Trolls

Genetic descendants of the long extinct Warigon race, trolls share more outward similarities with their progenitors than do the Warigons' direct descendants, the Orcs. This is notable due to trolls being a hybrid species resulting from genetic tampering by the Great Devil Zanza in his attempts to revive that elder race and bring it under his control. On average, trolls stand at eight to nine feet tall for males, seven to eight feet for females. Their hair tends to be thick and shaggy, almost like fur, ranging from light reds to black. For males, the eyes are always a solid black with no visible iris or pupil, while females are either solid red or gold. Where males tend toward more slender and athletic builds, females are typically athletic to muscular, but not grotesquely so in the latter case. All trolls have at least three pairs of bony, spike-like protrusions, one pair each growing from the temples, the joint of the upper jaw, and the shoulders. Some have similar growths at the elbows. Like the orcs, a troll's skull has a hollow patch covered by a thin layer of flesh just above the nose where the Warigon's third eye would be. One very rare occasions, a troll will be born with this third eye. Unlike orcs, who consider it to be an evil mark and curse, the trolls view it as a blessing and mark of favor. This view is supported by the fact that such rare offspring are generally more intelligent and display a greater aptitudes. A troll's legs are digitiform, ending in four-toed feet. In both males and females, the lower legs are covered from the second joint to the ankles in the same sort of hair as is on their heads. The same is also true along the back of the lower arms, from elbow to wrist. While trolls are considerably more intelligent than orcs and their hobgoblin bretheren, Zanza purposely keeps the trolls in a state of primitivism, weeding out any inventiveness that might allow them to grow culturally beyond a tribal existance. This has led to instances of trolls attempting to flee Aazthkhanak territory is search of an existance free of Zanza's influence. Unfortunately, they have been servants of the Great Devil since the Second God War, leaving them with a reputation among the other races as particularly cunning and dangerous enemies.