Orc (historical)

Monster

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Orc
Released29 March 2004 (Update)
Removal24 August 2004 (Update)
MembersYes
Combat level20
Size1x1
ExamineUgly, smelly and full of bad attitude.
Combat info
Max hit? (edit)
Aggressive? (edit)
Poisonous? (edit)
Attack style? (edit)
Attack speed? (edit)
Combat stats
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Aggressive stats
Monster attack bonusMonster strength bonusMonster magic strength bonusMonster ranged strength bonus
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Melee defence
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Magic defence
No elemental weakness
? (edit)No elemental weakness
Ranged defence
LightStandardHeavy
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Immunities
Poison? (edit)
Venom? (edit)
Advanced data
Monster IDhist2832
LinkMOID

Orcs were former monsters who could originally be found in RuneScape 2. A Behind the Scenes article in March 2004 promised that RuneScape would be adding "Many new monsters such as Orcs, Lizardmen and more." As a result, two Orcs were added to the game who could be found in the south-west corner of the Gnome Maze.

Two orcs in the Gnome Maze, circa 2004

Their original examine information described them as "A hideous malformed elf", making them technically the first elves to be released in-game before Regicide.

For unknown reasons, the two orcs were eventually removed from the Gnome Maze, and two Terrorbirds now spawn in their place. On 24 August 2004 the Orc model in the cache was set to not automatically download for players, showing it had been removed.

Interestingly, their examine information was later changed to be almost identical to that of the Orks in Zanaris. Presumably, they were planned to be brought back with Fairytale II - Cure a Queen, but were replaced by new Orks with the same combat level. They could later be seen in the Realm of Memories during the 20th and 25th Anniversary events.

Changes

Date Changes
11 July 2006
(Update)
  • The "Attack" option was removed.
  • A "Talk-to" option was added.

Trivia

  • The original examine text is potentially a reference to the legendarium of J.R.R. Tolkien, centred around his primary work, The Lord of the Rings. Within the lore, orcs were once elves who were corrupted by the Dark Lord Morgoth, undergoing countless years of torture and black sorcery.

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