ORC

Valernian orcs are a strong, hardy people found in Age. Orcs live up to 80 years, and are considered
every region of the Valernian continent. Orcs have mature by 14.
no single name for their species, preferring to call Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
themselves by the major ethnicity they belong to:
obakkar (amber orc), orlar (snow orc) or ogerron Darkvision. Orcs were a nocturnal people
(skull orc). before the Lessening; you retain darkvision out
to 60 feet. In darkness, everything looks a dark,
Orcs are tall, strong, and very cunning in unsaturated shade of red.
hunting and battle, living in clans with well-
structured hierarchies. Some orc breeds are human- Empowering substance. You have a special
sized, while others are massive giants. food or drink, depending on your subrace, which
makes you stronger and wiser when you consume
it. Your empowering substance connects you to the
Empowering Substance memories of your people and directly feeds you
While they are fundamentally carnivores, all with Vaala, or magical essence.
orcs have a close relationship with a special If you consume one dose of your empowering
food or substance which, beyond nourishment, substance, you gain the following benefits:
gives them strength. Each of the three major orc
peoples has their own empowering substance. • You gain advantage on all Athletics, History
When consuming their people’s empowering and Insight checks.
substance, an orc gains increased strength and • You may make a History check to recall lore
wisdom — but most importantly, they reinforce you did not originally know.
their cultural identity.
These benefits last for 24 hours after consuming
your empowering substance. Consuming additional
Children of Disgrace doses has no further effect.
Orcs had a thriving civilization centuries before the People. After the Lessening, orcs were split
rise of the first human realms, now remembered into three diminished breeds. Choose one of the
only as the Old Realm. This orc civilization was following peoples.
eventually wiped out by the Altanesi Empire, a
massive human civilization that rose overnight and
ruled the known world for a thousand years. The
Obakkar
Altanesi cast a deadly curse on the Old Realm, The oldest of orc breeds, obakkar are known as amber
known as the Lessening, which nearly wiped out orcs, for they restored themselves from the Lessening
the orc species. through bakka amber — an organic lava-like fluid
occurring only in the volcanoes of the Southorn.
Orcs survived extinction by the discovery and
development of empowering substances, which Obakkar orcs are lean, strong and honorable,
restored their peoples’ vitality while granting them with a stoic martial culture and a polygamous,
additional strengths in various areas. Yet, they never military-based society.
truly recovered from the Lessening, and to date
remain divided in three smaller breeds, scattered BAKKA AMBER
across Valerna. Mined from the magma rivers running beneath the
Southorn mountains, bakka amber is a volcanic
ORC TRAITS liquid, made of raw elemental matter, which the
All Valernian orcs share the following traits: orcs acquire from the local djann fire-people.
Ability Score Increase. Choose your Strength or
Wisdom score. Increase the chosen ability score by 2.

