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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Slit518" data-source="post: 7270538" data-attributes="member: 6803713">That I know, I was just making a comparison.  Also, for their time (side-by-side), Neanderthals are thought to be smarter than the "humans" of that era.Neanderthals mainly died out for several reasons:1) Less population and breeding than cromagnon (early humans)2) Less social than cromangon3) Cromagnons warring with Neanderthals had the number advantage4) Interbreeding with the more, well populated cromagnon5) The inability to fight infectious diseases like cromagnon hadI think you're reading too much into my reasoning as to why orcs could be perceived as evil.  I wouldn't call it a hypothesis, as it isn't exactly science, it's a fantasy game.  Though orcs do pack more body mass, fat, more muscle, etc... this could be attributed to more testosterone (I know, the irony, I'm bringing science into this conversation about a fantasy race).  An influx of testosterone would grant more energy, a need to release that energy, and a more aggressive nature.  High testosterone would make one feel the need to establish some form of dominance, and this can come in a variety of ways.  Orcs, being less smart, and naturally more big (+2 to Strength, +1 to Constitution), portray their "dominance" by being angry, combative, aggressive, etc...  Steroids are a synthetic form of testosterone, and what does that do to one who uses it?</blockquote>