Just say no to warfcraft Orcs - I don't care if orcs have pig faces or angry gorilla faces but make them evil and as unlike any human population as possible.
But there are two types of orcs in Forgotten Realms, - the “ancient” pigfaced vermin-like orcs that were brought to Toril by Gruumsh to eradicate elves, they’re irredeemably evil and destructive.
And then there are “grey orcs” that have something to do with Mulhorand iirc.. they were brought to Toril around 3000 years ago and are reasonable, shamanistic people, akin to Warcraft orcs. Not evil, but neutral, altho nomadic and warlike.
But in my opinion, I’d like it more if all orcs were reminiscent to Warcraft orcs - smart, having honour, culture, their own history and reasons for war beyond just stupid chaos and destruction. Right now orcs are like flees or cockroaches, represented as soulless vermin to be killed without mercy or doubt. We have enough of monsters like that in FR. Wouldn’t hurt to have more unique “opposing” faction.
