The idea was to think of orcs as a created race, a kind of medieval supersoldier or replicant. This makes a lot of the ethnic slurs in Tolkien et al a whole lot more offensive, if that's possible. So you have a slave race, genetically engineered and they are the bad guys, apparently. Humans however are genetically pure. Now where else have I heard those ideas?
Why are they green? Don't know yet, maybe they photosynthesise?
That was a glib joke about photosynthesis but during the day it had me thinking. The Feygrimm are a symbiotic species part human (ish) part plant. Maybe the Ix have some traits in common. After all, Tolkien's orcs were supposed to be degraded elves.
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