▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁fant asy ▁series ▁The ▁H arrow , ▁author ▁Philip ▁Maz za ▁includes ▁a ▁race ▁of ▁or cs ▁or ▁the ▁Gul g uth ra ▁in ▁the ▁ancient ▁tongue . ▁The ▁Gul g uth ra ▁are ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Bro od , ▁or ▁En ' ▁R au ko , ▁an ▁evil ▁race ▁that ▁occup y ▁a ▁post - ap ocal yp se ▁fant asy ▁world . ▁They ▁have ▁low ▁j ut ting ▁fore head s , ▁sn outs , ▁ray - green ▁skin , ▁re dd ish ▁eyes , ▁large ▁can ine ▁teeth , ▁and ▁short ▁pointed ▁ears . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁their ▁type - cast ing ▁as ▁generic ▁evil ▁characters ▁or ▁ant agon ists , ▁some ▁nov els ▁port ray ▁events ▁from ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁or cs , ▁or ▁present ▁them ▁as ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁characters . ▁Mary ▁Gent le ' s ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁novel ▁Gr un ts ! ▁presents ▁or cs ▁as ▁generic ▁inf antry , ▁used ▁as ▁met ap hor ical ▁can non - f od der . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁books ▁by ▁Stan ▁Nich oll s , ▁Or cs : ▁First ▁Blood , ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁conflicts ▁between ▁or cs ▁and ▁humans , ▁from ▁the ▁or cs ' ▁point ▁of ▁view . ▁In ▁Terry ▁Pr atch ett ' s ▁Disc world ▁series , ▁Or cs ▁are ▁a ▁race ▁that ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁ext inction ; ▁in ▁his ▁Un seen ▁Academ ical s ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁that ▁" When ▁the