That day, after Aaron returned home and ate dinner, he sat down in his study and opened Lady Laeral's dossier.
Orks: a scourge of the Realms, symbols of destruction, the race created by Gruumsh, an eternal calamity upon the world.
"I will burn this world, then rule its ashes."
-Gruumsh, the "One-Eyed God," God-King of the Ork gods
When war drums thundered outside a city's gates and wave after wave of Ork roars rose into the air, even the bravest, strongest warriors could not help swallowing hard and bracing themselves for the brutal battle ahead.
"Gruumsh!!!"
"Orks are the nightmare of every civilized region in this world. No matter how thick its walls, how skilled its archers, or how brave its knights, almost no settlement can withstand a full-scale Ork assault.
Every soldier who survives a battle against Orks will tell of facing towering enemies who can cleave a warrior in two with a single blow. Even a fraction of their strength is enough to fell an opponent, as though they were mere stalks of wheat trembling before a scythe. Only skilled warriors with unshakable resolve can survive a battle against Orks.
Savage and fearless, Ork tribes forever seek the destruction of elves, dwarves, and humans. Driven by hatred for the civilized races of this world and the need to satisfy their god, Orks know that if they fight well and bring glory to their tribes, Gruumsh will call them home to Acheron.
In the afterlife, the chosen will join Gruumsh and his armies in an endless war for supremacy across the planes."
As a race created by Gruumsh, chief god of the Orks, their purpose was to kill, destroy, tear down the civilized world, and exact vengeance upon humans, dwarves, and elves. Orks were creatures destined to be savage,