Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-34030170-20190515131724/@comment-34030170-20190516114637

SWVWC wrote: Had an argument fairly recently concerning orcish origins. A side argument was something like, 'Are Orcs tormented Men and Uruks tormented Elves?' Someone claimed the opposite, that Orcs (your low level, short, bog standard maggots) came from Elves (Ya know, the incredably tall, Vegan warriors) and Uruks (Highly Elite soldiers who are taller than normal men, extremely adept warriors, and most certainly NOT vegan) came from normal men (crossed with Goblins). Anyone mind clearing this up? Oh, and what about different types of orcs, depending on their origin? Those tormented men might have the pale, misshappen look, those slimey might have a more, literally, down to earth appearance. QUE THE SCREAMING DEBATES! Seriously looking for some juicy shots fired! Alright, so there's not really a clear origin for Orcs. Orcs coming from Elves is the most accepted origin of course; even if that's the case, I doubt they corrupted Elves for their stock past the first generation. Uruk-hai are hinted to come from Men crossed with Orcs (I don't believe they were explicitly known to be taller than men). Uruk-hai being Men crossed with Goblins is also correct, since Goblin is a synonym for Orc (and not one that only applies to mountain Orcs).