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Standard Orc culture, with life in Strongholds and the like, the Chieftain is the only one allowed to wed and his son (or another Orc depending on circumstance) is to rise up and kill him for the throne.
You can actually learn this from Burguk in the Dushnikh Yal stronghold southeast of Markarth I think it is.
As for spells, there's a few examples of well versed Orcs in the ES series. One of them that is into some dark stuff is one of the Mage Guild members in Morrowind, and in Skyrim the librarian of the College of Winterhold is an Orc. Just depends on their chosen culture.
Only downside is you won't benefit much from the racial ability (Berserker Rage). You will benefit from the armor bonus but not the double damage, since it only applies to physical damage.
In skyrim theres Bard orc, whos actually bad, but works for the bards college as a student.
Then theres the gourmet, the orc you need to kill in the main mission, etc.
Then the college of winterhold has a bookkeeper orc.
OP, sadly, Orc culture wasn't at all incorporated into the marraige system in Skyrim. You wear the amulet, someone says the same line everyone says, you say yepper, you stand and take the exact same vows and then pick where you both live. No Orc customs there. :(
They are respected in the lore as organizers, and arrangers. They have widely respected blacksmithing culture and mostly work as organizers in jobs.
they do it better than most others ;3
As for the marriage situation, Orcs in Cyrodill probably adopted local customs in order to blend in, while Orcs in other places, such as Skyrim have stuck to their own customs.
Oh, and in Elder Scrolls universe Orcs are not stupid, they are primarily fighters, and generally eskew magic (that is per Orc, not the Orc society as a whole), but they have never been stupid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jbgFQ-MbQM
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Races
I rest my case.
Stats are different from lore. That only shows that the males have a lower Int than most races, the same as Nords and Redguards, and females have an average Int. Both genders have a higher than average Will, which also has an impact on spellcasting. Neither proves that Orcs (or Nords or Redguards) are stupid though.
Basing character stats above lore = gg
Option A: Stats are derived from lore.
Option B: Lore is written to support the stats.
Option C: Lore writer at Bethesda decides to defy general fantasy Orc lore, game designer decides to follow general fantasy orc lore.
Given Bethesda's inconsistent world building, it's probably option C which makes all of us both right and both wrong and Urag either a further attempt to defy Orc lore or a crap joke.
This is because Intelligence in terms of stats is merely the title given to the stat that defines one's magical aptitude with certain schools, as well as spell points, not a measure of how smart they are like the title implies/shares name with - proof? Look at their Willpower. Considering the fact that it is not uncommon to meet smart Orcs, Nords and Redguards depending on their location, then it doesn't really imply that they're naturally stupid in any way. In terms of how it applies to lore, it is because they are a product of their culture. Orc culture is basically tribal, similar to Mongolians of old, and thus their primary focus is brute, warlike combat, hence their racial ability and durability. They are militants, and thus only the Shaman and the like practice magic, or the Orcs that leave and adopt another culture instead. Nords have less Intelligence because, like Skyrim implies nearly all across the board, Nord culture typically has no trust of mages at all, not because Nords are stupid (otherwise the smarter and just as militarily capable Imperials would have mopped the floor with them already). There are exceptions however, just like with Redguards and, of course, Orcs.
Full circle the logic makes perfect sense. There is a loose connection with stats and actual physical/mental capabilities (like Strength, although that can be overcome), but that is why Intellect in terms of "IQ" is divided into two stats, Intelligence and Willpower. But the reason for said stats is almost directly related to their overall culture, which goes back to what I wrote above.