The Elder Scrolls canon states that the Orsimer were created when an Aldmer(common ancestor to High and Wood elves) prince was corrupted by Malacath and Boethia iirc.
...who are in fact elves ('deep elves' or something), and are of normal height, but with beards.
Their name confirms this, as mer in 'Dwemer' makes them a part of the merfolk. Or yeno, elves.
"In the middle of the Merethic Era, a group of Aldmer and their leader Trinimac attempted to halt the movement of the prophet Veloth and the Chimer. The Daedric Prince Boethiah devoured Trinimac, corrupting his body and spirit, and he emerged from the remains of Trinimac as the Daedric Prince Malacath. As a result, his followers, later known as the Orsimer, or "Pariah Folk", were also changed, becoming Orcs."
And regarding only the high and wood elves being descendants of the Aldmer
"By the time recorded history begins, the Aldmer had diverged into various other races. The Altmer are believed to be the closest to original Aldmer in look and behavior. The Daedric Princes occasionally interfered in Aldmeri life to create other derivatives (notably the Dunmer and Orcs). The term Aldmeri is sometimes used, incorrectly, to refer to all elves, especially by Imperial speakers who are unaware of the history of the race."
I believe it was said, though I could be wrong, that the creator was surprised how well it was received and didn't plan on making anything past the chapter that introduces the Dark Elf. But seeing it was received so well seemed to have re-sparked their interest in making it.
It's likely we'll see at least one update this year, if you want my opinion on it.
The problem with it is there really are only so many times you can do the same thing. The artist is clever and has introduced other characters into the mix, playing off of other tropes, but he needs to keep doing that and putting fresh settings and stories together otherwise it will get stale.
The best part of the series is how it parodies common tropes. The Elf is the one really up for sex and the big strong orc just doesn't give a **** . The hero comes to save the princess from the evil orc but he's a little kid who gets his ass handed to him and dies in one hit. Hero's monomyth-style magical aid is a young lady instead of an old man, and is yet another filthy perv.
The story needs to keep doing stuff like that but without being predictable, especially since this story is in the same ballpark as Shrek, so that is yet another set of pitfalls he needs to avoid stumbling into to keep the story fresh.
Listen, sometimes people make mistakes. Sometimes things come out looking a little green, but there's nothing wrong with that. You've just got to keep on pushing forward and act like there's nothing wrong. A little green never hurt anyone.
Except the blues.
... It probably happened due to my "background eraser" being set to a green color for whatever reason when I was getting rid of some edges. Didn't notice, until now~
... I dunno~ Doesn't really matter to me, I guess. I mean, I've had a guy say he hates me because of that "'kay" picture I use sometimes. Snipped at me for awhile about that. I dunno what the big deal was.
I've never really liked how just about every fantasy story/movie/game ect. always depicts orcs as stupid, dull, rapy, murders because "they just are." It's refreshing to see one of my favorite fantasy races put in a different light
In my pathfinder game, Orcs are the best mages and alchemists in the world, and have the best connection to magic. The second best race are the Kitsune, and even then they have to be six tailed or higher in order to even attempt to beat an orc in magical combat.
It's fun to note that in no fantasy setting whatsoever do Orcs ever go full retard
-LOTR: Ugly as hell, not the greatest martial artists; but experts at climbing and seeing in the dark.
-Elder Scrolls: Still ugly, but honourable; like spartantoaster said: if one can become a master chef, and another a librarian at the college of Winterhold, they aren't stupid there either. (They just get shunned due to racism)
-Warcraft: Still ugly, but much like their ES-counterparts, they are noble barbarians. Honorable and strong.
-Warhammer: God damn are these guys ugly, but they are the most impressive of all fantasy orcs. An orc isn't particularily bright, but its often implied (before Warhammer Online) that they are actually pretty clever and could do anything they set their mind too. Problem is: only thing they actually wanna do is fight and occasionally get drunk.
there is a difference between being a human psycher and being an orc with a natural born connection to the WHAA. And even if there wasn't a difference, being a psychic doesn't necessarily mean you are intelligent.
that's the purpose they were made for though
"we need a stupid, dull, rapy, muderous race for this fantasy setting"
"i got one, let's make them green, burly, have an underbite, and call them orcs"
fast forward a few decades
"omg why are orcs always so stupid, dull, rapy, and murderous?"
because that's literally what orcs were made to be.
they're a fantasy version of the stereotypical barbarian savage.
just like snek-people are made to be sly, orcs are made to be savage.
He is pretty clearly kidding. "Necro-phobic" "'m going to bitch about" "I make ****** videos on youtube" "My weird, obscure, and unprofitable tastes" "The sexy Nazi". He is kidding.
That apparently hasn't stopped several depraved individuals from creating homo-erotic fanfiction involving our poor green friends. I feel filthy just because I know **** like that actually exists. *saddened waaagh*
Well the way I understand it, their ability to turn scrap and ******** into weapons and war-machines with the WHAA is considered heretical as **** since it completely disregards the spirit of the machine philosophy. Kinda like how some christians say vat grown clones of human beings wouldn't have souls.