Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Or if you’re single like me, happy Singles Awareness Day!
I remembered in my old Everquest: Ruins of Kunark Prima strategy guidebook, there were various little stories within the book to give some flavor. One of which is…well, I wouldn’t call it a love story, but it’s about as romantic as you could get with the Ogres in Everquest.
Seeing as the book is well out of print, I figured it would be ok to type it out into this forum post. Unfortunately, there isn’t an author name attached to the stories, so I can’t give credit to whoever wrote it. If anyone happens to know, please let me know and I will be happy to give credit to the author of the story.
This Everquest short story is about a female Ogre NPC in the Ogre capital city, Oggok. If I recall correctly, she sold boots there. Here is the story:
"Look for Uoola in Oggok - Everquest: Ruins of Kunark Prima strategy guide
Dem little folk, dey think dat all Ogres do is break head. Hah! Uoola can break a little head all right, if head need breakin’, but mostly Uoola she make de shoes.
Dat right, I make de shoes. What, you tink Ogre grow shoes on feet? You tink de Humans or de Elves come to Oggok with’ a big bag o’ shoes an say, “Here you are, nice Ogres, we make pretty shoes for you?” You tink maybe Ogres steal de shoes from de Humans or de liddle Halflings? I wear Halfling shoe on my liddle toe maybe.
Nah, I make de shoes. I make de best shoes in Oggok. I live here all my life, and de Ogres know. Dey say, “You wanna good shoe? You better go see dat Uoola.”
Marda, she dat boss o’ de Greenblood Shaman? Yeah, dat Marda. I make her shoes. She send her menfolk to me, she say “You dumb Ogre, you go to dat Uoola, you tell her to make me shoes. I don’t wanna wear no crappy shoe dat Uoola not make.”
But Marda, she one beautiful Ogre. She got de prettiest teef. If I look like Marda, I have me a whole pack o’ menfolk. Deyd all follow me around, do just what I say you bet!
But Uoola ain’t no ugly old maid. Nuh-uh. Don’t let me hear you tellin’ nobody dat Uoola too mean an’ ugly to get a man. I gonna marry soon. You bet, I gonna get me a Bouncer. Dats right, gonna marry me a Bouncer, one a’ dem dat guards the gate. Don’t nobody talk back to a Bouncer. I already an Ogre of position in dis city, I need a husband dat folk can respect!
You know who I gonna get? C’mere, I whisper it to you. Nah, c’mere, I ain’t gonna bite your ear. OK. I’m gonna get me dat Bouncer Raan. Yeah, I got my eye on date one, you bet. Hah, he one big, fine Bouncer, dat Raan. Me an’ him gonna make plenty big strong Ogre cubs, you bet. Den everybody see me comin’, dey steps aside. Dey say, “Here come de lady Uoola. Yeah, she got important man. She got lotsa cubs, and she make de best darn shoe in all Oggok. She plenty important Ogre.” Dat what de gonna say, just you watch 'em."
Romantic ain’t it? 
I can see female Ogres in WoW with a similar personality. Especially when it comes to looking for a mate. I can’t say if the female Ogres on Ogrezonia would represent all female Ogres and their personalities, but it doesn’t need to be anything wild. Just something strong and firm when it comes to them looking for romance.
Anyway, whatever plans y’all have for today, please have a fun, happy, and safe holiday!
Dream big, Ogre fans! 
