Ogre (oh-gr)

Ogres were ugly creatures thoroughly disliked for their aggressive warlike nature. They didn’t have the ability to speak beyond low grunts or snarls. Big and muscular, domesticated ogres were mainly utilized for tasks involving heavy lifting. Wild ogres frequently pillaged villages for food and exist in small packs of about five or six.

Habitat

Moist areas with lots of trees were favored places for ogre’s to sleep. They were nomadic creatures, so they were always on the move and didn’t make permanent homes. The one exception to this was during the winter when they hibernated in caves or dug holes to wait out the months of snow and rain. Winter was the best time for villagers in the area to hunt ogres out and kill them in their sleep. This was necessary to thin the population and prevent from pillaging parties in the spring. In areas where ogre’s were especially prevalent “Ogre Season” was inserted dead center in winter.

Diet

Ogre’s were carnivorous creatures. They weren’t adept at hunting, so animals who were small and quick had an advantage over these big lumbering stupid creatures. Hunting for ogres regularly involved mashing  prey (if they could catch it) into the ground till it died or lost consciousness. Unfortunately, they learned villages had lots of food. This gave rise to “pillaging parties” of ogre groups attacking villages.

Reproduction

A female ogre was called an “ogress.” Packs were made up of one Alpha Male and about four or five ogresses. Baby “ogrelets” actually ate their way out of their mother in litters of about three to six. From there, it was basically a game of survival as ogres were constantly fighting each other. Those who weren’t killed by their brothers and sisters were killed by hunters. This severely decimated the number of ogres in the wild. Domesticated ogre numbers were heavily controlled and ogresses were only kept around for reproduction as the males were favored for the heavy lifting tasks.

Anatomy

The average ogre was about eight feet tall. They were taller than people, but smaller than giants. Their misshapen heads had several lumps in them from being beaten by family members, resulting in a fair amount of brain damage. Ogres might actually have been decent upstanding citizens if it wasn’t for the daily head trauma and inbreeding.