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Does that sound too different for orks and I should give the race another name?
>Originally a large tribe of elves.
>Did something that extremely angered the gods of the elves.
>As a punishment their magic is taken away.
>In addition, they can now age and can reach a maximum age of 60-80 years. Normal elves can be 500+ years old.
>Are attacked by other tribes.
>They flee.
>They are contacted by rogue gods who offer their help.
>Under their influence, they become an very warlike society. They are also "shaped" and become bigger and stronger.
>Become one of the most advanced races. Are particularly good blacksmiths
>Are not very gentle to the environment. industrial wastelands everywhere.
>Hate elves.
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Sounds like a good twist on tolkeins idea of corrupted elves, go for it.
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>>53602231
>Violent
>Ugly/Defaced/Rough looking
Those are basically the only traits common to orcs across all universes.
I'd say that backstory is pretty great.
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>>53602231
So they are basically short lived Noldor. At least this description doesn't give away that they look or have the stats of orcs.
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>>53602231
Call them Urgals, or another Orc-Like
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>>53604277
This
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>>53602231
In Mathew Colvilles books he calls them "Urqs" or "Urmen" I like the twist
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>>53602231
That's that just Elder Scrolls orcs.
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>>53607312
Elder what?
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>>53609105
Skyrim. Orsimer.
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>>53602231
Consider adding:
The rest of the elves, the ones that did not do the evil the 'orc' elves did, stood by and did nothing to stop them.
The added twist being that the orcs are also the punishment of the rest of the elves. Which can help explain why they are fairly powerful if you don't want to go with the 'rogue gods help them' approach. It was instead intended as punishment for the elvish people as a whole (and maybe everyone else also if you expand it).
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