Orc
Tough, powerful, and built for endurance under brutal conditions. Orcs have a reputation that precedes them — usually earned by others, usually unfair to the individual. They are fierce when threatened and fierce when not threatened, but that fierceness is not cruelty. Orcs value strength as a tool, not an end. Those who’ve earned their trust find allies who do not yield.
Racial Traits
Creature Type: Humanoid Powerful Build: Count as one size larger for carrying capacity. Adrenaline Rush: As a bonus action, take the Dash action and gain temporary HP equal to your proficiency bonus. Can use a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest. Darkvision: 60 ft. Relentless Endurance: When reduced to 0 HP but not killed outright, drop to 1 HP instead. Once per long rest.
Appearance
Larger than average humans — broad-shouldered, heavily muscled, with slightly prominent lower canines (tusks, though rarely the dramatic horns of popular imagination). Green-grey to brown-grey skin; dark eyes; usually dark hair worn practical rather than ornamental. Orc faces are blunt and direct, which people often mistake for aggression.
Found In
Widespread frontier presence. Found throughout the northern kingdoms, the Untamed Marches, and border regions throughout Amantia. Many Orcs serve in frontier militaries or as independent warriors; others maintain their own clan communities in less-settled lands.
See also: Species Index | Other Species | Goliaths | ChapterTwo_RacesOfAmantia_09March2024.pdf