Ogre

Ogre
Basic Information
Average Lifespan	80 years on average
Homelands	West Forbidden Plains, Demon Hills, Serpent's Vale, Northern Pass
Languages	Common, Ogrish (Oni is a dialect of Ogrish)
Race	Fathide, Horned, Mossmouth
Appearance
Average Height	3m (9 ft)
Average Weight	270kg (595 lbs)
Skin Color	Earthy tones, varies by ethnicity
Hair Color	Brown, Black, Blue-Green (mages)
Hairstyles	Varied
Eye Color	Human-like (Western), Pupil-less blue (mages), Pupil-less orange-yellow (Oni)
Distinctions	Typically built like a heavily-built humanoid, with extreme strength to match their increased stature

Ogres are a humanoid race primarily located in the Ogre Hills of the Forbidden Plains, and the Demon Hills of Yanshen. Physically they appear similar to humans, albeit standing an average of 3 meters tall. Befitting such a stature, Ogres are renowned for their strength. They are most known for their voracious appetites and willingness to eat anything (including each other). Emulating their giant forefathers, civilized ogres tend to congregate in large fortified settlements.

Origins

Knowledge of Ogres extends back into the Cannorian Creation Myth, wherein they were created by the True Giants alongside the trolls to assist with the shaping of Halann. In the aftermath of the giant's defeat in the Inheritance War, the ogres turned against their gods, hunting and eating them for sustenance. After this betrayal, the ogres would splinter into the various ethnic groups known today.

Although both trolls and ogres were created by the true giants, recent studies have cast doubt on the idea that the three are biologically related. In particular, the inability for ogres and trolls to produce viable offspring together suggests that they descend from completely different ancestors. Furthermore, the ability for ogres and orcs to produce viable female offspring lends credence to the theory that ogre biology contributed to the creation of the orcs.

Ethnic Groups

• Fathide Ogre: The Fathide are the most numerous of the ogre cultures, centered in the state of Maghargma in the Ogre Hills of the eastern Forbidden Plains. Their skin typically comes in lighter flesh tones, though some are born with tinges of gray or green. Among the ogre groups, the Fathide are on average built the largest and most muscular.
• Horned Ogre: More commonly referred to as the Oni, the Horned Ogres stand out from their peers on account of their red skin and pupil-less eyes, which local superstition attributes to demonic possession. Their population is centered in the Shirgrii of the Demon Hills in Yanshen. At its height, The Command subjugated the Oni and used them to garrison any temples that fell under their control.
• Mossmouth Ogre: The Mossmouth Ogres originally called the flooded swamplands of the Serpent's Vale Vale home; however, many can also be found in Maghargma following a mass exodus after the collapse of a short-lived unified Mossmouth state. It is commonly believed that the Mossmouth Ogres descend from the last remnants of the Swamp ogres that were able to flee the purges instigated by Castan VI Giantsbane. They typically stand 1-2 feet smaller than their Fathide cousins, and possess green-toned skin.
• Sandmaw Ogre: An extinct variation of Ogres that were once found throughout the south of the Forbidden Plains. Following mass starvation in the wake of the Day of Ashen Skies, they were driven to attack the centaur population for food out of desperation. The resultant centaur retaliation would lead to the complete extinction of their culture. Though once believed to have lived exclusively in nomadic hordes, Triunic archaeologists have discovered artifacts suggesting the early stages of Sandmaw permanent settlements on the banks of the Upper Serpent’s Gift. What few records and histories exist suggest that the Sandmaws possessed darker flesh-toned skin.
• Swamp Ogre: Another extinct variation of ogres that lived in the forests and boglands of Cannor, mostly surrounding Bal Mire. Following the Giantsbane War, Castan VI Giantsbane instigated a purge of trolls and ogres within his domain. What written records do exist of the Swamp Ogres are highly skewed to portray them as monstrous, but it can be surmised that the typical Swamp Ogre possessed green skin. There is no evidence of a Swamp Ogre civilization, and most probably lived alone or with immediate family.

Ogre Mages

Ogre Mages are unique in that they possess blue skin and blue-green eyes without pupils, regardless of their origins. Additionally, they are born with an innate hunger for damestear, both the mineral itself and trace origins of it in from both items and other living things, like other mages. Other than blue pigmented skin and the ability to do magic, Ogre magi also lose weight quicker and tend to be on the leaner side of their respective ethnic group.