Ogre

In Game Description

With their lumbering gait and enormous breadth, Ogres are an ominous presence. Created by Rallos Zek, these massive creatures are feared in battle for their raw strength and uncanny endurance. While not very intelligent, Ogres are known to cooperate with one another quite efficiently.

The Ogres have a twisted sense of duty that could easily be mistaken for stupidity. They are, justifiably, quite single-minded. Their thick skulls also give them a high level of resistance to being stunned in battle.

Ogres have been known to be cannibalistic, but are more partial to eating smaller races including Gnomes, Dwarves, and Halflings. Nearly all of the good and neutral races avoid them out of self-preservation. Ogres have learned to work with the Trolls and are on good terms with them, but only work with Dark Elves out of fear.

The crude tunneled city of Oggok lies within the Feerrott, a jungle-like area bordering the Innothule Swamp and Rathe Mountains in southern Antonica. The home city for the Ogres is a fairly slow-paced civilization that focuses on battle training and magic to give them an upper hand in battle.

Additional Info

Created by the God of War, and cursed by the other gods, the life of an Ogre is inherently a difficult one. Physically the strongest of all of Norrath’s races, the Ogre is naturally a Warrior-based race. To fully understand an Ogre, you must first learn of its history upon Norrath.

When the races first appeared on Norrath, the God of War, Rallos Zek, created races that would be bred for war. Thus were born the Giants, and Goblins, later to be followed by Ogres and Orcs. Possessing high strength and the abilities of powerful magics, the army of Rallos Zek was unstoppable. Beaming with pride, Rallos Zek watched other races fall before his devastating army. Feeling far superior, he personally led his army to the planes of power to defeat the lesser gods of Norrath. Angered, the other gods rose up against Rallos Zek, permanently sealing the planes of power from mortals and lesser gods, as well as cursing his children. The giants were almost completely slaughtered, the orcs reduced to a primitive version of the race’s former self, the Ogres stricken dumb, and the fate of the goblins was so drastic that no record remains of their fate. Those that survived barely resemble their former glory.

Since this is meant for the Ogres, the fate of the other cursed races shall be left to the history books. Remember, while the Ogres are naturally Warriors, magic still courses through their blood. Scarcely the power that they once possessed, they still retain a sufficient amount to become Shamans and Shadow Knights, as well as Warriors.

Being physically stout, Ogres have an advantage over other races in that they can survive more hits and deal out more damage. Unfortunately, their large physical stature also sets them apart from other races when it comes to fitting into close quarters. Their former dominance of the other races has created an animosity amongst them that is an unwritten war. Although there aren’t formal battles waged, or borders drawn, it is common knowledge that Ogres cannot enter the cities of the good races without first proving themselves to those races. Sometimes this is at the cost of banishing themselves from their own homelands. Ogres have a good relationship with their neighboring Trolls, and a tentative relationship with Dark Elves. Ogres and Trolls are the only races that are attacked on sight by aviaks.

- Dave Harrod & Gimme Gudderarmur (ErolissiMarr)

Basic Information

Faction Alignment: Evil
Racial(s): Increased Consumption Rate, Infravision, Frontal Stun Immunity, Slam
Starting City: Oggok
Playable Classes: Shadow Knight, Shaman, Warrior
Experience Modifier: 15% Less Gained
Armor: Large, Cannot Wear Robes