Talk:Generations/Character Sheet/Gru'Thrak
This character is almost six foot tall, and is an orc. 125 pounds is WAY too light even for a muscular five ten human. I was 175 in my prime at 5'10 1/2" and I was almost too thin. And I didn't (and still don't) have the muscle density of my orcs. He should be at least 192 lbs (the equivalent of a human at 175). I'm guessing that you set it at that level because of the age? Also his age is 10 years old. That is equivalent to a 13 year old human, but he is 10. --Elerneron (talk) 19:45, 22 April 2020 (CEST)
- Ah, thanks. I was trying to be conservative until I got an idea of what the weight should be. That does still leave th issue of the Social section though. -- Dein0clies (talk) 14:15, 21 April 2020 (EDT)
- That being that I don’t know how Orcish leadership works, as there’s no model like the Western one. -- Dein0clies (talk) 14:22, 21 April 2020 (EDT)
I know that I didn't go over orc names when I wrote the entry. Orcs are given a name when they are born. The orcish language is a guttural language with a lot of hard consonants. These names are usually short names with no inherent meaning behind them. Some examples are: Grak, Zok, Lar, etc. The orc is considered a child until such time as they earn their "blood name". The blood name is earned through an act of combat prowess. This name has meaning, and is added after an apostrophe to their birth name. So for Gru'Thrak, Gru is his birth name, and has no meaning in the orcish language. Thrak was added to his name after he proved himself through combat. Thrak has a meaning in the orcish language, but I did not specifically choose a word for it to mean. Blood names are generally adjectives. Some words that might be used as blood names include: Bloody, Vicious, Horny, Crazy, etc. It is interesting to note that orcs name their settlements in a manner similar to how an orc is named with a simple name and blood name.
I never really got to the point where I wrote up the Orcish rulership model. It is rather simple and I went over it in the orc entry to some extent. I'll copy-paste that here:
- Orc society is heavily regulated like a military command.
- The highest currently held title is chief, though the translation is more accurately king-general.
- Below the chief will be a general for each 100 fighting orcs in a tribe (none if under 100).
- Below the general is a lieutenant for each 20 fighting orcs.
- Every five fighting orcs is lead by a sergeant.
- One is promoted by challenging one's leader to single combat (usually, but not always to the death) and winning.
- Any fighting orc can challenge any other fighting orc to single combat regardless of rank.
- This tradition is extended to other races by some orc tribes, but not all (about 30% extend the right to other races). When it is extended to other races, or between orc tribes, the winner is expected to leave their own tribe and take the place of the defeated in their tribe.
- This right is not granted to any gender person except full males, or those who have gained the rights of a male.
So the most that you would need for Gru would be to list his warband or settlement . . . since he's outcast I think you have that covered.
Let me know if you have any other questions. --Elerneron (talk) 20:27, 22 April 2020 (CEST)
- Thank you. This should be good. The other question I have is how do warbands/settlements react to outcast, if they aren’t from their settlement/warband? -- Dein0clies (talk) 14:36, 22 April 2020 (EDT)
How they react varies with the individual settlement/warband. Gru's status would be tattooed on his face, so there would be no hiding it. He would not be welcome in most warbands and settlements; but some might accept him if he were to prove himself first. Of those that will not accept him, some might be willing to trade with him or let him stay a single night depending on if it profits the warband/settlement. What you had him punished for is a grievous offense that would often get an orc a punishment of execution. He was lucky to get exile. If other orcs find out the reason he is an outcast they are less likely to be accommodating. Luckily orc tattoos aren't that specific. --Elerneron (talk) 20:53, 22 April 2020 (CEST)