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Most orcs didn't build cities of their own, instead relying on those left behind by others and improving their fortifications or operating out of small camps and dens, often in natural caves. Orcs also prized the possession of slaves, though relatively few owned them. Male orcs prided themselves on their number of wives and sons, as well as their scars from battle and rituals. Male orcs dominated most orcish societies and females were usually, at best, prized possessions and little better than livestock at worst. Most were bodyguards or lower-ranking chiefs within the tribal structure. Orc bloodragers were champions of their tribe, who used primal strength and ferocity to overcome their enemies. Bands within these alliances might have wandered far from their homelands, but continued to greet those orcs who belonging to the same tribal network as kin. Most orcs were part of a confederation of tribes, loosely held together by a despotic chieftain. Eyes of Gruumsh were orcs specially tied to the one-eyed god and offered sacrifices, read omens and advised tribes through Gruumsh's will. This belief was spurred in part by Gruumsh and his pantheon, which taught that all races were inferior to the orcs. Most orcs approached life with the belief that to survive, one had to subjugate potential enemies and control as many resources as possible, which put them naturally at odds with other races as well as each other. Traditional orcish culture was extremely warlike and when not at war the race was usually planning for it. Some exceptions to this profile did exist, however, such as the famed King Obould whose deeds were accomplished through planning and insight. However, in spite of this many orcs were excellent at getting results, since they were creatures of action, not thought. Easily offended and impatient, orcs generally preferred violent solutions and rarely considered multiple ways of approaching a problem. Orcs had poor temperaments and were given to anger more easily than some races.
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While not strictly subraces the result of a human and orc breeding is known as a half-orc while the offspring of a half-fiend and orc is a tanarukk. Generally split into two groups, black (trained as scouts) and red (trained as elite shock troops) Boogins The result of mountain orcs breeding with quaggoths.
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Neo-orogs Magical hybrids of gray orcs, orogs, and other creatures. Ondontis A pacifist cousin of the orc with a fey nature. Ogrillons The result of orcs breeding with ogres. Orogs A breed of orcs descended from mountain orcs who live mostly in the Underdark, though in recent years they have been returning to the surface in large numbers and taking over Mountain orc tribes, using their abilities to bully their 'lessers' and plan raids. Gray orcs A less bestial and more civilized subrace of orcs brought to Faerûn during the Orcgate Wars through one of many Imaskari portals. Subraces and Related Races Mountain orcs The most common orc subrace, as well as the first historically accounted for, mountain orcs could be found throughout most of Faerûn, which they travel through along mountain ranges descended from the Spine of the World in the far north. Orcs were roughly the same size as humans and other similar humanoids, though usually robust and muscular. Many also had wolf-like ears that were pointed on the ends, similar to elves. Orcs of all kinds usually had grayish skin, coarse hair, stooped postures, low foreheads, large muscular bodies, and porcine faces that featured lower canines that resembled boar tusks. Orcs varied in appearance, based on region and subrace, but all shared certain physical qualities.