Orcs

The orcish races get their name from the first species to arise in the category. They are roughly the same size as high elves and share their pointed ears, but otherwise look very little like them. They are completely bald and have pale green skin. Pointed canines extend from their lower jaws, and their noses are flattened against their face. This has led to other races using the derogatory term “pigfolk” to describe them. Another trait they share with elves is their skill with magic. The first race they encountered, the treants, was also the only one to treat them as equals as a rule. They taught them to read and write, and, as such, modern orcish is similar to Woodscript. Goblins and ogres both split from the main orcish race when the human kingdom of Vastitus invaded from the desert to the north. Unfamiliar with war, the orcs scattered across the southern half of the continent. Those that lived as nomads didn’t change physically as their relatives did, and remained the same race. Their culture changed greatly, though, and they quickly became distrustful of outsiders, especially humans. After rebuilding their strength over the course of several hundred years, they retaliated against the invaders, driving them back into the desert. Over the next few centuries, they took control of the rest of their homeland, annexing the tribes of other orcish races and exiling the treants that first took them in.