Orcs pdf of orcs of golarion october 18, 2008 a summarized account of orc history in the world of golarion. Half orcs are sometimes forced to live on the rancid and unsanitary margins of society, becoming inured to all manner of sickness. Bastards of golarion helps you learn what powers your blood might hold and draw upon the magic of your diverse heritage with new options for mixedrace characters, spells, and magic items to coax forth the might of latent powers, new feats and equipment, and more. Half orcs are fascinated by alchemy, and its destructive capabilities make its usefulness obvious in any orc tribe. It is the first companion product under the pathfinder player companion brand. Whether youre the abandoned progeny of elven royalty or the feared result of hag trickery, your lineage is both strange and storied, and you must channel the brawn and guile of your forebears to prove yourself to a harsh and uncaring worldno matter the costs. Those half orcs native to sargava are usually descended from such foreign half orc colonists, though many claim. The term half orc is usually used to describe the union between a human and an orc, however, there are other half orc hybrids. Other scars, though, mark an orc or halforc as a former slave or a disgraced exile. Most of that information was published on the bastards of golarion player companion, but the book has stuff not posted on the wiki, like information on half orc heritages half orcs from darklands, half orcs from the desert or jungle, etc. Half orcs raised among orcs and willing to live out their lives among them are usually evil. In orcs of golarion, learn everything you need to know about playing or vanquishing one of these savage warriors, as well as the outcast half orc spawn who straddle the line between the worlds of order and chaos. Jun 28, 2019 dwarves of golarion pdf axe and hammer. The brutal result of human and orc encounters, half orcs are respected for their cunning in orc society, but many humans distrust and fear them see page 23.
Citydwelling halforcs must often be tenacious to get by. The moknathal are usually referred to as a type of half ogres, rather than half orcs, due to more dominant ogre traits. Halforcs are humanoid creatures with both the human and orc subtypes. Orcs orc roleplaying community site resources dungeons.
The life of a halfelf can be difficult, often marked by a struggle to fit in. The orcs spread quickly and soon northern and central avistan were overrun and ravaged with orcs, as were the humans and halflings that stood in their way. Pathfinder campaign setting, pages 6465, hold of belkzen. Weve had a little bit of time for the dust to settle after the big pathfinder 2. Moores article, the halforc point of view, and the orc is further detailed in paizo publishings book classic monsters revisited 2008, on pages 5257.
Many historians believe that had the elves not fled golarion during the age of darkness, the. Since nobody brought it up yet, i checked the book of erotic fantasy from 3. That being said, the names they produce are heavily random due to the seed lists, so you might see the same names. Also born of political marriage in places where orcs team up with humans to fight other orcs and other threats. We will be working diligently to get all of the mcas and related materials up onto their own pages over the next few months, but it will take some time, so please bear with us. Jun 15, 2010 gnomes of golarion is a 32page entry in the pathfinder player companion line of books. An orc warlord who in a moment of divine revelation realized the deity gorum was a halforc. And if youre looking for all of the mcas that have been made my multiclass productions, you can find a temporary dump of our previous mca wiki page here. Humans, elves and dwarves are all well and goodi just want to see orcs added to that list. Apprently halfelves and halforcs cant crossbreed at all.
Half orcs are somewhat larger and bulkier than humans, and they range from 5 to well over 6 feet tall. Any halforc who has lived among or near orcs has scars. Their pragmatism and adaptable nature put them at odds with warlike or destructive races, and when they do have to deal with orcs, goblinoids, or other savage cultures, fetchlings will often play the part of the fawning sycophant, a tactic learned from serving umbral dragons and one they see as key. A male halforc paladin half orcs who lived among orcs commonly took to worshiping the orc pantheon, sometimes with even greater zeal than their orcish brethren, feeling the need to prove themselves worthy. Bad blood unlock the powers of your ancestors and combine the might of two worlds with pathfinder player companion. Half orcs are just as likely to have children that possess an innate talent for sorcery as any other race, with the abyssal, destined, and elemental fire bloodlines being the most common types of sorcerers. Half orcs raised among humans, on the other hand, typically worshipped other deities including garagos, hoar, loviatar, malar, talona, and tempus.
