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* Ubiquitous in ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]''.
** Ogres have simple minds, ugly tempers, and voracious appetites. They are at least 9 feet tall, and depending on the edition, their body parts were a rainbow of disgusting colors (in 3E, they were mostly orange-yellow; in 4E, pink-gray). They wear skins and furs and keep captured prisoners as slaves (and/or snacks). They're not very bright and are often the first [[The Brute|Really Heavy Hitter]] enemy PCs come across. Ogres (as well as trolls) traditionally worship the evil god Vaprak.
** Ogre magi are similar to ogres, except that they are much cleverer (more intelligent than most humans), have magical powers, unnaturally-colored skin ([[Red Oni, Blue Oni|red and blue being the most common]]), horns, and Japanese-style attire. An ogre mage is often found leading an ogre tribe. In 4E and ''[[Pathfinder]]'', they're actually [[Youkai|oni]], spirit creatures that merely resemble ogres (and may still associate with them). According to the 3E article "Ecology of the Ogre Mage" in ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' magazine #349, ogre magi are descended from one of the demigod sons of Vaprak.
** In ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'', the origin story of the ogres is that they are the cursed progeny of the giant goddess Othea, who was raped by Vaprak.
** Ogres in ''Al-Qadim'' mostly are peaceful and productive members of Enlightened society like most other creatures. Ogres are clannish, some more brutish than others, and some more fashionable; they take variety of occupations, up to and including an occasional barber, though most prefer to exploit their advantages as porters or warriors. The Caliph's palace guard is made up entirely of ogres. However, savage ogre tribes are very common in the wild southern islands. There are also ogre magi (whom common ogres dislike) and related ogre giants with elephant ears and often cyclopean single eye - mostly savage and brutish, but some joined the Enlightened society or even became missionaries to their own kind.
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