Ogre

Seldom found outside their mountainous home of Nietskiel, Ogres are one of the more mysterious races of Gaia. Sharing their territory with Giants, and yet generally being about half the size of them, Ogres have evolved to be highly aggressive to survive.

Physical Description
Typically standing about ten to twelve feet tall, and owing to their lifestyle Ogres are generally incredibly muscular. Their skin colour generally ranges from light grey to dark blue, although almost green specimens have been identified, a callback to their orc ancestors.

Moderately sexually dimorphic, females are generally shorter and less muscular than the males, with smaller tusks.

Diet
Without any established method of farming or shepherding, Ogres typically subsist on gathered foods. While being omnivorous, they have a distinct fondness for meat which they will often cook on large bonfires - though will sometimes eat raw. A curious outlier to this carnivorous trend is the onion, which Ogres will often choose over meat if given the choice. The reasoning for this is unknown.

Religion
There is very little evidence to currently suggest that Ogres are naturally spiritual. Ogres that have learned the language of the other civilised races are generally quite foreign to the concept of a deity. Nonetheless, they are often quite receptive to religion if introduced to it from elsewhere.

Language
The language of the Ogre is called Ogun. It's a guttural compounding language, containing only one or two hundred words, which are strung together to form increasingly complex sentences.

Relations with other races
Although distance plays a large part (the only races that Ogres have frequent contact with are Giants), there have not really been any particularly fruitful encounters of Ogres from other species. More often than not they are warded off from a distance with shows of aggression, and if any smaller races approach after that - they are often killed or maimed.

As always, there are a good few exceptions to this rule. Ogres that have left their homes of their own accord are generally quite receptive to other races, in some cases becoming an (albeit rare) sight in some of the larger cities.