While many halfelves are indeed born from human and elven. Halfelves dont have their own homeland on golarion, nor are populations of halfelves particularly tied to one another, since they often have very disparate human and elven traditions. Discover the magic of the internet at imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Really, theres no other plausible way for me to complete that sentence. With that awkward introduction out of the way, lets stick to just the facts, mam. Orcs regard battle scars as tokens of pride and ornamental scars as things of beauty. The longlived offspring of humans and elves are fated to live longer than their human companions, but wither before the eyes of their elven ancestors see page 22. Halfelves nature is a blend of human ambition and elven introspection that often leads to a rather somber view of the worlda perspective that baffles humans and elves alike. Halforc wowpedia your wiki guide to the world of warcraft. Half orcs in pathfinder are outcasts, normally shunned by both human society and orc society. Im aware that humans are, or at least seem to be, the most populous race, but what percentage of golarion do they represent. Orcs of golarion publishers product page book authors steve kenson, rob mccreary, richard pett, sean k reynolds, and jd wiker publisher paizo publishing price print.
Like most of the nonhuman races, half orc names dont have a realworld ethnicity behind them. Orcs of golarion, a pathfinder player companion by steve kenson, rob mccreary, richard pett, sean k reynolds, and jd wiker, was released in august 2010. Id like to make an excel character generator, race, class, and the backstory generator from ultimate campaign. Indigenous orc tribes are rare in garund, so most half orcs in sargava are travelers from other lands.
Born ages ago in lightless caverns, the dwarves surged upward in pursuit of a divine prophecy, driving the feral orcs before. Halforcs stand between 5 and 7 feet tall and usually weigh between 180 an d 250 pounds. The orcs easily conquered the vast human settlements and enslaved many of the weakened race. This racial trait replaces the intimidating and orc ferocity racial traits. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs. Halforcs are monstrosities, their tragic births the result of perversion and violenceor at least, thats how other races see them. Halforcs are result of orcs mating with other humanoid races. Halfelf human heritage elf humanoid source core rulebook pg. Click on document pathfinder companion orcs of golarion.
The war god thulos marches across the world of more. Those who are accepted can find themselves exploited for their abilities, either for their cunning in orc tribes or for their brute strength in human settlements. Several orc tribes actively work toward breeding halforc children for their greater mental capabilities. The offspring of humans and beings of elemental fire, these humanoids burn with the passion and danger of fire bestiary 2 160. Once per day if a halforc fails a fortitude save, will save, or constitution check, he can reroll the save or check.
Core deities core deities are those which appear in the core rulebook p. The first book in the half orcs series manages to mirror numerous other series in the same genre while finding ways of standing apart. I fail to see the connection between bastards and either half orcs or half elves, nor any of the other half blooded races that may also be included. Halforcs are medium creatures and thus have no bonuses or penalties due to their size. These halfbreeds are despised by most of the world, however, which sees them as the spawn of violence or a filthy perversion. Its true that halforcs are rarely the result of loving unions, and as such are usually forced to grow up hard and fast, constantly fighting for protection or to make names for themselves. Halforcs of pathfinder rpg orcs should be one of the core races of fantasy. As acceptance of this revelation spread naellk became known as the proclaimer of gorum. The halforc must take the second result, even if it is worse.
Half elf aquatic half elves shoreborn, half orc burning assurance, half elf child of the sea, half orc cliffside charger, half elf coldhoned, half orc darklands half orcs gloomkin, half orc desert half orcs sandkin, half elf ekujae half elves wildborn, half orc evader, half elf half drow darkborn, half elf. In the second book of the half orcs series, protagonists harruq and qurrah tun have entered into an alliance with a band of mercenaries. Some people worship standard gods, but others choose to worship great powers such as ancestral spirits, archdevils, demon lords, empyreal lords, four horsemen, great old ones, infernal dukes, malebranche, or whore queens. Also, check the wiki for more info on half orcs on society. What relationship do dwarves and halforcs have in golarion. The dwarves of golarion are a humanoid race of dour warriors and craftspeople. Does anyone know where i can find the playable races of golarion represented by population. Half orcs inherit a tendency toward chaos from their orc parents and are not strongly inclined toward good. To be more precise, both orcs and half orcs are covered in this entry in the pathfinder player companion line. I know this doesnt really help you but its at least interesting and yes i do keep a pdf of the boef just incase things like this happen. A deity is a supernatural being that is worshiped by creatures in golarion. This playtest is paizos big followup to the successful starfinder launch last summer at gen con. This generator emphasizes harsh consonants and gutteral sounds, though the feminine names tend to be softer than the masculine ones.