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===Environment=== | ===Environment=== | ||
Ogres usually make their homes in temperate hills. | |||
===Typical physical characteristics=== | ===Typical physical characteristics=== | ||
Adult ogres are 9 to 10 feet in height, and weigh anywhere from 600 to 650 pounds. Ogre skin color ranges from a dull brown to a dull yellow. Ogres usually clad themselves in poorly-cured animal furs and hides, which make their natural odor even more repugnant. | |||
===Alignment=== | ===Alignment=== | ||
Ogres are usually chaotic evil. | |||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||
Ogres typically dwell in groups of three to eight individuals, though solitary ogres and pairs are also common. | |||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
Ogres typically worship [[Vaprak]] the Destroyer, those some pay homage to other gods, such as [[Grolantor]]. | |||
===Language=== | ===Language=== | ||
Ogres speak Giant. | Ogres speak Giant, though more intelligent individuals also speak Common. | ||
==Subraces== | |||
Known ogre subraces include the merrow, and aquatic variety; and the ogre mage, a more intelligent type of ogre with spellcasting ability and regenerative powers. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*[[Gygax, Gary]]. ''Monster Manual''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1977. | |||
*[[Gary Holian|Holian, Gary]], [[Erik Mona]], [[Sean K. Reynolds]], and [[Frederick Weining]]. ''[[Living Greyhawk Gazetteer]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | |||
*[[Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[From the Ashes]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | |||
*-----. ''Monster Mythology''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992. | |||
*[[Skip Williams|Williams, Skip]], [[Jonathan Tweet]], and [[Monte Cook]]. ''Monster Manual''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000. | |||
[[Category:Greyhawk creatures]] | [[Category:Greyhawk creatures]] | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 20 October 2009
Template:Greyhawk creature Ogres are humanoid creatures of the Giant type found throughout the Flanaess.
Ecology
Environment
Ogres usually make their homes in temperate hills.
Typical physical characteristics
Adult ogres are 9 to 10 feet in height, and weigh anywhere from 600 to 650 pounds. Ogre skin color ranges from a dull brown to a dull yellow. Ogres usually clad themselves in poorly-cured animal furs and hides, which make their natural odor even more repugnant.
Alignment
Ogres are usually chaotic evil.
Society
Ogres typically dwell in groups of three to eight individuals, though solitary ogres and pairs are also common.
Religion
Ogres typically worship Vaprak the Destroyer, those some pay homage to other gods, such as Grolantor.
Language
Ogres speak Giant, though more intelligent individuals also speak Common.
Subraces
Known ogre subraces include the merrow, and aquatic variety; and the ogre mage, a more intelligent type of ogre with spellcasting ability and regenerative powers.
History
Creative origins
Publishing history
Bibliography
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1977.
- Holian, Gary, Erik Mona, Sean K. Reynolds, and Frederick Weining. Living Greyhawk Gazetteer. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.
- Sargent, Carl. From the Ashes. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- -----. Monster Mythology. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1992.
- Williams, Skip, Jonathan Tweet, and Monte Cook. Monster Manual. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2000.