Orc race

The **Orc race** (オーク族, *Ōku-zoku*?) is a demihuman species.

## Overview

They are a species created by Nargol, the Archmother Goddess.

Humans in this world seem to think that fiends such as goblins and orcs are the subordinates of Modus.

They are one of the most numerous of the humanoid species on the ground.  They are the most common species in the land of Nargol. Apart from the land of Nargol, they are most common in the eastern part of the Central Continent and the Orcs Archipelago.

## Culture

It is unusual for orcs to be under the command of other species. It would be different if there is an upper-class orc. Orcs does not form a horde, but when a superior kind of an orc is present, it forms a horde. Orcs who created an army corps is a vicious one. They can easily destroy one or two of human countries.

They get their food basically by hunting and raiding. They also cannibalise each other when food is scarce.

They have no particular deity to serve, but many of them worship the demon king; Modus or the Archmother Goddess; Nargol. However, the orcs and goblins are not kin groups of the Nargol Pantheon, and not all orcs and goblins believe in the Nargol pantheon.

The orcs have a female dominate society. The female orcs having the ability to dominate male orcs. However, the proportion of females born is low and most orcs are male.

They are clumsier than humans and cannot craft very good tools.

## Physical Attributes

Orcs are a humanoid pig. They are a huge pig that stood up like humans. They are hunchbacked, short-legged and have thick arms and boar-like tusks. They are one size larger than humans. They reach adulthood about five years after birth.

They are highly adaptable to their environment and can live almost anywhere on the ground. They are almost impervious to poison and can eat almost anything organic, without fire.

Although not as numerous as goblins, they are highly fertile and numerous. Unlike goblins, they can use fire.

As a species, orcs has tough skin.[*citation needed*] Orcs has a better physique than humans, and Black Orc is the largest among them.[*citation needed*]

The superior rank orcs are one size larger than the ordinary orcs. With a body of steel, it can not be hurt if it isn't a enchanted weapon. Ordinary humans cannot win.

Orcs uses the crossbow. Orcs have shorter limbs than their bodies like dwarves, so they can not use ordinary bow because of their bulging stomach.

They keep boars, orcas and other animals and ride them.

Orc race has an extremely small number of women, most of whom are men. However women are prolific and can make many children with other species. Also, if the father is a Black Orc, the boy born will not necessary be a Black Orc, and it is uncertain which skin colour orc will be born. However the probability of females to be born is low, and packs will form in each land.

Orcs are not good at magic and they can't break the elves' obfuscation magic.

## Variations

### Black Orcs

**Black Orc** (ブラックオーク, *Burakkuōku*?) are greater-class breed of the Orc race. They are an all male orcs with blue-black skin. The superior kind Orcs are one size larger than the ordinary Orcs. Their skin is as hard as iron and repels most weapons. With a body of steel and they are called iron skin, they cannot be hurt with metal weapons, unless they are enchanted weapons. Ordinary humans cannot win against them.

Black Orcs are the warrior-class.

Their intelligence is about the same as that of green orcs, but occasionally a smart one is born and they can form a pack. However, unlike the queen breed, they are not completely dominant and can be betrayed.

### Blue Orcs

**Blue Orcs** (ブルーオーク, *Burūōku*?) of the blue-skinned are priest-class.

### Green Orcs

**Green Orc** (グリーンオーク, *Gurīn'ōku*?) are the most common Orcs with green skin. The skin of the Green Orc is the same strength as the leather armour or leather shield that humans equip with.

Green Orcs are the slave-class.

They are all male, rough and dim-witted.

### Queen Breed Orcs

The **Queen Breed Orc** (女王種オーク, *Joō-shu ōku*?) are the topmost breed of orc. All are female. The female Orcs are the ruling-class.

They are difficult to be born and very few in number. They are intelligent for orcs and have the ability to dominate male orcs. Usually only one in a pack. They have a harem of vigorous male orcs at their side. When a daughter is born and she grows up, she leaves the pack with the young male and starts another pack.

Female orcs has the power to control male orcs. Female Orcs emit a special pheromone, and male orcs can't resist if they sniff the pheromone. That was the reason why they built a society centred on women.

### Red Orcs

**Red Orcs** (レッドオーク, *Reddoōku*?) are red-skinned orcs, they are exceptional and does not usually include them with the rest.

