Half-Orcs

Half-Orcs are the second-most populous Humanoid Species in Vantowyn. They came to be when the first Humans migrating away from Lempo crossed the Andalan Mountains into Lazh. As they moved through the mountains, they encountered the Orcs who had lived there for thousands of years, since the time of the First Men. While initially cold, relations between the two species warmed very quickly, and many Orcs began to migrate with the populations of Humans as they came in waves from Lempo. As the species migrated together, an interchange of culture was inevitable, and so too was interbreeding between the species. From those unions came the first Half-Orcs, born of two worlds, yet very much a part of both.

Description
Adult Half-Orcs are slightly taller than the average Human, standing between five and a half to seven feet tall. From their Orcish ancestry, they inherit dense bones and powerful builds. Their skin tends to be a mix of that of their parent species, ranging from dark gray-brown to a much paler light gray. Half-Orc hair can have all the normal colorations of Humans, but tends to be thicker and coarser. Most Half-Orcs do possess the trademark "tusks" of the Orcs, albeit smaller on average than their ancestral counterparts.

Half-Orcs can appear more like Orcs, or more like Humans, but most do not have either an Orcish, nor a Human parent. Many are born of two Half-Orc parents, as the Half-Orcs are the secondmost populous Humanoid species, outnumbered across the world only by Humans themselves.