Of Orcs and Men is an action role-playing game for PlayStation 3 where players assume the role of Arkail, an elite Orc soldier from the Bloodjaws legion. Set in a world embroiled in conflict between Orcs, Goblins, and Humankind, Arkail embarks on a critical mission to assassinate the Emperor, aided by the cunning Goblin Styx. The game's narrative explores themes of loyalty and survival amid warfare.
Of Orcs and Men first puts the player into the role of an elite Orc soldier, Arkail, from the legendary legion of Bloodjaws. The legion is a league of warriors deeply involved in the war between the Orcs and the Goblins on one side and their persecutors, Humankind, on the other. As a veteran warrior who has seen the most brutal of battles, the player is appointed by the Orc commander to complete a mission that could change the course of the war, to kill the Emperor himself, the man responsible for the bloodshed. A Goblin, Styx, soon joins the player, an unlikely but indispensable ally.