Uruk

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Uruk
General information
Faction	ISENGARD
Spawning	Rohan, Fangorn Wasteland (night), Rohan Uruk Highlands and Nan Curunír
History
Added in	Public Beta 6

Uruk
Combat statistics
Health Points	26 ()
Armour	Uruk Armour
Armour Points	17 ()
Attack Strength	5 ()
Drops	Orc bones, rotten flesh, Orc draughts, Uruk Steel, Uruk Equipment

Uruk
Unit Hiring
Alignment Requirement	+100
Pledge Required?	Unknown
Cost in Silver Coins	30 Silver coins (changes with higher alignment)
Hiring NPC	Uruk-Hai Chieftain

This article is about the NPC. For the faction, see here.

“	There were four goblin-soldiers of greater stature, swart, slant-eyed, with thick legs and large hands. They were armed with short broad-bladed swords, not with the curved scimitars usual with Orcs: and they had bows of yew, in length and shape like the bows of Men. Upon their shields they bore a strange device: a small white hand in the centre of a black field; on the front of their iron helms was set an S-rune, wrought of some white metal.	”
–The Two Towers, The Departure of Boromir

Uruks were first created by Sauron late in the Third Age. In the War of the Ring, the Uruk-hai made up a large part of Saruman's Army, together with the Dunlendings, man-enemies of Rohan. There are suggestions that the Uruk-hai of Isengard were the result of crossbreeding orcs and men. Certainly, there were other creatures in Saruman's armies, and under his command in the Shire, that appear to have been hybrids. "Half-orc" were as tall as Men and are never described simply as orcs, as the Uruk-hai frequently are. It has also been suggested that the Uruk-hai are the cross-breeds of goblins and half-orcs. Saruman's army of Uruk-hai fought against King Théoden of Rohan and his people at Helm's Deep.

They spawn in the Uruk Highlands and Nan Curunír at any time of day and in Rohan and Fangorn Wasteland at night. They can be hired from an Uruk-Hai Chieftain. They carry Uruk Scimitars and armour of Uruk Steel. There are also Uruk crossbowers and berserkers.

Weapons

The Uruk-hai have many weapons, including:

• Uruk Scimitars
• Uruk Spears
• Uruk Daggers
• Poisoned Uruk daggers
• Uruk Warhammers
• Uruk Battleaxes

Behaviour

Uruk-hai will randomly wander around and attack good-aligned NPCs, and they especially hate the Rohirrim. When they do attack, they are very strong and do a lot of damage. They have stronger armour and greater health than Orcs as well.

The fighting Uruk-hai will sometimes, for no apparent reason, chase and kill rabbits. This can happen with all Orcs, and is intentional, and not a bug.

Uruk-hai may also spawn in groups near Uruk camps.

They are often very rude in their speech to those not strongly allied with them, much like their other Orc-brethren.

Notable Uruk-hai

• Ugluk - He was one of Saruman's Uruk-hai who was among the scouts that attacked the Fellowship of the Ring and captured Merry and Pippin. While a leader in the book, Ugluk started off as second-in-command until Lurtz was slain by Aragorn. Ugluk later died fighting Éomer when his band was slain by Rohirrim. Ugluk can be considered one of the more "respectable" members of his kind, following Saruman's orders without question and quelling any action to the contrary, even from Grishnakh.

• Shagrat - Shagrat was the uruk in command of the tower of Cirith Ungol, which guarded a pass into Mordor.

• Mauhúr - He was an Uruk-hai captain under the command of Ugluk, whose company was one night surrounded by a group of Rohirrim, led by Éomer. When the Uruk-hai attacked, the Rohirrim rode to meet them in a bloody battle where many orcs were slaughtered. The orcs' captives, Merry and Pippin, found themselves outside the circle and were able to escape into Fangorn Forest. Mauhúr perished with the other orcs in the ensuing battle.

• Lugdush - He was one of Saruman's Uruk-hai, and appears to be a trusted subordinate of Uglúk.

Drops

Uruks drop Orc bones, Uruk Steel, Orc draughts, and rotten flesh. They also may rarely drop a piece of their equipped armour or weapons and may drop a pouch that may contain all their armour, weapons (based on the class), and rotten flesh.

Drop	Rarity	Quantity	Image
Rotten Flesh	Common	1-2
Orc Bone	Common	1
Orc Draught	Uncommon	1	File:OrcDraught.png
Maggoty Bread	Uncommon	1-2
Uruk Steel Ingot	Uncommon	1
Uruk Dagger	Rare	1
Uruk Scimitar	Rare	1
Poisoned Uruk Dagger	Rare	1
Uruk Battleaxe	Rare	1
Uruk Warhammer	Rare	1
Uruk Spear	Rare	1
Uruk Helmet	Rare	1
Uruk Chestplate	Rare	1
Uruk Leggings	Rare	1
Uruk Boots	Rare	1

Speech

Friendly

• Filthy maggot! Oh, it's you, Person...
• I seek Man-flesh!
• Where is the Man-flesh?
• What do you want?
• You still don't look like a Goblin-Man, Person!
• I've had nothing but maggoty bread for three stinking days!
• Maggoty bread again? Give me some Man-flesh!
• I can't wait to get my teeth into some Man-flesh!
• At your service, Person!
• Soon, Person! Soon we will be at war with the filthy sons of Men!
• What are you after?
• The air is foul here.
• We serve a common master, Person.
• We shall break their bones and feast on their flesh!
• Death to the kingdoms of Men! Death to the filthy Elves!
• We shall swarm into the lands of the free peoples like a plague! Leave nothing alive!
• What orders from our lord, Person?
• These rags stink!
• The world of Men shall be broken and destroyed.
• Ruin! Ruin to the free peoples!
• Something smells disgusting here. It's you, Person! Go away!

Hired

• Where's the nearest Man-flesh? I'm starving here!
• What are your orders, my lord?
• You may be my commander, Person, but you're still a filthy maggot!
• I smell Man-flesh!
• Lead us to war, Person!
• The air is ripe with the stink of fear!
• I've had nothing to eat but maggoty bread for three stinking days!
• The free peoples of the earth shall fall before our might!
• Death! Death to all who oppose us!

Hostile

• Have you not been driven out by our armies yet, scum?
• I'll bleed you like a stuck pig!
• Enjoy your last breath, scum!
• You're nice and fresh!
• Kill the scum!
• Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!
• You stink of fear!
• Die, Man-scum!
• Your blood smells fresh!
• I'll skewer you like a piece of meat!
• You'd better start running, maggot!
• Come any closer and I'll stick you like a fresh cut of meat!
• We dine on Man-flesh tonight!

Neutral

• I smell Man-flesh!
• I've had nothing but maggoty bread for three stinking days!
• What are you after, maggot?
• Follow your orders, scum!
• You don't look like a Goblin-Man!
• Do you want something?
• Don't just stand there! Do something!
• I don't trust you, maggot!
• Whom do you serve?
• Move along, scum!
• Are you trying to start a fight?
• You stink!

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