Most numerous unit of the darkspawn, are short, stocky, and are pretty easy to kill. Quite a challenge in big numbers.
Background
These are the basic common units of infantry of the darkspawn horde, cannon fodder more than anything else.
Skills
Origin
Genlocks are born from Broodmothers who were once female dwarves. Since the Dwarves fight Darkspawn all the time, this would also explain why genlocks are the most common type of Darkspawn.