OGRES

Ogres

Ogres are a large humanoid race averaging 9 to 10 feet in height. Ogres are very strong but they are also incredibly stupid, and not very dexterous. Their skin coloring ranges from sickly browns to dull greenish yellows. Their fingernails are usually an orange- brown as are their teeth. Ogres do not suffer tooth decay. They have a tribal life style in which the leader is picked through non-lethal combat. The victor usually the smartest and most cunning, is the leader until he is defeated. Each mature male will own one to two wives. Each wife will have one to two young. Ogre males are considered mature enough to own wives at the age of 16, Ogre females are old enough to be a wife at 14. The life span of an ogre is from a 100 to 110 years.

Typically ogre player characters will be males who have left their tribes for some reason to take up a life of adventuring. If the ogre did some wrong his face will be scared in a sign to others of his disfavor. Female ogre player characters will always be outcasts. Ogres will not kill members of their own tribe. Unless the outcast did kill a member of his tribe for some reason or he tries to return to his tribe without proof of his worthiness. Female ogres will always be killed if they try to return for any reason at all. Ogres of other tribes will always attack an unknown outcast. Not always to kill them, some times in hopes of ransoming them back to their own tribe.

Ogres have been known to hunt and eat valemen and elves. And this could cause problems for the ogre character. It does not mean that all ogres hate valemen and elves it just means they prefer them on a dinner platter.

Ogres have a +2 racial bonus to their initial strength attribute score, but suffer a -1 penalty to intelligence and quickness.