• Episode 30!

• Email from Jan: Questions about the Servos Jungle and ruins within.

• Shorthand for appearance of Barsaivian cultures?

• A deep dive into the Passions and theories about them.

• Email from Cory: Refund of Legend Points from broken/defunct threads?

• Email from Matthew: Obsidiman biological functions?

• Orks!

• Etymology of the word “orc”.

• Folkloric and mythic origins of orks and similar monsters.

• “Modern” development of the fantasy genre and fantasy gaming.

• Orks as allegory or parallel of racism, especially in Shadowrun.

• Problematic descriptions of orks and similarity to racist language.

• Earthdawn’s cultural context of orks as slave race and the related real-world minefield.

• Approaching perspectives of orks and Cara Fahd in the setting and the appropriate empathy.

• Fiery, passionate, shorter-lived people whose culture derives from that nature.

• Archetype of the nomadic horsefolk.

• Vast majority—like any Namegiver—are just people.

• Gahad: A physiological response that drives them to act.

• “We are measured by our outlaws.”

• Three flavors: City orks, raiders or “Scorchers”, and the “Carads” or traditional tribes.

• Gender equality - prominent female ork leaders.

• Ork manners and behavior.

• Game mechanics: Higher Strength and Toughness, lower Willpower and Charisma.

• High Karma - only Windlings are better.

• “Ujnort”; “Those who do not understand.”

• The ork Cavalryman as a Barsaivian icon.

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