<P> In the' Scouring of the Shire', there is further mention of the half - orcs under Sharkey's control, and they are described as men having squinty (or slanty) eyes and sallow complexion (a description used to describe the Southerner, Saruman's spy in The Fellowship of the Ring, as well as some of the orcs in The Two Towers). Which seems to suggest that they look mostly human but share some of the features of the orcs . </P> <P> they were disturbed to see half a dozen large ill - favoured Men lounging against the inn - wall; they were squint - eyed and sallow - faced .' Like that friend of Bill Ferny's at Bree,' said Sam .' Like many that I saw at Isengard,' muttered Merry . </P> <P>' Of all the ends to our journey that is the very last I should have thought of: to have to fight half - orcs and ruffians in the Shire itself - to rescue Lotho Pimple!' </P> <P> Tolkien's Orcs have been a major influence on fantasy fiction and games; they are the literary precursors of the Orcs (and similar races) of many different settings . The Orcs of Warhammer Fantasy, Dungeons & Dragons and other games most often differ from Tolkien's Orcs in that they are taller than Humans and usually have green or greyish - green skin rather than dark or yellowish skin . A notable exception are the Orcs in the most popular German role playing game The Dark Eye, which like Tolkien's orcs are small and dark, but also furry . The world of Hârn has an Orc - inspired race known as Gargun, whose name recalls the term gorgûn ("orcs") from the language of Tolkien's Druedain . </P>

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