Ogre Occultist
When an ogre’s giant heritage manifests as a sorcerous origin, that ogre takes on the role of a shaman or occultist for a band of ogres. This ogre, known as an ogrima, wields deeply rooted spiritual powers, leading a band of ogres to accomplish more than they could if left to their own devices.
Mark of the Ordning. Ogre occultists have the blood of more powerful giants flowing in them, granting them their magical abilities. Though ogres are normally below true giants in the Ordning, the giant’s complex social structure, the unveiling of an ogre’s latent heritage gives it a leg up in the Ordning. Ogre occultists are often regarded as more respectable and honorable, a concept that giants know as maat, than most hill giants.
Force of Blood. The value of an ogre occultist in a band of ogres is immeasurable in taking an ogre band to a larger complicated tribe. Ogres rarely form communities, preferring to either bully lesser creatures into submission or serve groups of giants or orcs, but under the guidance of an ogre occultist, ogres can create a unified tribe of their own, centered on a strong ogre leader. An ogre occultist may not be the most intuitive or temperamental commander, but its force of personality and influence makes it a monster to be reckoned with.
A Giant’s Soul: Dwelling within an ogre occultist is a legacy of giants, spanning back to the creation of Ogres themselves. When Othea, chief goddess of the giant pantheon and wife of Annam All-Father, had an affair with Vaprak, the ogre race was created. At this point, a shard of the strength of true giants was passed into Ogres from Othea, lying dormant except in the extraordinary circumstances that embolden ogre occultists. Wielding a core of a true giant’s power, an ogre occultist can temporarily grow in size, empower other ogres, and imbue its arcane focus with otherworldly power.
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