Orc

Orcs are a race from Greyhawke. Legend claims they are Elves corrupted by Morchaint Mormiron in the early days of the world.
Orcs are powerfully built humanoids with broad features marked by protruding tusks. Their complexion is greenish. They average two meters tall.
Orcs are noted as very fertile having an 8 month gestation and the female being able to get pregnant again within the month. Orcs are fully adult by age 12. 
Orcish society is pejoratively Darwinian. Strength is the only metric by which you are measured. The strongest rules, until the stronger overthrows him. Females, and children, as long as they mind their place and do not try and enter this Orc eat Orc competition enjoy a measure of protection.
Orcs are noted as having a very narrow "people button". No one but Orcs are people, and even Orcs from far enough away might not rate. Non-people races, that is you, can be done with as they wish. Forced into brutal slavery or eaten even.
What does not happen is rape. Sex with animals is abhorrent, and if any Orc is caught so polluting themselves they and the animal will be killed out of hand. Hey they have Standards. 
Orcs as a population are difficult neighbors. If your armed forces are strong enough you can keep them in their place, or to the letter of an agreement. But any agreement with animals will be pushed at every opportunity. The only compliant Orc is one with a sword to his throat. 
==Earth==
Orcs have been seen in ones. The people that have become Orcs are to a one reactionary racist assholes. It was said. They are Orcs because they are racists assholes, not they are racist asshole because they are Orcs.
It remains to be seen how Breakout Orcs will remain integrated with Human society.
Due to the influence of the Greyhawken Primal beings the people that become Orc will be Orks, the spelling matters. The latter not native to Greyhawke, but from the same stellar neighborhood are still racist assholes, but are more civilized and do not have the narrow people button. Non-Ork people are seen as people. So those that become one will not change, much.
Category:Greyhawke Races