#Characters: Orcs & Friends

[bugbart]

gotta let it out sometimes

[marlynnofmany]

Irrational Attachment

I directed the delivery guy to put the last high-tech crate next to the others in our very full cargo bay, and I breathed a quiet sigh of relief. This was a big order. I noted the final count with a good old-fashioned Earth pencil.

The delivery guy, a fellow human much beefier than I was, smirked at the pencil and clipboard. “Really living in the space age, there,” he said. “Don’t you guys have tablets and scanners?”

“Oh sure,” I replied. “But one has a cracked screen and the other's got a faulty battery. You know how it is.”

His response was eclipsed by the arrival of the sparkly purple conglomeration of limbs that was my coworker Zhee. I was used to bug aliens by now, but I was amused to see the brawny human edge back a step.

Zhee didn’t notice. “What is ‘pack bonding’?” he demanded, clicking to a stop and looking at the two of us expectantly. “They were telling jokes that made little sense.” He waved a pincher arm over his shoulder. “Then it occurred to me that I have a pair of qualified humans here I can ask. Why do people joke about humans caring too much?”

The delivery guy straightened up, all bluster. “Oh, it’s a bunch of radiator wash, really. Lots of species are social. Really, we wouldn’t all have space ships out here if everybody couldn’t cooperate!”

“Well, sure,” I said. “But there’s a difference between cooperating and getting attached. Didn’t you have a teddy bear as a kid?”

“Yeah, as a kid,” he scoffed. “We’re talking about grownups here.”

“Grownups do it too,” I told him, barreling on as he started to object. “We give names and personalities to ships and cars and space probes. We put googly eyes on machinery, and keep pet rocks. We build people out of snow, lending them our own clothes, and we’re sad when they melt away. We have ancient history of granting a bear military rank, and recent history of doing the same to a cleaning droid. We care about things.”

He was still shaking his head and looking stubborn, so I pulled the pencil from my pocket. I held it in front of his face with an intense stare.

“I can tell you that this pencil’s name is Steven,” I said. “Then I can do this—” I snapped it in half. “—And I can watch a little bit of you die inside.”

His expression was that of a person shaken to his core. “What the f— Why would you do that??”

I looked down at the broken pencil. “You can’t tell me humans don’t care.”

Zhee clicked a pincher. “But it’s just a pencil.”

