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The orc battle priest, the orc berserker, and the war howler orc are introduced in the Monster Manual IV (2006). [29] The frostblood orcs appear in Dragon Magic (2006). The sharakim are a race of orcs that were transformed from humans, and appeared as a player character race in Races of Destiny (2004).
An orc (sometimes spelt ork; / ɔːr k / [1] [2]), [3] in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction, is a race of humanoid monsters, which he also calls "goblin".. In Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, orcs appear as a brutish, aggressive, ugly, and malevolent race of monsters, contrasting with the benevolent Elves.
The Orcs of Thar is a campaign setting book that details the fictional Broken Lands that are inhabited by humanoids such as orcs, goblins, and bugbears. [1] The "Player's Guide" is written for using orcs as player characters, and includes a description of the how orcs view the world, an overview covering the Broken Lands, rules for character creation, and a section called "Thar's Manual of ...
Translation Khuzdul names Translation Azaghâl: A lord of the Belegost Dwarves in The Silmarillion, ch. 20: Mahal: Aulë, known to the dwarves as the Maker. Azanulbizar 'Dimrill Dale' lit: "Shadows of streams/rills" or "Dark stream dale". Mîm: A Petty-Dwarf, possibly an 'inner name'. Barazinbar 'Redhorn' (Caradhras), also shortened to Baraz ...
Nazarn (NAZZ-arn) is a half-orc hero-god of formal, ritualistic, and public combat. His symbol is a chain wrapped around a short sword. He appears as an older half-orc with a strongly orcish appearance. His hair is gray, on its way to becoming completely white. He carries his short sword, Crowdpleaser.
The Elves, or Mer, use languages derived from ancient Ehlnofex, including Dunmeris, Pyandonean, Orcish (Orsimeris) and Bosmeris. [12] Shiväisith: David J. Peterson: Thor: The Dark World: Finno-Ugric [13] The language of the Dark Elves. Written in Todjydheenil runes, based on Nordic runes. Övüsi: David J. Peterson: Bright [14] Hen Llinge ...
They singled out two characters for praise: Innovindel, an elf who talks "pensively" of her long life in contrast to the short lived humans, and Obould the orc king. [ 6 ] Drizzt Do'Urden was #3 on Game Rant 's 2020 "10 Must-Have NPCs In Dungeons & Dragons Lore To Make Your Campaigns Awesome" list — the article states that "A skilled ranger ...
When the orcs ambushed a group of soldiers a few days earlier, a military officer carrying a magical item with teleportation powers called the Silver Key was taken prisoner in the orcish fortress. The player characters must be polymorphed into orcs to rescue the officer and recover the key because the orcs want to discover how it works. [ 1 ]