Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Gurakian Orcs mature at the same rate that humans do, reaching adulthood around age 18. Gurakian Orcs keep their physical vitality well throughout their lives, living to around 200 years before dying of natural causes. 

Gurakian Orcs inherit a tendency toward good that their Orcish all father teaches. They are capable of being any alignment, like any other race, but they have a strong tendency towards good. 

Gurakian Orcs are larger and bulkier than most any species! They range from 7'8 at their absolute smallest to well over 10 feet tall. Your size is Medium.

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Thanks to your orc blood, 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.

You gain proficiency in the Athletics and the Persuasion skill. 

When you are reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, you can drop to 1 hit point instead. You can’t use this feature again until you finish a long rest.

You are resistant to Necrotic and Cold Damage, and because of your connection to the orcish all-father you have advantage on Wisdom and Intelligence saving throws. 

You can speak, read, and write Common and Orc. Orc is a harsh, grating language with hard consonants. It has no script of its own but is written in the Dwarvish script.