Orcs are the largest of the greenskin species. They are bigger,
more aggressive, and more muscular than their smaller
cousins, the Goblins, Hobgoblins, and tiny Snotlings. Orcs
continue to grow throughout their lives and their skin darkens
with age. The strongest and most powerful Orcs grow to become
Black Orcs, marked by their increased size and darker skin.
Orcs are not bright by any means, but they do possess an
animalistic awareness of social structure. They are bullies who
impose their will on anyone they think is weaker than they. There is nothing an Orc loves more than to fight. If they lack other opponents, they will fight amongst themselves. Such battles are always bloody affairs, for Orcs are fearsome foes, even when wounded. They feel no pain and fear nothing.
An especially powerful Orc will rise to the top of his tribe by way of ruthless savagery and victory in personal combat. If he is able to defeat the current Warboss, he will assume that position. If he is especially strong-willed, the new Warboss may be able to lead the entire tribe into Waaagh! while still fending off challenges to his leadership from within.
Orcs fight with primitive weapons that are little more than big chunks of scrap metal. They give these weapons such descriptive names as "choppas", "bashas" and "smashas", and they wield them with brutal strength.