If you can get a good faction with your vendor, the cracked staff can be sold for upwards of 1pp, 2gp, 5sp and some copper...and that is with an 80 CHA. My Enchanter sells them for 1.5pp with a good faction vendor and has a 120 CHA.
Where did you ever sell a staff for a plat? I killed these things, looting all manner of weapons for several levels, and I never even saw a plat until I was level 3 or 4. Even a 2h war staff is only a couple g at best.
Orc Hatchetmen and Orc Pawns are the same thing. Sometimes they will spawn with an Orc Hatchet and this makes them hatchetmen. The Orc Hatchets are for a quest in the Kelethin ranger guild.
Are exceptionally weak. They are weaker than their GFay counterparts, and have all of 16 hp tops.
It should also be noted that only GFay and CB have "orc pawns" as far as I know... The commonlands are home to Deathfist pawns, and I am unsure about Misty Thicket as I've never been there.
For their level these things have great loot, cloth armor (a couple gold usually, four for the tunic) and often weapons (cracked staff is worth a plat), plus nice faction hits.
Kill the orks for weapons is great for starters as some weapone will be stronger then the cheap weapon you start with,if not at least you will get a weapon with better range.