“It was,” I said. “Now it’s Steven.” I pulled a roll of tape from a different pocket. “And now I have to nurse him back to health and apologize.”

~~~

The ongoing backstory of the main character in this book. No pencils were (permanently) harmed in the creation of today's story. 

[lilmisskiwi-art]

Remaking silly memes after our sessions

[gardenletter]

Yandere orc x reader🔥🥀🔪💚

People of all species lived in mixed communities, cities and kingdoms and the land was at its highest and with all species together living was easy playing off each other's strengths. But a famine came causing a panic .Starting a war between species for resources and land as people left or were kicked out of kingdoms to their previous home lands.But before the war took place you lived in an intermixed kingdom and your best friend was an Orc boy.

"Xurl"I called as I was trying to find my friend as we have been playing hide and seek for the past 2 hours and I haven't found him yet.As I called for him again I heard a childish giggle over my shoulder as I looked up to see him hanging from a tree above.

"Hey that's sooo unfair" I whined as Xurl swung down to the grass. "Oh come on y/n don't be a party pooper it's not like we said trees were off limits....so next time look in a tree" he says with his teeth filled grin showing off more than his baby sized tusks. I pout as I grabbed his hand and we walked to my house for some snacks. A faint blush danced his cheeks as I pulled him along...

But as we reached my yard a siren cried over us.Me and Xurl never heard such a siren before but as we saw the panic in adults faces we knew it was bad.Parents we're picking up their children and leaving or grabbing other things of value.Me and Xurl just looked at each other.And just on cue a man....or a knight I have never seen before in red and gold armor grabbed Xurl and I apart and through Xurl.

"XURL" I screamed as I tried to run to him but was stopped by the human in the red armor"don't touch that filthy thing child...it will infect you"...I was shocked and scared as i looked at him"no no he won't...Xurl is my friend" and when I went to look at Xurl he was being taken by other unfamiliar people in red armor.I was scared and didn't know what to do...my friend...my best friend was being taken and I wasn't doing anything.But as he was being dragged away adrenaline ran through me as I looked around to see every thing on fire.I grabbed a small piece of wood burning with a flame and shoved it in the eyes of one of the knights holding Xurl. She cried in agony and horror as her fellow knight also let go of Xurl to assist her.The three knights were distracted as I grabbed Xurl's hand and ran never looking back at the knights in fear of feeling guilt or seeing what I have don't to the eyes of one of them.

As we ran we see that it's not just humans taking orcs it orcs taking humans or other people not of their species.I heald onto his hand tighter as we ran.We weaved through crowds of frantic people as we tried to find one of our parents remember the four of them going to town square for shopping.And as mother luck was on our side I bumped right into the chest of my dad.His eyes the size of plates as we meet eyes...he grabs me and Xurls arms with no explanation as he lead us though the crowd to an ally way leading us to mom and Xurls parents.Xurl runs out if dad's hold into his mother's arms with tears running down his face...

Some time has passed and me and Xurl were holding each other for dear life as our parents talked about what was happening and what the next plan was."kids"Xrul's mom says as she bent down to our level."this is going to be really hard...but we're going to have to leave". And of course I thought Like no shit look at the place but then she said"and go our separate ways"

To cut the sob story short it was hard.

me and Xurl had to be literally torn apart as our parents made it to the forest line and had to go our separate ways...but no matter how young we were we know deep down way we did...no we're we went would expect a orc and human family as a package deal at the time.

That all Happened nearly 9 years from now...I still think of Xurl a lot

( I have a part 2 and 3 out now)

HEYyyyyy people I hope you like this short intro to my orc character and if you are interested in a part 2 show some love and that is possible just need to know if you guys are interested ...well hope your doing well

Love gardenletter 💕

[friendlyforestbeast]

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Whoops, the conces sure be quencing

[pondering-gales-left-orb]

Just a small thought

Im genuinely so sad that there are no half orc companions, i know tavs can be half orcs and i love that but what about companions :(

(even more sad that all the companions are closer to humans/humanoids in looks than any other monster race but thats another conversation about the need for the game to appeal to everyone)

Like i wish there was a half orc companion thats even more bigger than halsin (cause orc duh) that shsdowheard can also tell the player to climb lol

Besides wanting to **** them i think with the half orc companion most of the conversations with them would be very interesting and unique in the same way a gith tav has with the githyanki but on a broader scale across the game.

Dont even get me started on sharess' caress and the fucking missed opportunity to add a half orc room for all the monster loving people out there

I literally love seeing half orcs just casually living and walking around in Act 3 too but im always sad i cant bring anyone in to camp like imagine all the possibilities!!!! my favorite scenario to think about is traveling with a half orc companion thats trying not to break thier oath and trying to be good aligned especially when meeting the half orc at moonrise 👀

Just so much fun to think about and i wish it was real :/

[hookeorcrook]

you’re in this together, you realize, and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel. you’re aching for him, and you have no recourse. give in and kiss him, he’s your present and your future— he’ll be the death of you, but loving him is like breathing. he wont heal you, but he’ll kiss it better.

—✨⭐️—

another western au scene, but they like each other so so much now !!

[m-0-ths]

gently slides you my college of swords bard inspired by retro pretty sword boys <3

[diagoose]

D&D Party all in one place wOOOoOOOOo! i love these idiots sm <3

these bitches have my heart and soul, oKAYYy? ieye love themb

this piece was initially started in like... late feburaryyy? so it's been a hot minute, lol. my art style and general skill level have def changed(you can probably see), I think that was part of my hesitance for completing/posting this, because i was so aware that from character to character there started to be drastic differences, and that made me nervous to post this.

I've learned a lot this year, and i've finally made my peace with it. enjoy a neat little timeline of my art progress.

[arts-of-gjb]

I started playing dnd for my first time some time ago and this is my character :}

Her name is Tukah Poky Tusk, she is the shortest barbarian orc ever seen (170 cm/ 5'7 ft) and has worked at a circus before. She is a very cute fella who loves to show her circus tricks when gots a chance.

Her clothes from circus times, ill bring her detailed lore one day :3.....

[imperial-agent]

i’ am once again stumbling out of the baldur’s gate 3 character creator..... awed, ...stunned,,, breathless, in love.. clutching in my hands another batch of oc’s.... i need....... more !!!

[heyhopperart]

Drawing friend's OCs 💚

@Basileonardo 's (from Instagram) OC, Bhrall!

[lilmisskiwi-art]

Treasure shootin her shot, with the lil town heart throb Gram.

Treasure - Mine

Grame - @dia--dia--dia @dias-sketchbook

[gentlemosses]

🌿

[b0nelessdoodles]

at this point i'm just an infomercial person trying to sell you goblin content i'd say i'm sorry but i'm not

[makenna-made-this]

Our group recently finished up the story line of our Eberron campaign, miraculously without any of our band of merry idiots dying in the final battle, so a celebratory line up of our party of mediocre sleuths all together. I'm gonna miss these dorks. Til our paths cross again~

　☽༓･˚⁺‧͙ ·:¨༺ ★ ༻¨:·. ‧͙⁺˚･༓☾　 Commissions open for character designs like these, info in pinned post if anyone's interested ^.^