Half-orc

Half-orcs are the offspring of a human and an orc. They are also fertile and able to breed with each other. Half-orcs are fairly rare, as orcs and humans do not commonly intermingle peacefully. Their war-like traits from their orcish parentage means they do not fit in well in the south, while intense orc hatred of half-orcs means they do not fit in at all in the northern land of Varakadak. This leaves half-orcs in an unfortunate position, being accepted by neither of their parent races.
==Physical Description==
Half-orcs physically combine traits from both humans and orcs. They possess an orc's green skin tone, with a human's jawline and bone structure. Most fall within a normal human height range, but tend to be slightly shorter on average than orcs. 
The most notable difference between half-orcs and orcs are the lack of protruding lower teeth, or tusks, in males. This is the most obvious way to tell a true orc from a half-orc, however the difference is far less obvious for females.
==Culture & Customs==
Half-orcs tend to be loners, drifting through the south while not fitting into any community due to their background. The only notable settlement of half-orcs is a tribe located in the Baypeaks in Fortuna, which holds a tenuous peace agreement with the nearby city of Bayhill. 
Many half-orcs choose to embrace their orc parentage, forming bandit raiding parties and waylaying travelers to survive. Some extreme examples of such individuals choose to travel to Varakadak and attempt to pass as a true orc, with males fashioning false tusks out of bone or horn to create a disguise. Few such individuals maintain the charade for very long. 
==See Also==
*Orc
*Human
Category:Races