There is a great difference between him and any other Orc: his speech must sound very archaic. Even if he knows the newer languages, what he says will be influenced from all the things he lived through. Noble at first, and for ages far from people to speak to. I suspect any Orc that speaks the High-Elven Quenya fluently would have a mighty shocking impact. :)
What about Orcs, the other Orcs? Of course he tries to evade them, as it makes the pain more present. But that is not always possible, and he might be at least occasionally spotted from afar. Do they have legends about this mysterious figure? He is something like the grandfather of all Orcs... my guess would be that Orcs would respect him and feel unsure around him. Could this be in some way exploitable? He might make a good diplomat for negotiating with Orcs. Could be peace possible? Go to Comment
This character isn't violent or isn't an angry type at all... infact if anything this whole experience has made him opposite the way he was... He used to be Arogaunt and very opinionated. He used to get politically involved in alot of things and made issues his business... even if they weren't. All he wants now is to live in peace and quiet. He has seen more then enough death and destruction. If you need his help however, his generosity overcomes him and he will usually help you... don't expect him to start attacking people if you are under attack though. As for the LOTR thing I've been playing MERP lately... I'll make some other fantasy chars too later on. =)
(Whoops, spelled it wrong. Guess I'm not some super human grammar spelling Saiyan thingy after all... I hope this means I can still leap tall buildings in a single bound though =P) Go to Comment
That's true manfred. =) Who knows what all has happened to him in his lifetime. One thing you must relise, however, is that Orcs are raised to hate and despise, they aren't born that way. Although, in the fourth age, there are some good Orcs. Most are still evil, however, and wouldn't be very diplomatic. This is free material, though... Use it how you see fit. =) Go to Comment
How in the world did this submission garner such a high score being derived from Tolkien's work without being utterly ripped on for using so much of Tolkien's work? Go to Comment
Why is it bad to use an existing setting aside from ones own for a character?
If this character was just a modification of an existing Tolkien character then I would be with you Scras. The character is a little limited having its backstory so tied to a specific campaign world.
So much fantasy is drawn from his works - this one is just a lot more direct then others. The real value of this character is the absolute disconnect between the typical orc and his actual nature. Go to Comment
Thanks. I thought at first this was a description I was supposed to make for my own character (Me being as new as I am to this thing). If you want to use any of my characters for your scenerios though I don't really care. =) Have fun. Go to Comment
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There is a great difference between him and any other Orc: his speech must sound very archaic. Even if he knows the newer languages, what he says will be influenced from all the things he lived through. Noble at first, and for ages far from people to speak to. I suspect any Orc that speaks the High-Elven Quenya fluently would have a mighty shocking impact. :)
What about Orcs, the other Orcs? Of course he tries to evade them, as it makes the pain more present. But that is not always possible, and he might be at least occasionally spotted from afar. Do they have legends about this mysterious figure? He is something like the grandfather of all Orcs... my guess would be that Orcs would respect him and feel unsure around him. Could this be in some way exploitable? He might make a good diplomat for negotiating with Orcs. Could be peace possible? Go to Comment