5e D&D Character Idea - Halforc

Idea for your next character, an NPC, members of an adventuring party or a backup character
Half orcs are often they are associated with savagery, great axes, ferocity, barbarians and difficult childhoods. Some grow up in orcish cultures, others in human and some in-between or another place entirely different.

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Gorga is a half-orc Monk

Background - Sailor
Family - Your parents died by dragons. You grew up close you your one brother and two sisters. The oldest sibling recently left

Trait - I’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others
Ideal - Honesty. Plain words and hard work and are enough to live by
Bond - An orcish amulet is my most treasured possession, reminding me of something I must do
Flaw - I have an unhealthy appetite for expensive pleasures

Trinket - A tankard made from stone with a lucky phrase engraved in Orcish
Possible Pet - Battleaxe is a weasel who gets excited around strangers and eats nearly anything


Argran Ankhalab is a half-orc Ranger

Background - Criminal
Family - Your father brought you up, moving from one city slum to another. You recently received a note from them saying they were in trouble

Trait - My friends know they can rely on me, whatever they need
Ideal - Savagery. I want others to see the pain and rage that lives inside me
Bond - I am the last of my family and I will bring my wrath down on those who harmed them
Flaw - I spend money as fast as it comes to me

Trinket - A piece of bear fur depicting a battle scene
Savage heritage - You wear an orcish bone amulet
Human backstory element - a large gambling debt
Possible Pet - Troll is a cunning spider. They love music and were a gift from a lover


Gelt Sepret is a half-orc Monk

Background - Sailor
Family - Your father brought you up, moving from one city slum to another. You recently received a note from them saying they were in trouble

Trait - I laugh loud and often, for tomorrow I may not laugh at all
Ideal - Creativity. The world is in need of new ideas and bold action
Bond - My adopted family are everything to me
Flaw - I have a habit of holding grudges

Trinket - A preserved elven ear that is a family heirloom
Human backstory element - a barded warhorse
Possible Pet - Battleaxe is a weasel who gets excited around strangers and eats nearly anything


Lei is a half-orc Barbarian

Background - Entertainer
Family - You grew up in squalor beside an older sister and a younger brother. A year ago your sister Nephis left to become a mercenary

Trait - I bathe once a year
Ideal - Greed. Wealth is it's own reward
Bond - My adopted family are everything to me
Flaw - I am harsh on others but harsher on myself

Trinket - A bone amulet with several large teeth hanging from it
Possible Pet - Battleaxe is a weasel who gets excited around strangers and eats nearly anything


Grumbar is a male half-orc Barbarian

Background - Urchin
Family - You were orphaned young but you were raised by priests. You heard many stories of your parents and spent much of your youth alone. Your father had an unfinished quest

Trait - I keep a tight rein on my emotions after past experiences
Ideal - Faith. If I do the right thing then my faith will be rewarded in kind
Bond - I want to be remembered for the things I have done
Flaw - A scandal prevents me from ever going home again. That kind of trouble seems to follow me around

Trinket - A preserved elven ear that is a family heirloom
Human backstory element - a loud family argument
Possible Pet - Battleaxe is a weasel who gets excited around strangers and eats nearly anything