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 Despite its raw elemental origin, bakka amber OBAKKAR NAMES
is an organic compound, and can be consumed All obakkar have a personal, female name — their
by amber orcs, who use it as their empowering generic nouns are female, and socially they make no
substance, awakening their natural orcish gifts gender distinctions. All obakkar use this personal
of endurance and perception. The obakkar drink name followed by the name of their Naka — their
bakka on special occasions, such as celebrations, clan or tribe.
large feasts, or sacred rituals; but most orcs also
keep a bottle or two at home to enjoy a quiet Orc matrons often use the syllable ‘Ma’ before
moment, alone or with their loved ones. their name, to indicate their status and rank. A
matron’s chosen consorts have the right to add
Bakka amber only remains liquid for a few ‘of Ma (matron name)’ after their personal and
days, after which it hardens to rock-like density. If Naka names, to indicate their association with an
tempered and worked on during this period, it can influential warrior.
be forged into tools, including weapons and armor,
or even building blocks. It is no exaggeration to state Personal names: Akka, Aara, Bakkara, Drana,
that the obakkar live on bakka amber, in every sense. Ebaar, Ebel, Kaman, Matu, Shel, Sodaar, Staka,
Saba, Taana, Urgan, Uura, Ubakka
MATRONS AND SUITORS Naka names: Aat, Bat, Bog, Kamat, Laog, Mabab,
Obakkar society is a lawful and organized Saan, Tokh, Ub, Yog
warrior hierarchy, which holds honor and
bravery as its highest virtues, and organizes itself OBAKKAR TRAITS
through courtship. Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution and
The best warriors of the obakkar are known as Charisma scores increase by 1 point each.
matrons (obakkar generic nouns are female), and their Size. You are tall and muscular, averaging 1.9 to
underlings are known as suitors, who are expected 2 meters in height. Your size is Medium.
to impress and seduce their matron through a
combination of courtship and military deeds. Bakka Amber. Your empowering substance is
bakka amber. Unless your GM rules otherwise,
The obakkar are usually polygamous, and a you are assumed to have a supply of bakka amber
matron may take as many suitors as she choses, with you whenever you carry trail rations, and to
picking out the best as her officers, known as consume one dose of bakka amber on each long
consorts; or, if they really impress her, her successors. rest. If you have and are proficient in Alchemist’s
supplies, you may gather bakka amber from active
SACRED LIFE volcanic regions by succeeding on a DC 15 Survival
Amber orcs came out of the Lessening with a check. You may not gather more than one dose of
renewed focus on the value of life, birth and bakka amber per day in this manner.
community. Children are very important for the In addition to the basic effects of consuming an
obakkar people, and they consider every new birth empowering substance, drinking bakka amber gives
as a blessing. While children are raised communally, you advantage on all Strength and Constitution
which prevents power struggles among consorts, saving throws. These benefits last from the moment
they are very appreciated and well-cared for. you consume bakka until your next long rest.
Purging Flame. You have resistance to nonmagical
APPEARANCE poison damage and nonmagical fire damage.
Obakkar orc-kin are muscular, tusked humanoids Languages. You can speak Common, Obakkar
with golden skin, black or amber eyes, and and Sabbari.
black to reddish-blonde hair. They model their
clothing, hierarchy, towns and buildings after the
organization of hive insects such as bees.

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Ogerron When an ogerron falls in battle, whoever felled
them is expected to consume them; if the body is
A species of gigantic orcs from the Tyverian plain, left untouched, the tribe will feast upon them to
ogerron came out of the Lessening not only partake of their memories and wisdom.
restored but strengthened, in reduced numbers but
increased size. Ogerron learned to feel and reject the Null by
the rite of flesh, for eating Null-touched things
Ogerron are immense humanoids, pale and provides no flavor, strength or nourishment,
bloated, with monstrous countenances that belie creating instead an emptiness that increases
their sharp minds. Their empowering substance is hunger instead of sating it. This endless hunger
the most abundant in the world: living flesh. has led many an ogerron to become Null-
corrupted themselves.
COMMUNITY BY COMBAT
Ogerron culture, as with other orc breeds, is driven BASTUU
by a high sense of community. They choose their Ogerron sing the bastuu, a special song, empowered
tribes by combat; if an ogerron appreciates battle by their flesh communion, which allows them to
alongside a warrior, they will seek to join that share memories and feelings with listeners.
warrior’s tribe, or welcome them into theirs. As a
result, clashing tribes abound in the ogerron plains When an ogerron listens to bastuu, they enter
of Tyveria, fighting not only over land or resources a reverie in which they recall the lives of those
but also to choose their membership. that came before them, and can vividly see their
ancestors in the steppes, going back to the Great
Skull orcs like to decorate their bodies with trinkets Realm of orcs before the Altanesi Empire. A non-
picked up from their defeated opponents, so as to orc that listens to bastuu can become transfixed,
display mementos of their enemies to potential entrhalled by the haunting song.
challengers. when an ogerron dies, their trinkets
are passed on to the tribe, with the most decorated
APPEARANCE
ogerron having first pick. an ogerron that defeats
another in personal combat is entitled to all of the Ogerron are large, burly and thickset. A typical
defeated warrior’s trinkets. ogerron is three meters tall, and almost as wide.
Their hairless skin tends to be pale, but it grows
THE RITE OF FLESH ruddy just after consuming flesh.They wear very
simple clothing and adornments, such as loincloths
Ogerrons feast on their defeated enemies, be them and bone jewelry.
beast, sentient or monster. This gives them strength
in many ways:
OGERRON NAMES
First, they consume some of the creature’s
Ogerron names are derived from the Tyverian language,
wisdom, to the point that some ogerron have
as their Ogerri dialect was influenced by the Altanesi
gotten insights into drakha by consuming dragon
remnant tribes they traded with after the Lessening.
flesh. This is the most important part of the rite,
for it is thus that the ogerron share their legacy and Ogerron are very respectful of their clan, and
history — by eating each other. often use their clan name, followed by the affix ‘dul
or ‘dula, meaning ‘from’ — thus, Karkos from clan
Second, they absorb the Vaala of their enemies
Log is Karkos Log’dul, and Tulana from Uk clan is
through the willpower in their blood. They may
Tulana Uk’Dula.
not gain their powers, but they become stronger by
consuming more powerful creatures. Male names: Akannos, Atul, Borgul, Ch’kul,
Damayonos, Dakkos, Karkos, Kiromonos, Nongul,
Nongaros, Pelokakos, Soranos, Ybustaros, Yrakanos

