Ogre

An ogre wielding a large hammer.

An **ogre** is a race vaguely related to orcs and goblins native to Malkenia, but having spread throughout most of Rosenwelt. Large, muscular, and with a reputation for being a little slow and brutish, ogres are often found living in their own societies and tribes away from other races.

## Description

Ogres are massive creatures, standing up to 10 feet tall. They are bulky and covered in thick, hardened skin that protects them from insects in their natural, swampy environments. While they are not the most intelligent of the races of Rosenwelt, they are not inherently stupid - many ogres are actually quite intelligent, despite the stereotypes leveraged against them.

While their actual point of origin is unknown, it *is* known they originated somewhere in Malkenia, living in swamplands on the continent. Since then, however, they have spread throughout much of Rosenwelt, finding homes in Eukitia and beyond. Some scholars believe that ogres are related to orcs in some way, perhaps being an offshoot of that race, which would further imply the greenskin theory which states that ogres, orcs, goblins and hobgoblins are all closely genetically related. However, due to the vagueness of the origins of orcs, this cannot necessarily be proven.

## Society

Similar to orcs, there are two prominent ogre societies - those that live nomadic tribal lifestyles across Rosenwelt, and those who have integrated themselves into other societies.

### Tribal Lifestyles

Ogres typically live in tribal lifestyles, finding themselves in family-based clans of anywhere from 5-20 other ogres. These ogre tribes will travel together, practice the same beliefs, and show unique cultural customs. Typically living in hunter-gatherer societies, the ogres will travel around and hunt for native wildlife. Sometimes these tribes will attack towns and cities of other races, using their superior strength to overpower local city guards and raid food storage, or even eat the town natives. This has lead to many towns who live nearby ogre tribes hiring adventurers to wipe the tribes out.

### Ogres in Orkfeld

Some tribes of ogres have found themselves living permanently in Orkfeld, having found the region's relative lack of invasions a safe haven from a world that largely looks down upon ogres. These tribes rarely conflict with the orcish tribes in the region, however sometimes find themselves in battle with wandering giants.

### Ogres in Other Societies

Ogres are not purely tribal creatures. Many ogres have found themselves living in societies across Rosenwelt, working and living in cities and villages. Typically these ogres find themselves working manual labor jobs - using their strength to their advantage, they make wonderful farmers, guards, blacksmiths, and laborers. However, it is not uncommon for ogres to find themselves in more scholarly jobs, and in fact some famous artists across the world have been ogres. Ogre adventurers are not unheard of, and many will take up various different roles - a particularly famous ogre adventurer was Golthrik the Vampire Hunter.

## Combat

Ogres are known for their sheer brutality in combat, often fighting without strategy. Described as fighting more like an animal than a sentient creature, they often give into emotional reactions like anger during battle, leading to risky yet brutal attacks with their giant weapons. Ogres will use their size to their advantage, knowing they can easily crush smaller races with their size and strength.