THE ORCS

Like the Uppers and the Downers. The Orcs also are immigrants, they came at the last half of the Hundreds Years War, and used to be one of the three competitive forces in that conflict. The term “Orc” is a shortened form of what other folks in Varlaurea call them, meaning “those tall, green skin men from the western sea.”. because according to legend they came to Varlaurea by boat, a giant fleet of hundreds of boats.

They’re towering over other folk, with 1m8 on average height, their eyes have a yellow or amber colour, curly black hair, their body is either fit or very muscular build both male and female (I wish I have a body like them), green skin, wide and short nose, thick lips. They also have excellent stamina, an Orc warrior can run for dozens of kilometres, then join the battle immediately without taking rest. They formed from many different tribes, about 100 tribes from my rough estimation so far. They live concentrated in an area with many plains, mountains, valleys, and plateaus, located northwest of Varlaurea, a land they claimed for themselves after the Hundreds Years War, and at that land they settled and built Ubukdin, a kingdom for their own. Their kingdom is a decentralized state with the king, the queen and the Elders Council sharing power. With the 8 most powerful tribes having the most seats in the Elder Council, those tribes are: Mdongo, Bastui, Marachewe, Uktu, Maysai, Zuluk, Chwerakaha, Ngrakwe.

In terms of attire, the Orcs wear a kind of very loose shirt, almost like a big bag made of linen or wool. Their shirts are usually waist-length, but do have knee and ankle-length. Lower haft covers with a long skirt or loose pants. Those who are more wealthy will have a big colourful, one-shoulder cloak similar to the Roman’s Toga. These are the most generalized descriptions I can provide to you, for each tribe also has very distinctive attire, but a very colourful and geometric pattern seems to be a common theme. Other than that, they also like makeup, especially face painting, both male and female. The practice of face painting has integrated their custom and culture into a form of nonverbal communication. For example, if you saw an Orc with white and cyan-colored face paint, that means they come in peace and wouldn’t harm even a strand of hair on your head. On the other hand, if the face paint is red and black, that means they come to lop head and drink blood, and you better run as fast as you can.

In term of faith and belief, they have brought many deities from their homeland that, there is many gods and spirit represent the forces of nature, and each tribe also have their own guardian spirit, but the most revere of them all is a group of six gods and the chief god of that group is… you guess it “Quelas’Airuth”. A most revered pantheon of five gods with a chief god is named Quelas’Airuth, coincidence???