OGRE OGRES

History:
The first time the ogres appear as a race in the history books of Aabahran
is around the years 100 - 125 PC when talk started about a strange new race
having being spotted in the lands. These odd intruders had come in from the
Great Chasm, where they supposedly had lived for some time rather unnoticed.
Their true origin is lost in time. Dark legends give account of a time of
blood and war, where the dwarves who had dug up from the Underdark caused a
massive cave-in in the newly founded ogre town of Marak with many casualties.
The bloody retaliations that followed and developed into what was later
called the "War of Night", as large battles were fought below ground lead
to the almost complete destruction of Marak. It is reported that the ogres
proved superior in the end and the dwarves retreated, sealing most of their
tunnels to the ogre town forever. The victorious ogres rebuilt their city,
using prisoners of war as cheap workers. After the city had been rebuilt,
far surpassing the original town, a heated discussion amongst the ogres
started about what was to be done with the surviving prisoners. In the end,
the faction refusing to just have them killed won and the dwarves were
chained and imprisoned in the new palace, a memorial to all to think twice
before bringing war to the mighty ogres.
 
With peace and order restored to Mark, the ogre Crunch took the duty upon
himself to keep these laws, becoming Chieftain of Marak. Over the years,
many young skilled ogres have taken up the position of warleader for their
people, however Crunch kept the administrative power and the final say in
all matters of law. He rules in Marak still, an ancient ogre sitting on his
throne of bones, surrounded by portraits depicting his past and the founding
of Marak. After things had quieted down somewhat, other strong ogre fighters
sought glory and riches outside of their hometown and soon enlisted in the
almost forgotten Warmasters. Grishnak and Smash, the son of Crunch, were
among the first to stand victorious against the early Savants. With the aid
of Ulraut, Ryspantherin and others, the Warmasters quickly rose to power,
and - for a while - became the most powerful force in the lands. Grishnak
attained the Leadership of the Warmasters. It is rumored that Smash retired
from the fray after a long dispute with Ulraunt, and returned to Marak,
siring a young ogress daughter with one of his wives. This daughter, Madelle,
lives in Marak with her grandfather Crunch still. Smash died many years
later as a very old man, something not often seen these days within the
Warmasters. Ulraut, an ogre who had become one of the strongest Warmasters
of his time, befriended a Savant mage by the name of Krendenn and was cast
from his organization and executed for this offence.
 
But also the next generation of ogres had its famous children, one of the
most remarkable of these was a young ogre by the name of Dunlith. Son of
the warleader Domran, he received intense training from a very young age,
but his path utterly changed its direction when he killed his best friend
Garnak in the heat of battle. To atone for this sin he set out on a new
path, under Sirant's guidance, and eventually became his new god's avatar
and gained the position of Bull of the Theran Wind, a force assembled to
battle the threat of the Dreadlords, who sought death and destruction. He
met his end at the hands of the vampire Ellowyn, the leader of the Dreadlords.
Soon other sons and daughters of Marak gained positions not only in the
traditional fighter organization of the Warmasters, but also in others like
the Knights, Nexus, Justice, Syndicate and at later times the Watchers and
Tribunes. Many gained fame and glory, amongst them the Warmaster Rompkei,
the Knight Thandaeius and his enemy the Nexus Askarran, the Watcher Kronit
and many others including the powerful Archfiend Triathix, one of the most
feared combatants in Aabahran's history. To this day the race brings forth
some of the strongest fighters.
 
Usual Height: 
Larger than minotaurs, only slightly less tall than the bigger giants
 
Hometown: 
Marak
 
See also: OGRE2