Musing: Ogres

When we initially had our discussion about many of the species that inhabit Deminar, we started playing around with some of the "monster" species, in an attempt to give them some edges besides being just a bundle of stats with a familiar look.
Some stuff came spur of the moment, other stuff we had a few previous ideas about, and, for some reason, I have the Ogres on my mind and I feel I should put down my thoughts while I have them.

As previously mentioned, Ogres in Deminar are "...The result is a degenerate group of incestuous inbreeders, spawning no shortage of physical deformities and keeping the species mentally stunted." Ogres don't live in huge tribes, you'll never stumble upon an Ogre city, instead, family groups (often quite large and quite interbred) settle an area and stay there for a while, until they are driven off or inbreed themselves into oblivion (when genetic mutations just end in all still births). Ogres don't have a concept of community, instead it's a misguided concept of family. If two Ogre family groups come into contact they'll slaughter each other until only one group remains. Ogres also have no problem taking whatever they want from other intelligent species, including moving into a small hamlet and living there after killing (and possibly eating) its former inhabitants. They also enjoy killing things, with a mix of mental instability and that of a child who feels that surge of power all humans are guilty of when knowing their superiority over something else (most adults try to hide that though).

Now, looking at your standard LL description of the Ogre, we have this bit:
"Adult ogres stand 9 to 10 feet tall, and resemble big brutish humans. Their skin color ranges from dull yellow to dull brown. Their clothing consists of poorly cured furs and hides, which add to their naturally repellent odor."

And that immediately got me thinking about where the Ogres came from. What if Ogres are nothing more then the result of humans who didn't take as well to whatever horrid cataclysm struck Deminar? Humans that were affected the same way the world itself was, changed, most died, some managed to survive and, throughout the generations, became the Ogres we know and love today. The concepts of strong family and thrill of having dominance coming to the forefront of their brains and twisted into a meaning they could understand and accomplish. Oh, and let's not have a debate on if that means they're genetically close enough to mate with humans, no half-breeds! Besides, while I'm sure many Ogres have no problems raping humans (and many other species), I don't think the poor thing being raped would survive the process (and probably dying midway through wouldn't stop the Ogre, when I say they're degenerate, I mean it).

Also, yes, I see the Hills Have Eyes connections, thank you.