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<blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 5106833" data-attributes="member: 17969">on &quot;honorable, but evil&quot;:I think the &quot;Knights that treat peasants like crap&quot; is a dead end.&nbsp; Most of the &quot;honorable&quot; in these sorts of situations is based on social class.&nbsp; But the orc archetype is overwhelmingly lower class, which makes them a poor choice for those sorts of antagonist.For an entirely different take on the concept, focus on &quot;good people with evil goals&quot;.What if Orcs see civilization as inherently corrupt, and strive to destroy it?&nbsp; They'll burn cities to the ground, and then teach the survivors how to hunt and fish.What if orcs are kind servants of a bloodthirsty god?&nbsp; Long ago, when floods and earthquakes devistated the coast, the orcs and their priests brought food and healing to the displaced and helped rebuild.&nbsp; Now, many years later, the orcish gods have supplanted the human ones, and many orcs live among us.&nbsp; But when the sun burns red in the sky, the orc-gods thirst for the blood of their newfound worshippers...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="arscott, post: 5106833, member: 17969"] on "honorable, but evil": I think the "Knights that treat peasants like crap" is a dead end. Most of the "honorable" in these sorts of situations is based on social class. But the orc archetype is overwhelmingly lower class, which makes them a poor choice for those sorts of antagonist. For an entirely different take on the concept, focus on "good people with evil goals". What if Orcs see civilization as inherently corrupt, and strive to destroy it? They'll burn cities to the ground, and then teach the survivors how to hunt and fish. What if orcs are kind servants of a bloodthirsty god? Long ago, when floods and earthquakes devistated the coast, the orcs and their priests brought food and healing to the displaced and helped rebuild. Now, many years later, the orcish gods have supplanted the human ones, and many orcs live among us. But when the sun burns red in the sky, the orc-gods thirst for the blood of their newfound worshippers... [/QUOTE]

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