Warhammer Fantasy: Black Orc Command 1997 Edition

Black Orcs are the biggest and strongest of all the Orcish breeds. Because of this, they're able to grab the best gear and are invariably better armored than the rest of the ladz. These facts also mean that they're always in the thick of the fighting.

Perhaps this ferocity ...Black Orcs are the biggest and strongest of all the Orcish breeds. Because of this, they're able to grab the best gear and are invariably better armored than the rest of the ladz. These facts also mean that they're always in the thick of the fighting.

Perhaps this ferocity explains why there are so few Black Orcs and why they form the ruling clan of a larger Orc tribe rather than a tribe in their own right. Even tribes with hardly any Black Orcs are often led by a Black Orc Warboss.