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Chapter 6: Sociality
Ogre
Base and kinder-fresser ogres do not have
societies. Only cliff and gruagach ogres form any
semblance of a society.
Cliff ogres gather in family units, never comprising
as much as a hamlet. Each mother and father
remain together for joint benefit, and are loyal
to feeding their children. To feed their children, 1
of the parents tosses characters over a cliff, and their
children wait below, ready to feed on the victims.
When a male cliff ogre child becomes an adult, he
claims his independence by throwing his parents off
a cliff. Then, he searches for a mate from a nearby
cliff ogre family. If he finds one to his liking, he
takes her from her family by force, if necessary. Together,
they find a cliff with jagged rocks below and
begin a family. Cliff ogres are anarchists.
Gruagach ogres dwell only in forests. They
never form a community larger than a hamlet.
Known as the wild ones or hairy ones, gruagach
dominate each other based on size, Strength, Intimidation,
and aggression. Ultimately, their tribal
societies are best characterized as autocratic; the
strongest ogre forces the others into submission.
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Troll
Borbytingarna and hill trolls do not form
societies, but roam the land as malicious monsters.
Only subterranean trolls form a society.
The worldly population of subterranean
trolls is small compared to humans. Since these trolls
hate noise, they retreated long ago into caverns
where they have created underground palaces. Few
palaces exist, though the few that do exist are marvels
to behold. Trolls value freedom and money,
and are ruled by a king. Subterranean troll society is
patriarchal, since their king is male and their sovereign
ruler. Males have emerged naturally as the dominating
gender of all successful troll societies.
Subterranean trolls are governed by their
troll-king, who establishes himself by, and with, absolute
power. Trolls succumb to autocracy and
magocracy. Therefore, the king is usually the most
powerful sorcerer in the community. In subterranean
troll society, sorcerers are the most valued and
powerful citizens. A king does maintain order,
though conflicts are common between ugly males
competing for a comely trollop.