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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 8945333" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>There is fairly little description on such types in the product compared to the deeper caricatures of the red and yellow orcs.</p><p></p><p>Orcus Hyborianus: Northern reaches' breed with sickly white or light grey skin. Wear various furs. Can be found in some glaciers in high mountains.</p><p>Orcus Imperator Rex: Porcine features less obvious allowing them to pass for really ugly humans. Prefer black or dark grey hooded cloaks. Copper skin, smaller snout. Psychotics and megalomaniacs believing other orcs to be inferiors. Some found in Orcus Rex territory (Broken Lands).</p><p></p><p>In the humanoid name lists the Northern Reaches ones are straight Scandinavian type names and not stupid caricatures like the Red Orc ones. Compare Hrolf, Kalf, and Kari to Little-Big-Snout, Muck-Bag, and Nose-Pick. </p><p></p><p>The Hyborian orcs are outside of Thar so it can be expected to have less detail on them, but the Rex orcs are the top tier tribe in Thar and there is little cultural description or parody of them the way there is with the yellow and red orcs (no Rex orc equivalent of Chief Little Drool, etc.) The Rex ones are just the most human and least bestial and conquered everyone else with their legions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 8945333, member: 2209"] There is fairly little description on such types in the product compared to the deeper caricatures of the red and yellow orcs. Orcus Hyborianus: Northern reaches' breed with sickly white or light grey skin. Wear various furs. Can be found in some glaciers in high mountains. Orcus Imperator Rex: Porcine features less obvious allowing them to pass for really ugly humans. Prefer black or dark grey hooded cloaks. Copper skin, smaller snout. Psychotics and megalomaniacs believing other orcs to be inferiors. Some found in Orcus Rex territory (Broken Lands). In the humanoid name lists the Northern Reaches ones are straight Scandinavian type names and not stupid caricatures like the Red Orc ones. Compare Hrolf, Kalf, and Kari to Little-Big-Snout, Muck-Bag, and Nose-Pick. The Hyborian orcs are outside of Thar so it can be expected to have less detail on them, but the Rex orcs are the top tier tribe in Thar and there is little cultural description or parody of them the way there is with the yellow and red orcs (no Rex orc equivalent of Chief Little Drool, etc.) The Rex ones are just the most human and least bestial and conquered everyone else with their legions. [/QUOTE]
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