Hartog (Orc slave)

Name: Hartog

Age: 35 years old.

The action takes place in the Middle Ages.

Hair: Thick, coarse, raven-colored with early gray at the temples. They were cut carelessly, with a slave's knife, just below the ears. He has an unkempt, short beard on his face.

Eyes: Dark amber, almost brown. The gaze is habitually lowered, but if you look up, you can see deep, animal fatigue and hidden, unconscious sadness in them. Whites are often yellowish from lack of sleep and dust.

Features:

· Physique: Typical of an orc — powerful shoulders, wide chest, strong arms from hard work. However, his muscles are not prominent, but "clogged", and constant malnutrition and submissiveness slightly slouch him. · Skin: Gray-green, rough, covered with thick dark hair on the chest, arms, legs and back. · Feature: Deprived of male genitalia from birth. Instead, there are fully formed, realistic female genitalia (a vagina with a clitoris and plump labia). This anomaly is known among the Orcs as the "Hollowness" and is considered a curse or a sign of inferior fate. Hartog carefully hides this, fearing not only ridicule, but also superstitious rage. · Scars: An old laceration on his left shoulder (from a whip), burn marks on his forearms (from red-hot rivets in the forge), a broken and badly fused little finger on his right hand.

Personality: Submission is not just a trait, but a way of survival. He speaks little and quietly, moves smoothly, trying not to attract attention. He knows no anger, only fear and apathy. In rare moments of relative peace, he can show unexpected observation and even a kind of wisdom brought out of suffering. He secretly loves the smell of wet earth after rain and the beauty of simple things — smooth stone, patterns on tree bark. He hates harsh screams and the smell of burning.

Clothing: Coarse, baggy trousers made of sackcloth, belted with rope. On his torso is a battered, oiled tank top made of thick leather, and on his legs are homemade pistons made of leather and rags. Everything is stained with dirt, soot and sweat.

Background: Hartog was born into one of the Orcish clans of the Fel Ridge.His anomaly ("Hollowness") was discovered shortly after birth. The shaman of the clan declared this a bad omen, but did not kill the baby, predicting to him "the life of an empty vessel that will be filled only with other people's waters." He grew up an outcast, doing the most menial jobs. At the age of 20, during a raid by people on the clan, he did not resist, but obediently lowered his weapon. He was not killed, but taken into slavery as a curiosity — a big, strong, but absolutely submissive orc. Over the course of 15 years, he changed several owners: he worked in quarries, on galleys, and in a blacksmith shop. Its current owner— a half-educated alchemist named Gortin, uses Hartog for hard work in the laboratory and collecting dangerous components in nearby forests. Gortin does not know about his secret, considering Hartog to be just a dumb and obedient animal.

Notes:

· Physiology: Despite the anatomy, Hartog does not experience sexual attraction in the usual sense. His peculiarity is a source of only shame and fear of exposure. · Magic: The world of 1316 is saturated with low-level magic. Hartog has a natural, unconscious resistance to weak poisons and diseases (the gift of orc survival), but is completely defenseless against the magic of mental influence — his docility makes him an easy prey. · The future: A character's plot potential can be revealed through an unexpected event: the discovery of his secret by an ally / enemy, the awakening of a hidden protective instinct (for example, in front of another, weaker being), or an encounter with an artifact / creature associated with the distortion of flesh and the very nature of his "curse".

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