Creature:Vulcanus Orc

"Our great-great-great grandfathers fought those things. Those orcs from the land of fire. Demons born from magma and who seek nothing but the destruction of our lands. It all just makes me wish they're brought down and forced to kneel before us."

- Thane Ermek Trughs, of the

The Vulcanus Orcs, also known as Orc-kin of Akriarion are a race of Orcish native to the island of Akriarion, located at the southeast of 's southern ocean. Originally a race of flesh and blood, their home was eventually invaded by and they found themselves subjugated by his, leading them to be transformed into a race of half-magma servants. In the modern day, they serve as the elite ground infantry of the Horde in its war against the world.

History
The origins of the Akriarion Orcs are unknown, but they are believed to descend from another orcish folk who arrived to Akriarion Island either as a stranded colonization force or as a group of exiles. During the early centuries of their existence, they lived in great towns scattered across the island, living off of hunting and fishing while fighting off the monstrous spiders known as Aranignun who inhabited the caves of the island's volcano. At around 7,000 BNA, however, the island was attacked by the Vulcanus Horde when Xacutus and his minions were pushed out of the continental shore by their enemies, and as they arrived, the orcs attempted to defend their home with no avail. The high chief of the Orc-kin, known as, attempted to plead for Xacutus' mercy - with him and many others becoming convinced he was a wrathful god of war-, which the pyromancer himself would respond by enslaving the orcs instead of destroying them.

As Xacutus submit both the Orcs and the Aranignun to his service, both races were infused with the primal power of fire to better serve the Vulcanus Horde's wishes. The Orc-kin of Akriarion were transformed into half-magma beings and their females died out completely, the process causing most of them to lose their minds and become bloodthirsty followers of Xacutus. With the defeat of the Vulcanus Horde, the Orcs fell into hibernation and remained petrified for the next seven millenia, only awakening once to fight off an attempt done by the to colonize their seemingly uninhabited island. With Xacutus' return to activity in the New Age, the Vulcanus Orcs have once again followed him into war against the world.

Biology
The Vulcanus Orcs are tall, broad deiwes fused with magma, which is most easily noticeable at their limbs and head. Their bodies are black and red, made both of flesh and stone, with a complete lack of hair which is instead replaced by bright red spikes. All female Akriarion Orcs were wiped out by Xacutus when he transformed the race into what it is, meaning they are all males. Due to being incapable of reproduction, new Vulcanus Orcs are instead created by pyromancers of the Vulcanus Horde deep within the volcano of Akriarion; the process itself is a mystery to outsiders, but the Orcs are widely agreed to be created as fully-grown adults.

Behavior
The current generation of Vulcanus Orcs is completely and utterly devoted to Xacutus, having fully delivered themselves to the goals of the Vulcanus Horde. Caring not for the rest of the world, they are interested only in causing mayhem and spreading the power of fire over the continent, with all those who oppose his master deserving to be burned and stomped under their feet. As slaves with little independence, the modern Vulcanus Orcs are lacking in imagination and have below-average intelligence compared to most deiwes.

Abilities
The brutish, half-stone Orcs of the Vulcanus Horde are some of its most powerful ground soldiers. A Vulcanus Orc's stone-like build allows him to easily overpower most other deiwes in hand-to-hand combat, and their impressive physical strength means they can deliver mighty blows with their melee weapons. Being half-magma, they race is immune to the damaging effects of fire and hot temperatures, though they possess a predictable weakness to the cold. Despite being creations of pyromancy, Vulcanus Orcs are for the most part unable to harness the Source.

Individuals
Wrugrak the Scorched= "I sought salvation in the flame. In truth, death would have given us true release."


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Wrugrak, most known by the title of Scorched General, was originally the leader of the Akriarion Orc-folk when the Vulcanus Horde arrived. After his people were defeated by them, he pleaded for Xacutus' mercy in an attempt to save them, which led them to be enslaved. Having been turned into a formidable killing machine by Xacutus' power, Wrugrak has watched his race be reduced to mindless, obedient sheep, but the Mad Pyromancer's hold over him means he can do nothing but obey - he hopes that the war against the continent can bring him a worthy opponent who will finally free him of Xacutus' control once and for all.