrill response from the adrenaline is forcefully stopped (say, by a bigger Ork putting an uppity youngster in his place) the Ork's growth rate will be hampered more so than if the surge was allowed fade naturally. This mechanism seems to be an method for bigger Orks to somewhat control who can directly challenge them for leadership by preventing too many Orks from reachinghis size too quickly.

Ecology and Habitats

Orks can live in virtually any environment thanks to their robust nature and versitile reproductive method. Warm wet environments are the most conducive to the speed of an Ork infestation.
Orks use and abuse their environment with little to no foresight about sustainable living Orks will spread and multiply as fast as they can taking over the planet they are on in a matter of months if left unchecked. They slowly terraform planets due to the nature of their biology.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Can eat nearly everything

Additional Information

Social Structure

Might makes right with shit always flowing down

Facial characteristics

Brutal and heavy, Thick brow over small beady eyes, Short and wide nose, Heavy underslung jaw with large pointed tusks jutting upwards

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Anywhere and everywhere

Average Intelligence

Sentient (questionably)

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Sight, Hearing, Good sense of Smell

Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms

See other Orkoid species

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Unknown, Examples include Ungrim, Snikgob, Bozgat, Talka', Grimgutz

Major Organizations

Orks seems to have some overarching tribal segregation that is inherent to some unique features some orks have. The six Klanz that make up Ork Kultur are:
The Bad Moons The Blood Axes The Deathskulls The Evil Suns The Goffs The Snakebites
(See Organizations Category for detailed descriptions of each clan)

Beauty Ideals

Beauty to an Ork is watching a bigger explosion, shooting a louder guns, and fighting a tougher enemy.

Gender Ideals

"Dem humies iz right odd gitz. 'Af of dem got a'nuver floppy finga' 'angin' in der pantz and da uver 'af got two fungus squigz growin' out of der chestz. Dey all still die when ya give 'em a good whack wit' ya choppa dou! ....Hur Hur Hur"
Snagabad - Nob of the Blood Axes ship Narga Snik

Average Technological Level

Anywhere between TL0 and TL5

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Orkish is a broken mix of unique word and stolen words from basic

Common Etiquette Rules

You're joking right?

Common Dress Code

Ramshackle and shoddy

Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals

Orks have a few cultural traditions that through the gesalt psychic unconsciousness they share, produces actual effects in the physical universe. Each of these is associated with a colour.
Red - Red things are perceived to move faster by Orks. Many vehicles are crudely painted red to increase their speed.
Blue - Blue things are perceived to be lucky to Orks. Orks (especially The Deathskulls) believe that painting themselves with blue will make them safer in a fight, making bullets miss or hit armour.
Yellow - Yellow things are perceived to be bigger by Orks. Ork Teef (teeth - Ork Currency) are viewed to have more value as they decay and turn yellow. Explosives painted yellow are thought to create bigger explosions as well.
White - White things are perceived to mean death. Bullets and parts of Choppas (Ork Melee weapons) are painted white to make them "extra killy".
Black - Black things are viewed as tougher or more physically resistant by Orks. There is a particularly tough subspecies of Orks refered to a Black Orks due to their skin pigment being so dense as to look almost black. Many Black Orks rise to become Warbosses and lead Ork Waaaagghhs because of their inherant resilience.
Checkered - A checkerboard pattern of black and white is seen as a representation of the favour of Gork and Mork, the eternally squabbling brother-gods of the Orks.

Common Taboos

The doing of any action that is seen as un-Orky. This can be anything from using a gun that doesn't fire loudly to putting in such egregious features into their vehicles as seatbelts.

History

Unknown

Common Myths and Legends

Many Orks believe that the universe was created when either Gork or Mork punched the other in the face and carved everything from the resulting dislodged tooth. There is intense disagreement over which deity performed the act and the Orks engage in intense theological debate over the issue.
Ah who am I kidding? You know that they just shoot each other over it.
Some Ork "scholars" reject this theory for a more logical explanation, that all the matter in the universe was fired out of Gork's (or possibly Mork's) personal pistol in an event they call "The Big Dakka".

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Orks wish to fight everything and anything. Despite this outlook they bear no actual hatred of other races. Opponents that put up a stiffer resistance are praised and exemplified by the Orks as the reputation for being able to defeat these opponents greatly raises an Ork's standing in their society.

Scientific Name

Krork Brutus Ingens

Origin/Ancestry

Mammalian (assumed), Fungoid, Lichenoid?

Lifespan

Very short due to perpetual violence

Conservation Status

You can't kill them fast enough

Average Height

2 meters

Average Weight

125 kg

Average Physique

Muscle-bound, Short legs, Paunchy Stomach

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Skin tones range from pale greyish- green to dark -blackish-green