Orc

Orc Features

Source: Monsters of the Multiverse
Ability Scores Choose one of: (a) Choose any +2; choose any other +1 (b) Choose three different +1
Size Medium
Speed 30 ft.
Adrenaline Rush You can take the Dash action as a bonus action. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest. Whenever you use this trait, you gain a number of temporary hit points equal to your proficiency bonus.
Darkvision You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You discern colors in that darkness only as shades of gray.
Powerful Build You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Relentless Endurance When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. Once you use this trait, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest.
Languages You can speak, read, and write Common and one other language that you and your DM agree is appropriate for your character.

Civilization and Culture

History

Orcs worship Gruumsh, the mightiest of the orc deities and their creator. The orcs believe that in ancient days, the gods gathered to divide the world among their followers. When Gruumsh claimed the mountains, he learned they had been taken by the dwarves. He laid claim to the forests, but those had been settled by the elves. Each place that Gruumsh wanted had already been claimed. The other gods laughed at Gruumsh, but he responded with a furious bellow. Grasping his mighty spear, he laid waste to the mountains, set the forests aflame, and carved great furrows in the fields. Such was the role of the orcs, he proclaimed, to take and destroy all that the other races would deny them. To this day, the orcs wage an endless war on humans, elves, dwarves, and other folk. Orcs hold a particular hatred for elves. The elven god Corellon Larethian half-blinded Gruumsh with a well-placed arrow to the orc god’s eye. Since then, the orcs have taken particular joy in slaughtering elves. Turning his injury into a baleful gift, Gruumsh grants divine might to any champion who willingly plucks out one of its eyes in his honor.

Notable Characters

• Elara  (Half)
• Veskon Fractrem (Half)
• Matteo Valentius (Half)
• Gurak Agirimm  (Half)

Genetic Descendants

• Half-Orc

Scientific Name

Humanoid

Lifespan

Orcs live up to 80 years.

Average Physique

Orcs are savage humanoids with stooped postures, piggish faces, and prominent teeth that resemble tusks.