lets not stop at Thalmor, lets kill all the altimers

Orcs are Elves-no-more.

They once were Elves, but then decided to man up and become awesome.

We were once Elves, but were "transformed" into Orcs when...

"The Daedric Prince Boethiah defeated the Aldmeri god Trinimac, transforming him into Malacath and his faithful, the Orsimer, into Orcs"

I would assume by "transforming" the Orcs are no longer Elves ? or have i got this wrong?

I actually didn't know that TES orcs were elves. I did read alot of the books about the Falmer and Dwemer when I was doing quests in their dungeons though, so I knew the part about the Falmer being snow elves once.

But, another good point is that orcs are elves-no-more.

I consider this, to compare to actual human history, much like how Homo Sapiens evolved and how Homo Sapiens after all replaced neanderthals and Homo Erectus worldwide.

From my orc'ish point of view, the elves are like neanderthals, and orcs evolved from them into Homo Sapiens... and now, sorry, but evolution, Darwin, survival of the fittest and all that... elves have to stand aside, or be axed aside, for the greater good, for the orcs, for Malacath and for Tamriel.

Next time I'll line up some Bosmers while Aela makes me dinner.

Oh, and by the way, Aela thanks you unevolved elves for her new set of armor. Cheers

// on a more serious note though I should read up on the TES lore more. I played Morrowind only briefly years ago. Only picked up Oblivion just after summer this year to get into the whole TES games prior to Skyrim being released. So if anyone knows some good and informative lore sites I'd love to snoop at those I quite enjoy learning about the different gods, especially in the way you get to know about them through quests in Skyrim. But I prefer to read / learn about it one topic at a time, not just bits and pieces about everything (like you can read about it in the books). That's why I loved the quests in the dwemer ruins since you picked up alot of information about dwemer and falmer as you went along. Put me right into that "exploring the ancient dwarves" mood

Try...

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page

The title mislead me, when I clicked I was thinking the OP hated orcs. Orc+Greatsword+Berserk= Walking Apocalypse.

i haven't played an Orc since Morrowind.
Really not sure why, I'm pretty random when I start a new character.
Does being an Orc open any questlines or advantages? Just curious.

I wish I could sig this - especially out-of-context.

You can get into the Orc Strongholds but that's about it i think.

I love Orcs, my melee character is one. Berserk is the best racial ability in the game!

The Ork's daily power is a good incentive. Unlike others, it is useful at every level. No matter how high a level you get, Double damage dealt and half received will be great.

Easy. To kill all humans. And Elves too. Doing that right now, traveling from one stronghold to the next with a bounty of several thousand septims already. Cmon, Humans and Elves wanted to chop my head off. They had it coming.

Meh, I'll take passive Frost Resistance over a once-per-day racial any day of the week.

thanks for the answers, maybe I will try one next playthru.

Oh, you didn't notice the Orc's passive ability?

Extreme sixiness: The Orc is sixy, and he/she knows it.

It has been said before, but Orcs are Elves. And just because they were cursed, that does not make them elves-no-more. They are still Elves.

The Orcs weren't corrupted by Malacath. Trinimac (the ancestor spirit of the Orsimer) was "corrupted" by Boethea and what was left over became Malacath. And by "corrupted" I mean "eaten", and by "left over" I mean "excreted in the toilet".
Because of the bond between them and Trinimac, the orsimer themselves underwent a similar change...

Dark Elves, High Elves, Wood Elves, combine them and you get Orcs.

Elves must die because they shun the Orc people.

As far as being more Racist, there are more Orcs in the Campaign for the Legion then there is your REGULAR Elves.

Why? Orcs and Malacath Respect POWER. They might hate, but they do appreciate.

I am trying to find who Trinimac was...his background was he an Altmer? or even before that?

Trinimac, Strong God of the Aldmer

Strong god of the early Aldmer, in some places more popular than Auri-El. He was a warrior spirit of the original Elven tribes that led armies against the Men. Boethiah is said to have assumed his shape (in some stories, he even eats Trinimac) so that he could convince a throng of Aldmer to listen to him, which led to their eventual Chimeri conversion. Because of Boethiah's actions, Trinimac is corrupted into the dread Malacath (Altmeri propaganda portrays this as the dangers of Dunmeri influence whilst the Velothi regard the transformation as punishment for attempting to interfere with their exodus).

I wonder, he might have been MER, but he was ALDMER, not ALTMER, ALTMER is High Elf. Dunmer USED TO BE ALTMER.

Except the Orcs do not see it as a curse and are actually very proud of who they are. Orcs.

" his people lost their Elven features, and became the beastly Orcs" < that to me would suggest that Orcs are elves no more.

I think they may not see themselves as Elven any more, but they are still clasified as Mer folk

Ever since Warcraft 3, I loved playing any Orcs who had access to large swords.

I guess you're correct here.

orcs kinda svck

Murdering Thalmor is ALWAYS justified.

That one elf took a arrow to the boob....hawt