"The half-orc, while generally matching the full-blooded orc in height, presents a noticeably narrower frame of shoulder and lacks the characteristic forward curvature of the shoulders and spine observed in orcish specimens. In contrast to their full-blooded counterparts, whose body hair remains minimal and largely absent across the scalp and forearms, the half-orc demonstrates markedly higher pilosity. Males in particular exhibit the capacity to grow a full beard and head of hair, a trait inherited from their human or elven lineages."
>—Excerpt from “Field Notes on Orcish Hybridity and Physiological Variation,” by Professor Thalen Muircroft, Society for Comparative Anthropomorphology, Royal Academy of Eastmarch (Year 742 A.R.)