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Female names: Agana, Bogna, Buinaba, Eyitera, LARGE CREATURES
Gupra, Haokina, Nongara, Pelka, Tulana, Turgana, There are many Large peoples in Valerna. We
Vasani, Vesha, Yrakana suggest the following variant rules for Large
Clan names: Bok, Brag, Chik, Damay, Gar, Gug, player characters:
Kark, Pelk, Log, Uk, Yak, Yutab Being Large counts roughly as a Feat,
and a Large creature should count as having
OGERRON TRAITS the benefits of a full Feat when balancing its
Ability Score Increase. Your Strength increases other traits.
by 2 points. Being Large increases the creature’s
Languages. You can speak Common, Ogerri Strength score by 1 (already included in a
and Tyverian. Large playable race’s stats), and increases their
carrying capacity as stated in the rules.
Size. You are gigantic by humanoid standards,
averaging 2.9 to 3 meters in height and 500 Instead of doubling weapon damage
kilograms to 1 ton in weight. Your size is Large. dice as allowed for nonplayable Large
monsters, a Large player character gains
Oversized. You may use a two-handed weapon
the oversized benefit, which allows them
with one hand, and your improvised weapons deal
to wield two-handed weapons with one
1d8 base damage, or 1d10 base damage if you use
hand, and increases the base damage of
two hands to grab the improvised weapon.
their improvised weapons to 1d8 (or 1d10 if
Rite of Flesh. Your empowering substance is the using both hands).
flesh of a recent kill. If you consume the flesh of
When using an aura, or any effect that
a living humanoid, aberration, beast, dragon, fey,
centers on the creature, choose only one of
giant or monstrosity within 1 hour of its death, you
the squares occupied by the creature as the
gain the effects of consuming your empowering
effect’s center; the aura radiates from the
substance. Consuming plants, elementals, celestials,
chosen square.
fiends, undead or constructs grants you no benefit.
Large size comes with the built-in
In addition to the basic effects of consuming an
limitation of requiring the creature to squeeze
empowering substance, eating the flesh of a recent
to enter a tunnel or room made for Medium
kill gives you the ability to sing bastuu.
creatures. A Large creature cannot enter a
If you struck the killing blow against the tunnel or room made for Small creatures.
creature you are consuming, you also gain
There are no ‘oversized weapons’ in
Inspiration if you didn’t have it.
Valerna, unless your GM states otherwise.
Bastuu. When under the effect of your
The ogerron is our introduction to rules
empowering substance, you can put others in
on player character size; other Large playable
contact with their past through song. If you sing
races will appear in further supplements.
during a short rest, all willing creatures that can
hear you gain advantage on all Intelligence and
Charisma checks made during that short rest.

