Ork

dOrks are a race of large humanoids that range in skin color but are mostly known for their green skin. They are currently organized into clans that are then all part of the Clans of Orckind.

## History

Before the Incursion, Orcs were born from the spirits Bunga and Unga. Male orcs were created to protect the female orcs representing the Bunga's power to protect and Unga's power to give in return. During these times both males and females ran things together in union with one another. However they were enslaved by the Elvish as they were seen as below then and easy to control. This poisoned the spirits and soon the spirit Bunga became a spirit of war and Unga became a spirit of control.

After the Incursion of Worlds despite having been freed from the control of their slavers, they continued with their roles in a matriarchal society in which the daughters of Unga control everything in the clan being seen as more important for their roles of healing, shamanism, and leading. While male orcs were mainly used as tools for war and were sent out to claim spoils of war, land, and power for the much rarer female orcs.

Later Durga the Uniter, brought together all orc clans into a Coalition of Clans and aimed their sights on the other factions. Both spirits were still poisoned by misunderstanding, violence, and past trauma. Male orcs were still only soldiers and not allowed to do much else fearing that their masculine energy would grow to powerful if let in seats of power.

Instead they were put through harsh training regimes, fighting pits, and difficult strength rituals to weed out weak orcs who helped less in the dangerous world after the Incursion. Males were expected to just be crazed fighting machines without weakness in turn any male orcs that displayed signs of weakness were banished as disgraces, only being allowed to come back if they grew strong and in turn worthy to enter their clan once more.

There was however fluke in the spiritual flow of the spirits. Poisoned or not, it still flowed through each sex of their race but there was one orc who inherited both spirits at birth. Appearing masculine, Durrak was given a male role but throughout his life dealt with the spiritual confusion and the trauma of the harsh lifestyle of males. Only through his understand of both spirits was he able to show his people the true nature of the spirits that flowed through them. Through this truth his people would begin to heal and move on from past traumas.

## Effects of their Society

For women they are expected to stay at their clan and take care/lead everything. The only orcs able to go out into dangerous lands are males who are seen as dangerous beings and soldiers, nothing more.

Males were only passive towards females but to anything anything else they were violent and aggressive. Most males even carried a hate/disgust of weakness and do anything to make sure they didn't appear weak.

## Powers of the Spirits

Unga- The ability to heal. While orc kind remained confused about this spirit, the healing could effect males.

Bunga- Allowed males to enter a form with enhanced conditions like with enhanced strength. While orc kind remained confused about this spirit, this form usually was mindless and feral