Homebrew Ogre Species Details
According to legend, the ogre race was formed when Othea, wife of the titan Annam All-Father, had an affair with Vaprak.
In 1357 DR, a small army of ogres served the monstrous extra planar being Imgig Zu. He gathered them in the caverns beneath his tower to witness the Great Awakening of his people from Selûne's Eye, and to provide defense during the deed. The heroes Priam Agrivar, Vajra Valmeyjar, Timoth Eyesbright, and Onyx the Invincible fought through the ogres to confront Imgig and free Cybriana. Though the ogres clubbed them down and caught them, the roof of the cavern miraculously tore open and the brilliant light of the full moon shone through, blinding the ogres long enough for Priam to slay Imgig. As the ritual was undone, the surviving ogres fled.
Ogres are not likely to be considered the most capable of races, but do not be deceived. Though they cannot themselves establish any form of order, as they live mainly in chaos, they can be molded, and easily bent towards becoming resourceful military forces, and can make for some deadly opponents. Although rare, ogres have been seen using magic such as the Zakharan Ogres, and they also interacted with the world in many ways that humans, elves, or dwarves would. However, they still weren't superb craftsmen.
Raw Power
Ogres have very muscular bodies, and large heads, with mouths that almost protrude away from the face like a flattened snout with sharp teeth. Similarly to the goblins, Ogre's have small pointed ears. Beneath their large stocky neck and head lies nothing more than raw strength in the way of pounds and heaps of muscles, standing between 9 and 10 feet tall, and weigh between 650 to 650 lbs. on average.
Ogres tend to be lazy, brutish, and simply prefer to rely on overwhelming numbers in battle, and ambushes to easily, and quickly decimate almost any enemy. Easy tasks are appealing to these mighty creatures who could likely achieve much with the right guidance. Ogres take joy in their simple plunders, and many enjoyed the flesh of humanoids. It wasn't uncommon to see Ogres dining on humanoids of many kind.
Heritage of the Giants
Annam All-Father and his wife Othea, who settled on a planet to form a kingdom known as Ostoria, which led to his sons becoming various kinds of giants. Due to their size, and ability to conquer, they soon began to wage wars against the dragons. This conflict lasted for over a thousand years. There were many differing accounts of how this war came to an and, although the giants believe it was a result of a stalemate in a game of wah-ree between Annam and the dragon god. Due to this, it is likely what fuels the rage and the anger behind the giants, and ogres are no different.
Chaotic Nature
Ogres are not that often civilized, and very often find themselves taking easy opportunities to sack other groups of people that way they may satisfy their desire for destruction. They also do not generally rule with any form of structure, and the strongest typically thrive at the top of the hierarchy.
Ogres Names
Ogres usually have names that derive from the language of giants, as that is where they came from. However, it isn't unlikely as well that depending on the culture that they derive from, or the territory that they lived in, that their names come in ways of simple words, or meanings.
Male Ogre Names: Brakig, Tukur, Zokig, Klekog, Blig, Goirot, Bluozig, Drabazug, Duank, Yarazar, Vonk, Glogrut, Klotert
Female Ogre Names: Bebek, Drakg, Yirek, Kahzat, Bateh, Diru, Traaz, Ogut, Drirok, Yukig, Noru, Vriuzar, Glubareh
Ogres are not well accepted into many societies due to the danger they bring with them, and due to the common belief that ogres are nothing more than savage animals in their own right. While it is uncommon to see any in civilizations of grand stature, however it wouldn't be difficult to find some in distant towns and villages away from the larger cities and kingdoms. They're however not easily accepted.
Ogre Traits
Your ogre has several benefits, and traits from their giant heritage.Ability Score Increase
Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
Age
Ogres mature generally faster than creatures similarly to humans, reaching adulthood typically when a human would be considered an adolescent, and have not been seen to live more than a few centuries.
Alignment
Ogres inherit a general inclination towards chaos, and evil tendencies due to the way the ogre societies function, ogres who do not adapt to the way their culture functions would typically run off.
Size
Ogres are giant humanoids with very muscular bodies and larges heads, they range from 9 to well over 10 feet tall. Your size is Large.
Speed
Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Darkvision
Thanks to your giant heritage, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can’t discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
Menacing
You gain proficiency in the Intimidation skill.
Powerful Build
You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
Powerful Strikes
Whenever you make an attack on an object, or structure, it takes double damage.
Languages
You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant.
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