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Orlar While morda, the supreme leader of the orl
nation of Gellanor, is not a winged orl, there’s
The white-furred Orlar (singular ‘Orl’), or Snow orcs, little doubt her successor will be chosen among the
are a stoic and disciplined orc-kin breed from the winged witches of the Winter coven.
Northern wastes. They practice a credo of strength, in
which bravery and pain are marks of virtue.
APPEARANCE
CHILDREN OF THE WITCHES Orlar are larger than obakkar but smaller than
ogerron, with soft white down, like a hatchling
As orl culture is strongly linked to pain and bird’s, covering their burly bodies.
motherhood, most of their tribe are led by
matriarchs, also known as broodmothers even if
ORL NAMES
they can’t or won’t have children.
Orlar use names based on their own Orlai dialect.
Orl matriarchs are often trained as winter
They eschew clan names, instead adding ‘of ’ and
witches, also known as storm witches, and can
their mother’s name after their personal name.
weave storm magic — the ability to focus the
fury of the elements for both destructive and Male names: Abadai, Aldai, Alshi, Batudai,
creative ends. Boladai, Berkashi, Buqadai, Esendai, Hulagai,
Mogdai, Odai, Odashi, Ogulai, Qaradai, Sershi,
Winter witches are the appointed leaders of
Temurai, Togadai, Toqtoshi, Yishi
orlar society, and their Winter Coven is the greatest
authority of the orl nation of Gellanor in the frozen Female names: Abakani, Altanei, Batuani,
Wastes. They are also the only ones trusted with Berkei, Chagei, Esenei, Hulani, Kokani, Kokei,
the secret to brew the oljuu storm potion that gives Mogani, Morkani, Odakani, Ogei, Orlei, Qaragei,
orlar their strength. Sorkani, Toqtani, Yikani

OLJUU POTION ORLAR TRAITS

Oljuu potion is the snow orcs’ empowering Ability Score Increase. Choose your
substance, made from the essence of other Constitution or Wisdom score. The chosen ability
snow orcs, frozen dead in willing sacrifice. The score increases by 1 point.
potion contains the bitter sting of winter itself, Languages. You can speak Common, Orlai and
and few non-orcs can even survive drinking it. Ysvalian.
By consuming oljuu potion, an orl can ignore
unimaginable amounts of pain — they don’t Size. You are tall and muscular, averaging 1.9 to
become numb to it, for their culture worships pain, 2 meters in height. Your size is Medium.
but can withstand much more before becoming Feathered Wings. Some orlar have functional
incapacitated. The frequent consumption of oljuu wings tucked inside their fur. At any time when
potion is needed to use winter magic, which is you would gain an ability score increase, you
otherwise too painful for the caster to wield. may forgo that increase and instead gain a 30
feet fly speed.
WINGED ORLAR Oljuu Potion. Your empowering substance
Legend has it that the origin of snow orcs is linked is the Oljuu potion, made only by Orl witches.
to birds, specifically the giant white ravens of the Unless your GM rules otherwise, you are assumed
Frozen Wastes. Whether it’s true or not, some orlar to have a supply of Oljuu with you whenever
develop functional feathered wings as a rare effect you carry trail rations, and to consume one dose
of the oljuu potion. A winged orl is considered a of Oljuu on each long rest. If you have and are
blessed individual, and given higher rank in their proficient in Alchemist’s supplies, you may make
society and greater responsibilities in battle.

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Oljuu potion by killing a willing snow orc and
succeeding on a DC 15 Arcana or Survival check.
A successful check yields a number of oljuu potion
doses equal to your Proficiency bonus.
In addition to the basic effects of consuming
an empowering substance, drinking oljuu potion
gives you resistance to bludgeoning, slashing and
piercing damage.
Get of the Storm. You have resistance to cold
and lightning damage.

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