Ok so I read a lot (battlefield posts, dioxide's etc) that orcs are very hard to play, and meant only for vets, etc.

The question is...what exactly makes them difficult? They seem to have a lot of interesting abilities, so that could perhaps be it...people say they need good gear...or is it just that people hate them and hunt them?

Basically, as I was trying to do with Faistir, I want a character that is very very hard to play, but hard for reasons such as deciding what to do, people hunt you down, require lots of patience, etc. Not because you are gimpy as hell without knowing where wands are, or needing area/item knowledge to have even the slightest chance.

The best way to learn to swim is with a rock on your back and shark at your heels...for me at least. Is orc logical? Or can anyone else recommend a char that would be hunted, require a lot of patience, and not require a lot of item knowledge to be successful? However, not a gimped char by virtue of choices (felar axe etc).