Sochesian “Snouts”

Sochesian “Snouts”
The Sochesian “Snouts”, sometimes called Sochies or “Grins”, are the largest of the “Snouts” with long V-shaped snouts, and wide, towering builds. The Sochies generally prefer to work as thugs, soldiers, and guards. They are on average 9ft. to 11ft. tall, heavily-muscled, and have very prominent exposed teeth along their snouts, which gave them their secondary nickname. The “Grins” are difficult to work with outside of their own race, only the Mountain Dwarves seeming to impress them physically. The average “Grin” enjoys the rivers and other waters frequented by Lagars, but will live closer to the beach for the occasional swim in the ocean. The Sochies resemble the non-sapient animal known as a Crocodile and have very similar temperaments.

History
The Sochies or "Grins" are the most feared of the "Snouts", mostly because their rages can become uncontrollable. While not the strongest of the three tribes, the "Grins" are more likely to stand and fight and continue to fight even after the odds turn against them. Hiring out as a sell-sword or thug is a common right of passage for a young "Grin". The amount of visible scars are marks of honor and bravery for "Grins", the more they have the more battles they have survived. Missing an eye, a chunk from their snouts, a few missing digits, a section of tail cut away, all of these are marks of a great warrior, not something to be ashamed of and it does not show lack of skill in combat.

The Northern and Southern "Grins" had more interaction, mostly due to fighting across from each other as mercenaries in one army or another throughout the "Elven-Dwarven-Aviarus Cataclysm War". They maintained contact even after the end of the war and years when "Imagodai's Rage" covered the lands of Orenda with fear and isolation. Young "Grins" would take it as a challenge to run messages and information back and forth across Orenda. The race still continues as a final rite of passage in some of the older settlements of the Sochie communities. The most notable difference between the Northern and Southern "Grins" is their choice of mounts. Southern "Grins" preferring the "River Horses". While the Northern "Grins" have grown to favor the "War Hogs". Either mount is an effective beast in their homelands, but begin to have issues in the different climes. It is not unheard of for Northern and Southern "Grins" to meet halfway between hometowns and trade mounts to continue their journeys with the most appropriate mount for the terrain to come. It is also not unusual for these same "Grins" to decide who the trade will favor most by having a tug-of-war submission wrestling match, that can become very deadly.