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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8754930" data-attributes="member: 2629">Orcs originated when Gruumsh corrupted dwarves with infernal traits.&nbsp; They were enslaved to his whims, bound by the loyalty of the Devilish blood, but driven to rage by Gruumsh himself.&nbsp; They were not free willed creatures capable of making decisions by themselves - they were fodder for him to use as he saw hit.&nbsp; That state persisted for 3000 years.Then, the Gods discovered the power that could be garnished from freely given worship by free willed mortals.&nbsp; Gruumsh realized that he had a potential massive boon in power if all of his minions were to worship him ... so he set about decades of debauchery and revelry for his minions.&nbsp; This culminated in a great festival in which he set them all free ... and proceeded to find that less than half of his former minions were willing to sorship him once freed.&nbsp; This resulted in a schism of the orcish people that resulted in many wars and small splinter groups of orcs spreading throughout the realms.&nbsp; While Gruumsh managed to hold onto several nations of orcs in his willing service, there were also orcs spread acros the world that were free to find any path they wished.&nbsp; This resulted in orcs joining as members of many nations, tribes and free cities.&nbsp; That situation has continued for 3500 more years.As a result - as is true with almost all heritages in my game - an orc can be anything, but there are certain areas where they thrive together under the watchful eye of their Patron (or Matron) Deity.While it is not mandated, a common theme seen in orcs is organized chaos.&nbsp; While highly chaotic on an individual level, they tend towards unified goals that will result in large numbers of orcs all working towards similar goals - often in an uncoirdinated and chaotic storm of action all moving in the same direction, but stepping all over each other as they go.However, the massive nations made mostly of orcs are quitte varied, with some being fairly stereotypical nations of barbarian tribes, and others being highly honorable and militaristic nations with advanced technology.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8754930, member: 2629"] Orcs originated when Gruumsh corrupted dwarves with infernal traits. They were enslaved to his whims, bound by the loyalty of the Devilish blood, but driven to rage by Gruumsh himself. They were not free willed creatures capable of making decisions by themselves - they were fodder for him to use as he saw hit. That state persisted for 3000 years. Then, the Gods discovered the power that could be garnished from freely given worship by free willed mortals. Gruumsh realized that he had a potential massive boon in power if all of his minions were to worship him ... so he set about decades of debauchery and revelry for his minions. This culminated in a great festival in which he set them all free ... and proceeded to find that less than half of his former minions were willing to sorship him once freed. This resulted in a schism of the orcish people that resulted in many wars and small splinter groups of orcs spreading throughout the realms. While Gruumsh managed to hold onto several nations of orcs in his willing service, there were also orcs spread acros the world that were free to find any path they wished. This resulted in orcs joining as members of many nations, tribes and free cities. That situation has continued for 3500 more years. As a result - as is true with almost all heritages in my game - an orc can be anything, but there are certain areas where they thrive together under the watchful eye of their Patron (or Matron) Deity. While it is not mandated, a common theme seen in orcs is organized chaos. While highly chaotic on an individual level, they tend towards unified goals that will result in large numbers of orcs all working towards similar goals - often in an uncoirdinated and chaotic storm of action all moving in the same direction, but stepping all over each other as they go. However, the massive nations made mostly of orcs are quitte varied, with some being fairly stereotypical nations of barbarian tribes, and others being highly honorable and militaristic nations with advanced technology. [/QUOTE]

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