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Orks zijn groen. Normaal gesproken. Meestal. Hoe groener hoe beter. Ze zijn groen omdat ze een paddestoel in zich hebben. Nou ja… Mijn orks zijn blauw. Ik heb opgeschreven waarom. In het Engels, want dat wordt verwacht.

Da Wazzrukks

During the latter couple of centuries, as rain fell more heavily and more often, fungi growth of Da Wazrukks breeding planet extended from just the common Lactarius species to the Lactarius Indigo, a rarer species of edible mushroom of the Russulaceae family. Its color ranges from dark blue in fresh specimens to a pale blue-gray in older ones and is largely due to a chemical pigment called Azulene (1-stearoyloxymethylene-4-methyl-7-isopropenylazulene). Azulene is an energizer as well as a growth enhancer as long as it binds to the most important compound of the mushroom’s flesh: necatorin (7-hydroxycoumaro-6-innoline). Lactarius Indigo has a slightly burnt taste with hints of metal. The long dead Warboss Gutrukk said: “Da taste is like gof!” Orks often treat themselves to a couple of these energizing mushrooms before going into battle, just to get started.

It may have taken Da Wazzrukks a bit long to relate eating blue to becoming blue, but many being descendants from the Death Skulls, understanding that being blue equals being lucky in war took but a few years. Death Skulls painted themselves blue to get protection from the gods. Still, they never lost their green guts. Similarly, blue Orks stay green on the inside. They just add Da Lukk to their fights. Unknowingly, by eating Lactarius Indigo, Orks got more stamina and less injury during battle: the growth enhancer helped them regenerate skin and flesh damaged in battle.

From then on, Orks called this mushroom Da Lukkbitt. It became tradition to devour handfuls before war. Grots are forbidden to eat Lukkbitts on penalty of deaff by choppin’. “Gretchin don’t need da lukk. If dey take da lukk, dey is stealin’ it from Orks and dey dies.” The only treat gretchin may get from the mushroom is finding spilt drops of the milk that emanates when the Lactarius’ tissue is cut. The milk is also indigo, but slowly turns green upon exposure to air. Only after that, it looses its ability to color its devourer.

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