Orc

Orcs are one of the many races that inhabit the planet of Eamon and appear in numerous Eamon adventures. Authors usually depict orcs as ugly, aggressive, and brutish, and they frequently appear as enemies that the adventurer must vanquish, though rarely as the primary villains.

Half-orcs — offspring of orcs and humans — appear in a couple of adventures, and the barkeep at the Black Horse Tavern in Behlos City states in The Treachery of Zorag that the tavern serves "the occasional orc half-breed". A more powerful breed of orc called the Uruk-hai exists on Arda and features in many of the Eamon adventures set in Middle-earth but is not known to inhabit Eamon.

Appearances

On Eamon

Adventure	Description
The Zyphur Riverventure	Mxlar, a bow-legged orc with crude leather armor.
Castle of Doom	Three "disgusting" orcs occupy a chamber below the castle.
The Magic Kingdom	An "ugly, foul-smelling orc" carrying an ebony bow.
The Quest for Trezore	Three "disgusting" orcs in a filthy underground chamber.
The Caves of Mondamen	Two orcs described as having a "brownish color with a pink snout".
Merlin's Castle	Unnamed orc.
The Temple of Ngurct	Orc pass the time by playing cards with a bugbear.
Escape from the Orc Lair	Named orcs include Bork, Cork, Dork, Gork, Hork, Jork, Lork, Rork, Pork, Nork, Sork, Tork, Vork, Work, York, Zork, Duk, Mortimer, Ferdinand, and Eugene.
Picnic in Paradise	Two "nasty-tempered" orcs named Rubtor and Nunbob.
Castle Kophinos	Three ugly orcs.
Valkenburg Castle	Large, medium, and small orcs appear, as well as the one-eyed orcish god Gruumsh.
Dungeons of Xenon	Unnamed orc.
The Black Castle of NaGog	Two orcs armed with short swords.
Temple of the Guild	Two foul-smelling orcs.
The Search for Yourself	A "dirty, smelly, ugly orc". ("You hate orcs. Orcs seem to know this...")
Caves of Hollow Mountain	Two orcs quarreling over an old bone.
The Fugitive	"An unusually burly orc wearing stout-looking armor."
The House of Secrets	Three orcs: small, medium, and large.
Slave Pits of Kzorland	An orc and an orc chief.
The Last Dragon	Orc soldiers named Ortu, Yetu, and Gollem.
The Mountain Fortress	A crazy orc and a half-orc torturer.
Starfire	Two orcs.
The Dark Brotherhood	A half-orc plus various orc, kobold, and gnoll prisoners.
The Lake	The orc king along with others in shades of green, pink, grey, blue, turquoise, and purple.
The Pathetic Hideout of Mr. R.	An unarmed orc.
Eamon v7.0 Demo Adventure	Orc jailer.
Expedition to the Darkwoods	A small orc attacks the sleeping adventurer.
The Mountain of the Master	A repulsive orc. ("Judging from the friendliness of this place, he might be the welcoming committee!")
Escape from Granite Hall	Numerous orcs inhabit the hall.
The Wizard's Tower	Four orcs, servants of the wizard Izurath.
Encounter: The Bookworm	A short, hairy orc.
Attack of the Kretons	The adventurer meets the clean, princely orc Chichester. Striking members of a union of orc guards also appear, marching with placards.
Quest of the Crystal Wand	An orc lives in a cell in the Dungeon of Death.
Curse of the Hellsblade	Orcs named Puglen and Gimkog.
Assault on Helstar	Nondescript orc.
Return of Ngurct	Several orc guards occupy the ruined keep.
Demongate	The adventurer encounters several orcs beyond the Shadow Wall.
Eye of Agamon	The Darklord's army or orcs and undead creatures attacks the city of Dorier.
Catacombs of Terror	An orcish leader and various other orcs inhabit the catacombs.
The Halls of the Adept	Orc guard.
Time-Shift	"A tall creature which you know is an orc by the smell of it."
Prisoner of Darkness	Orc patrol.
Bookworm 3-D	Orc writing graffiti on the walls of the Beginners Cave.
Firestorm	Orc soldiers near Belbury. ("No fantasy adventure would be complete without a few orcs.")
The Forbidden City	Orc captain with orc soldiers.
Search for Mack	Small band of orcs.
Fiends of Eamon	"The usual ugly, smelly Eamon Orc."
The Dragon of Aldaar
Quest for the Fire Dragon	Pair of "slimy" orcs.
The Prism of Shadows	Three orc berserkers.
The Curse of Talon	Hordes of orcs occupy the old Cyrakian Kingdom.
Edgar's Adventures	Group of eight "pig-featured" orcs.
Cronum's Castle
Lord of the Underland
The Adventurer's General Store	Huge red- and blue-colored orcs.
The Treachery of Zorag	An orc raiding party may appear in the night and attack the adventurer's camp.

In Middle-earth

Adventure	Description
The Mines of Moria
The Forest of Fear
Thror's Ring
The Ring of Doom
The Iron Prison
Assault on Dolni Keep
The Hunt for the Ring
Quest of Erebor
Return to Moria
Haradwaith

An orc in blood red armor appears in The School of Death which takes place in a high school on Earth. Two orcs also appear in The Pyramid of Cheops.

External links

• Wikipedia: Orc
• Forgotten Realms Wiki: Orc