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Only Orks with pureblooded Elven ancestry (tormented by Morgoth or no) would be immortal.~Formendacil
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But the question is were there ever any "pure-blooded" through and through Elf corrupted into an Orc. We are told this from
Home X, but it goes along with the "Man Origin."
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They could be slain, and they were subject to disease; but apart from these ills they were not immortal, even according to the manner of the Quendi; indeed they appear to have been by nature short-lived compared with the span of Men of higher race, such as the Edain
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Again this applies more directly to the Mannish Origin, but it is (as far as I know) the only quote that talks about Orc life-span. Also notice that even the Elves believe Orcs were not immortal.