Ogre Magi

Ogre magi have light blue, light green, or pale brown skin. Ivory horns jut from their foreheads. They are 10½ feet tall, with black nails, dark eyes with white pupils, and white teeth and tusks. They favor ornamental clothing, armor, and weapons.

These larger, more intelligent ogre magi live in fortified dwellings or caves. They raid for slaves, treasure and food, and are very protective of their young. They follow many traditions, including respect and honor for their clans and clan symbols.

Ogre magi are more civilized than their primitive, smaller cousins. This does not make them less fierce or dangerous, just smarter and more cultured. They prefer to use magic instead of physical force, and are much more reflective than normal ogres.

Ogre magi shamans are usually female.

Among the Civilized

Ogre magi that interact with the civilized races often do so because of a particular need, or because they are forced into it. Those who strike out for a particular need are often driven by the desire to learn (usually magic) or to find some special item that their clan requires. These individuals will work with others for as long as it benefits their personal goals. An ogre mage may become a forced outcast for some crime against the clan (be it real or imagined). The ogre mage must find a way to regain honor and status, but until then will take up the life of a wanderer. Others are cast out because they fail to display the proper attitudes of the ogre magi, typically seeking to change long-standing traditions.

A few ogre magi are kidnapped when they are very young and raised away from their clans. These ogres have little knowledge about their heritage, but display tendencies which match the people who raised them. In the case of those kept as slaves, their travelling days usually begin when they gain their freedom. While they might be interested in finding their clans, these ogre magi usually find themselves alone and without any culture or society to call their own.