Orcs

The orcs of the land of Azratia have a long and bloody history. In ancient times the orcs were the dominant species spread across the entire continent. The orcs inclination towards physical strength made them not only great at hunting but also meant they were able to easily dominate over the elves, dwarves and humans. As civilizations and agriculture began to develop the orcs shifted their focus to raiding villages for food and supplies, however as cities and standing armies were established the nearly defenseless villages of ancient time became much more formidable and the orcs found themselves falling into obscurity as city states became the dominant power in the land. The orcs at this point however, had built up a proud warrior culture and they found themselves unwilling to adapt to this new world and eventually found themselves being able to freely roam over less and less land until they were all but banished to the steppe lands to the east known as the badlands.