Ogres and Ogre-Mages
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Genealogists would rather call these species Common Ogres and Sapient
Ogres, yet the folklore labels stuck somehow. These two are genuinely
different races stemming from a mythological progenitor, the Primordial
Ogre. While crossbreeding is possible, it is generally frowned upon in
Ogre societies: the resulting offspring is often ill-fated, and in very
rare cases, even two-headed Ogres result.
Ogres are huge, chunky creatures who usually live to do nothing more
than smash, smash, smash, and destroy. They have great physical
strength, but are bad at almost everything except fighting and mature
quite slowly. Because of their large size they can only wear
loose robes, cloaks and animal skins. Although ogres can eat almost
anything, their size also means that they need to do so more frequently
than smaller folk.

Ogres
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Ogres are huge, chunky creatures who typically are strong rather than 
smart, and not nimble at all. Although Ogres can eat almost anything, 
their size also means that they need to do so more frequently than 
smaller folk. Ogres mature almost as quick as Humans.

Ogre-Mages are slightly smaller and nimbler than their Common
counterparts and grow a bit slower. They are unique among the beefier
species in their ability to use magic, especially enchantments. Still,
they also perform well in all types of melee combat, with a slight
disadvantage at short blades. While they perform better than Ogres in
all more civilised aspects of life, Ogre-Mages have lost the ability to
digest raw meat when not hungry.

Their preferred method of avoiding beatings is dodging and the use of 
shields. Many Ogres find it natural to wield some large and blunt weapon.
(Countless lethal incidents have taught them to leave edged weapons be.)
While all sophisticated forms of missile combat are too awkward for them,
they are good at throwing things, in particular boulders.

Most often, small bands of Common Ogres raid the countryside or
underground dungeons, accompanied by a Sapient Ogre. The latter is
usually at once the undisputed spokesman, medicine man and shaman of the
group.

Contrary to expectations, Ogres are not reduced to mindless brutes. They
possess a raw talent for witchcraft, letting them pick up the basics of
spellcasting at an amazing speed. However, the more arcane schools of magic
are foreign to them and are only learned at poor rates.