Half-Orcs

When it was discovered that Humans and Orcs could create viable offspring, the tyrant-mages used this fact to create a sub-caste among the Orcs. Half-Orcs, though still slaves, were used as enforcers and, on rare occasions, house-slaves that would help their taskmasters enforce discipline among the Orcs. This led to tension between the Half-Orcs and Orcs, which suited the aristocracy fine; keep the slaves fighting among themselves, and they won't rise up and fight their real enemies.
When the Orcs rose up during the fall of the tyrant-mages, many Half-Orcs were slaughtered by those they had helped oppress. Unlike their animosity towards the Elves, however, the Orcs' position on their half-kin softened greatly with the passing generations. The ability to have a child of their own volition instead of through Elven breeding programs, and the chance to raise that child in their own ways, made the Orcs stop seeing the Half-Orcs as part of the system that oppressed them.
Today, the people of Wresnet generally treat Half-Orcs similarly to, if not slightly better than, Orcs. Many Half-Orcs still find themselves as outsiders to both society at large and Orc society in general, but many are still able to find their way in the world.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• Humans
• Orcs

Scientific Name

Homo sapiens orcanus

Origin/Ancestry

Half-Orc