Editing Ogres (section)

== Behavior and Culture ==
While Half-Giants are considered just large people, Ogres are not nearly civilized. Yet, they speak the common language and can be reasoned with - sometimes. They use tools and weapons,<ref name="Talia" /> and are known for their physical prowess.<ref name="Glossary">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/10/19/glossary/ Glossary]</ref> Ogres have their own language they speak and cast spells with. For example, ''Falgut'' is an ogre root word for fire.<ref name=":0" /> Ogres aspire to be able to cast magic.<ref name=":2" /> 

Ogres predominantly live in clans.<ref name=":2" /> They rarely invade settled lands in numbers - solitary Ogres or small groups are common threats, while the Ogre clans grow in the wilderness without bothering civilization.

When their male-dominated warbands ''do'' invade the lands of other races, they pilfer steel and weapons first, so that they are able to compete with the threat of adventurers who are often appearing as a response to them. Once they are armed, they go after women, magic and more weapons. These warbands employ hit-and-run tactics, on count of not being stupid enough to let larger armies from the other races track them down. They eat their dead victims, rape women, loot and burn the countryside when they get loose. However, they don't get loose too often, so they likely don't live from a pillaging lifestyle.<ref name="Talia" />

Ogres don't start eating until their leader does. They usually have little respect for those shorter than they are.<ref name=":2" />

=== Reproduction ===
Ogres don’t multiply like [[Goblins]], but they do grow fast.<ref name="6.27 M">[https://wanderinginn.com/2019/06/22/6-27-m/ Chapter 6.27 M]</ref>

The absence of female Ogres in the war groups who invaded [[Ulta lands]] was noticed and commented upon; and it seems that not much is known about ogre females in general, even among scholars that studied the "bestiary".<ref name="Talia" />

=== Known Clans ===

* Thousand Warriors clan (''Extinct'')<ref name=":1">[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/09/15/interlude-songs-and-stories/ Interlude - Songs and Stories]</ref>
* Tormek Al clan