## History

Orc is a species made by Nargol. When Modus betrayed Nargol, the orc race was split in two. With Nargol defeated, orcs who didn't follow Modus lost their divine protection from their deity and became weaker, whereas the orcs followed Modus became stronger. Most of the orcs that follow Modus live in land of Nargol. So orcs outside the land of Nargol has a primitive life.

The crossbow of this world was invented by the Orc race living in Nargol.

Grendel is a Black Orc appeared in the north of Ariadia Republic, formed an army and destroyed the kingdoms of various humans, and made the empire of orc with humans as slaves. However Grendel was defeated by the demi-god Hero Beowulf, and his empire no longer remains. North of the Luhak Mountains, there are many Orc race that are hostile to humans. To the north, the Orc race once ruled the Human race and formed an empire. That is the “Northern Empire by Orcs”. The Empire has been overthrown by the desperate resistance of the humans, the remnants survived but they still cause suffering to the people. It seems that orcs in the north land sometimes cross the mountain and come to the Minon Plain, so the northern countries belonging to the Ariad Alliance always had to be vigilant.

Just the night after the Hero of Light's Party fought the Dark Knight at Mount Holy Dragon. A flock of minotaurs attacked Ariadia Republic and released the gladiator fiends. Most of the fiends were the Orc races and there wasn't any high ranking variety captured amongst them. When Ariadia Republic released it's knights against the fiends, the centaurs defeated the knights in the open field of Minon Plain. At night, the Orcs attacked and most of the remaining knights were killed. The Orcs were under Minotaur command. Shizuferia and Kayna was escorting Euria, until they were ambushed by orcs.

Fumaretai was leading his group of orcs against merchants and Freedom Warriors at the south of Minon Plain. They were killed by Kaya.

The northwest of the Teuen is the Nord Peninsula. It is the home to many Orc races, they come to attack the people of Teuen.

Borda led her cavalry towards Alseidia. Her men are lecherous and are looking forward to rape the elves.

## Etymology

An **Orc** (オーク, *Ōku*?), also known as **ork**, is a fictional humanoid creature that is part of a fantasy race akin to goblins.

While the overall concept of orcs draws on a variety of pre-existing mythology, the main conception of the creatures stems from the fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, in particular *The Lord of the Rings*. In Tolkien's works, Orcs are a brutish, aggressive, repulsive and generally malevolent species, existing in stark contrast with the benevolent Elvish race and generally serving an evil power. Tolkien's concept of orcs has subsequently been adapted and imported into other works of fantasy fiction as well as role-playing and strategy games (such as *Dungeons & Dragons*, *Warhammer*, and *Warcraft)*, broadening the recognition of the creatures in popular culture.

Earlier references to creatures etymologically or conceptually similar to orcs can be found in Anglo-Saxon sources, including *Beowulf*, and 16th-century Italian folk tales, in particular those of Giambattista Basile.

## Development

Grendel of Beowulf is the original material of the Orcs. Grendel is a species of Orcneas. From there it seems Orcs was born. That is Grendel=Orc. In addition, there is a description that Grendel's mother is more scary than Grendel. The author wrote the settings that the female Orcs are stronger. In other words, women are strong in society.

Takeru Nezaki adapted them because of the original story. He worries about what to do if it doesn't work later.

Takeru said that in *Warhammer's*, they are sometimes fungi. The shape is supposed to be the of *Warhammer's* Orcs. Orcs doesn't appear in *RuneQuest*, however the ecology may be close to that of Trolls.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *Dark Knight Story* - Summoned by the Demon King to Defeat the Hero: Chapter 07 - Departure For A Trip
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Nargol Pantheon: Nargol Pantheon and the Species that inhabit in the land of Nargol, etc.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 07 - The Wealthy Ariadia
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 *Dark Knight Story* - The Demon Realm's Princess: Chapter 07 - The Island of Aspidochelone
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 *Dark Knight Story* - The Fairy Forest: Chapter 18 - The Battle in the Forest pt.01
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 05 - Shizuferia
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 *Dark Knight Story* - The Black Storm: Chapter 27 - Fly over the Minon Plain
8. ↑ *Dark Knight Story (Narou ver)* - Underground waterway is a country of dreams
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 12 - The Pasipaea Kingdom
10. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Phantom Death Capital: Chapter 06 - The Brynd Kingdom