Orc
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The Orcs are the most common of the Greenskin sub-species. They stand slightly taller than a man, but are wider and heavier. A typical orc can use his bare hands, which are the size of a man’s head, to tear a man limb from limb. Orcs are proficient fighters, faster than you would expect and incredibly vicious. An average warrior can not stand against them one on one. This physical power is backed by a primal, instinctive cunning, which naturally gives orcs a good grasp of combat skills and tactics. In general, orcs live to fight. When not campaigning against other races they fight other tribes in minor turf wars, have civil wars within their tribes, or engage in sports. These sports usually take the form of physical competitions, such as runt throwing, boar and chariot racing, or drinking matches.
The orc mindset is a solid one. It is focused on three things. Respect, brutality, and hatred. Respect to anyone bigger and better than them, hatred to any problems they have, and brutality to solve them. The respect is the least apparent or expected, but it is true. Orcs do have a measure of respect for great or successful warriors, orcish or otherwise. The orcs are also devoted to their gods - Gork and Mork - even though their religion rarely requires any active ritual or worship.
When going to war, the traditional weapon of the orcs is the choppa. A choppa can take many forms, but is usually an incredibly large chopping blade, that most humans would struggle to use two handed, but that orcs can swing with one. These crudely edged weapons are more used for crushing an enemy than cutting as such, relying on the brute strength of the wielder to smash the target. Some orcs prefer two such weapons, others a choppa and shield, some a larger choppa for using two-handed. However, it is very rare that a variant of the choppa is not a main weapon, the one exception being when mounted on a War Boar, at which point many orcs would choose the spear.
