Orcs are large, strongly built humanoids native to the steppes and mountain ranges of Altangor. They are a largely nomadic people, with only one major city (Orkhan) to serve as a meeting ground for the different tribes and emissaries of other races.
Orcs were long the bitter enemies of the hobgoblin empire. Though the two races declared a truce in (xxxx), many tribes still harbor resentment towards their goblinoid neighbors.