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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 8765095" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>Well, bad orcs are more like Wild Boars. Very dangerous. Could kill you if you are on the ground when they rush. Ferocious. Not to be messed with, violent, and can be quite aggressive. The Big Boars are things legends are made out of by killing (such as Heracules).</p><p></p><p>Boars aren't so much evil (though with how aggressive some species are, it could be easy to say that yes, they are not just evil, they are chaotic evil) as not exactly lawful or good mannered.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, today's society doesn't like to be reminded that Boars really aren't humans, or humanlike. They have a different mentality. Boars do not think or act like humans. For some reason, there are those who want to assign human traits to them. Probably because we started off with furries, and then it progressed to games making or referencing Boar monsters as humans with different looks.</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER...keeping the beast mentality alive instead of the human warcraft ideas alive...</p><p></p><p>If we want to go for a "Good" type of Orc...then I'd say let them be Buffalo. Buffalo are not as aggressive as Boars are normally. You don't want to mess with them though. They may seem gentle, and they are nicer than Boars, but make no mistake, they can mess you up if you try to mess with them. They are protective of their young, and very tough creatures to be involved with. Normally, you leave them alone, they will leave you alone. They wander as a herd and care deeply for other members of the herd. </p><p></p><p>If we REALLY want to make them good, make them a herd of cows (though that may be treading on the Minotaur's stamp of approval). Cows are kind of like Big dogs sometimes (we are excluding Bulls from this, just Cows as Orcs). You don't want to try to mess with them either though, as they are pretty strong and heavy. They care for their young and can be quite loving.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 8765095, member: 4348"] Well, bad orcs are more like Wild Boars. Very dangerous. Could kill you if you are on the ground when they rush. Ferocious. Not to be messed with, violent, and can be quite aggressive. The Big Boars are things legends are made out of by killing (such as Heracules). Boars aren't so much evil (though with how aggressive some species are, it could be easy to say that yes, they are not just evil, they are chaotic evil) as not exactly lawful or good mannered. Unfortunately, today's society doesn't like to be reminded that Boars really aren't humans, or humanlike. They have a different mentality. Boars do not think or act like humans. For some reason, there are those who want to assign human traits to them. Probably because we started off with furries, and then it progressed to games making or referencing Boar monsters as humans with different looks. HOWEVER...keeping the beast mentality alive instead of the human warcraft ideas alive... If we want to go for a "Good" type of Orc...then I'd say let them be Buffalo. Buffalo are not as aggressive as Boars are normally. You don't want to mess with them though. They may seem gentle, and they are nicer than Boars, but make no mistake, they can mess you up if you try to mess with them. They are protective of their young, and very tough creatures to be involved with. Normally, you leave them alone, they will leave you alone. They wander as a herd and care deeply for other members of the herd. If we REALLY want to make them good, make them a herd of cows (though that may be treading on the Minotaur's stamp of approval). Cows are kind of like Big dogs sometimes (we are excluding Bulls from this, just Cows as Orcs). You don't want to try to mess with them either though, as they are pretty strong and heavy. They care for their young and can be quite loving. [/QUOTE]
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