▁what ▁creature ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁or cs ▁from ▁M ord or ▁speak ▁the ▁Black ▁Spe ech , ▁a ▁language ▁invent ed ▁for ▁them ▁by ▁Sa ur on , ▁while ▁those ▁from ▁Is eng ard ▁speak ▁other ▁tong ues ; ▁to ▁understand ▁each ▁other , ▁they ▁use ▁the ▁Common ▁Spe ech ▁( West ron ), ▁such ▁as ▁Pi pp in ▁over he ard ▁and ▁understood . ▁ ▁In - f iction ▁orig ins ▁ ▁Tol k ien ▁proposed ▁several ▁theories ▁for ▁the ▁orig ins ▁of ▁or cs . ▁In ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁T in ú v iel , ▁Or cs ▁origin ate ▁as ▁" f oul ▁bro od lings ▁of ▁Mel kor ▁who ▁f ared ▁abroad ▁doing ▁his ▁evil ▁work ". ▁In ▁The ▁Fall ▁of ▁G ond olin ▁Tol k ien ▁wrote ▁that ▁" all ▁that ▁race ▁were ▁b red ▁by ▁Mel kor ▁of ▁the ▁sub ter rane an ▁he ats ▁and ▁sl ime ." ▁In ▁The ▁Sil mar ill ion , ▁Or cs ▁are ▁East ▁El ves ▁( A vari ) ▁ens la ved , ▁tort ured , ▁and ▁b red ▁by ▁M org oth ; ▁they ▁" multip lied " ▁like ▁El ves ▁and ▁Men . ▁Tol k ien ▁stated ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁letter ▁to ▁a ▁Mrs . ▁M uns by ▁that ▁Or c - f em ales ▁must ▁have ▁existed . ▁In ▁The ▁Fall ▁of ▁G ond olin ▁M org oth ▁made ▁them ▁of ▁sl ime ▁by ▁sor c ery , ▁" bre d ▁from ▁the