Editing The Barony of Laesmoor (section)

=Orc Tribes=

Many different tribes of Orc periodically invade the Barony of Laesmoor.  The following are five of the worst offenders.


==Bloody Eye Orc==

The Bloody Eye are particularly hated even by other Orcs.  What they lack in intelligence, they make up for in size, strength and sheer viciousness.  Bloody Eye plans rarely extend much further than destroying things and mutilating people.  Skin tends to be pinkish-grey and extremely warty while hair is black and patchy.  While they generally don’t care much for art, they do compete to see who can have the most body-piercings and are often interested in human jewelry.  Bloody Eye Orcs have the entire Orc package plus:

Attributes: ST +2, DX -1, IQ -1 
Advantages:  DR 1 (Limitation: Tough Skin), Extra Hit Points (3).

Fighting Style:
Skills:  Brawling, Melee Weapon (Axe/Mace), Melee Weapon (Two-Handed Axe/Mace).
Techniques:  Eye-Gouging, Targeted Attack (Axe/Mace Swing / Neck).
Perks:  Grip Mastery (Axe/Mace), Grip Mastery (Two-Handed Axe/Mace)

==Wasp River Orc==

The Wasp River tribe breeds so prolifically that population pressure is always forcing fresh invasions of other lands, mostly Orcish but sometimes Human.  Natural hunters and scouts, they are famous for the terrible effectiveness of their archery.  Skin is a greenish-brown with hair growing on the back only.  When going into battle, they ritually cut and bleed over themselves for luck.  Wasp River Orcs have the entire Orc Package plus:

Attributes: ST -1, DX +1, IQ +1 

Fighting Style:
Skills:  Brawling, Bow, Fast-Draw (Arrow), Knife, Stealth.
Techniques:  Targeted Attack (Bow / Vitals).
Perks:  Strongbow, Technique Adaptation (Targeted Attacks).

==Broken Fang Orc==

Instantly recognizable by their ritually smashed teeth, the Broken Fang are lead not by their warchiefs but by their shamans.  They say that the gods of the Orcs have promised them the lands of Laesmoor as their own.  They know that they will have to fight for it, but then, the gods of the Orcs never give anything away for free.  Skin ranges from light brown to pure black.  Hair is white, yellow or red and is worn long.  When marching into battle, they carry dead animals before them on long poles as a message to their enemy.  Wasp River Orcs have the entire Orc Package plus:

Attributes: ST +1, HT +1
Advantages:  Extra Fatigue (3), Extra Hit Points (2), Hard to Kill (1), High Pain Threshold.

Fighting Style:
Skills:  Brawling, Melee Weapon (Spear), Thrown Weapon (Spear).
Techniques:  Head Butt, Reverse Grip (Spear).
Perks:  Grip Mastery (Spear).

==Blood Drinker Orc==

It may be the tribe’s habit of drinking human blood that first gave rise to the rumor that blood drinkers have human blood, but there is something disturbingly manlike in their features.  It doesn’t make them any prettier.  If anything, the effect is just the opposite, as bestial features meld with human ones.  The Blood Drinkers themselves maintain that they are the original, pure-breed strain of Orc and all others are infected by cross-breading with lesser races.  Ironically, blood drinkers often copy human dress to emphasize their superiority to other Orcs.  Wasp River Orcs have the entire Orc Package plus:

Attributes:  IQ+1
Advantages:  Extra Hit Points (2).

Fighting Style:
Skills:  Brawling, Melee Weapon (Broadsword), Shield.
Techniques:  Feint (Broadsword), Targeted Attack (Swing / Leg), Targeted Attack (Thrust / Vitals).
Perks:  Sure-Footed (Uneven).

==Black Wolf Orc==

The Black Wolf Orcs may be small, but they are mean, crazy and attack in great numbers.  They aren’t known for surviving long and often show more zeal than skill, but nobody can doubt their courage.  A swarm of mad Black Wolf is a terrifying thing, made only worse by the screeches and howls of their shrill battle-songs.  Black Wolf Orcs are covered in brown-grey scales.  They have coarse black hair and glinting yellow eyes.  Ears are stretched from birth so that they can be distended on wooden frames for display.  Wasp River Orcs have the entire Orc Package plus:

Attributes: ST -2, DX +1. 
Advantages:  Combat Reflexes.
Disadvantages: Beserk.

Fighting Style:
Skills:  Brawling, Melee Weapon (Knife). 
Techniques: Disarming (Knife), Evade, Targeted Attack (Thrust / Vitals).
Perks:  Off-Hand Weapon Training, Teamwork.



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