Larger and stonger than humans, these creatures originated in the cold mountain plateaux. They live primarily in family groups and have an ancient association with yaks. In the mountains, most are semi-nomadic herders, moving higher up the mountains for the summers and returning to traditional encampments around lakes in the winters. They use little metal, relying mostly on stone and bone tools. However, it is common for groups of young male ogres to travel out of their homelands to gather enough wealth to purchase a bride. Such wealth often includes highly prized metal tools and weapons.

Family groups are made up of common descendants of a single great-grandfather. Families are patriarchal, with the new bride coming to live in her husband's family. It is not unknown for wealthy ogres to take two or three wives (sometimes sisters), as the mortality amongs young male ogres is quite high, leaving a surplus of brides. For an outsider to be allowed to meet an ogre's women-folk is an honour of the highest order - often sadly wasted, since male and female ogres are not easy to tell apart.

Ogres and Magic

Ogres and the Gods

Many young ogres joined the armies of Endless Night. Being stronger than the goblins, they often became rulers of the petty kingdoms. After the overthrow of the humanoid kingdoms, many ogres returned to the mountains where some still worship the Night whilst other returned to their old Beast Gods.

However, some families remained in the foothills and were later converted to the worship of Amairya, in the guise of Amairya-Haf, the Great Mother Yak. Ogres encountered in more civilised lands will usually be young male groups from these Haf-worshipping tribes.