Orks

"The Orks are twisted, evil creatures that dwell in Groundbrim's deepest reaches. They have but one desire - to destroy the surface world, and any who dwell above."

- Ranahaldus

The Orks are the degenerate offspring of an endangered species of men, Flandolin, who dwell in the ancient Kothraki ruins hewn from Groundbrim's expansive subterranean caverns. Although blind, their senses of hearing, smell, and touch are attuned far beyond those of most other races.

History
The Orks were not always the hideous, pale-skinned creatures that reside in ancient Kothraki ruins. They were once members of an even more ancient and powerful race known as the Flandolin, beings of grace with wisdom beyond that of even the Keladin and Kaemer Arusa that now populate Eredar's woodlands.

Origins
"In Groundbrim the idea is that they've lived underground for a long time, so long that their eyes have all grown over."

- Romulus Kaesar

A common misconception among the people of Eredar is that the Flandolin were tricked by the Kothraki into eating a mushroom native only to Kothrak, which then turned them into the repulsive creatures they are today; however, with the introduction of uncovered Kothraki texts, an unsullied Flandolin by the name of Knight Kelbor stated that with the little chance of survival, they willingly took to servitude and the poison. Years of slavery and living underground turned them into the blind, sick and twisted race they currently are.