This is what I find so attractive about Shamanism. Shamanism recognizes the reality of dreams as 'visions' into the spirit world. If we can imagine an orc, then an orc becomes real in our imagination and it can be whatever we imagine it to be.
This is basically the foundation of all religious experience. If you can imagine a burning bush speaking to you as a manifestation of God, then shamanism accepts that this vision is true for you.
If you can imagine angels that have wings like birds, or faeries that have wings like butterflies, it's all good.
If you can imagine demons with red skin and pointy tails that carry a trident, then so be it for you.
If you can imagine saints raising from the dead and appearing before you, the so be it for you.
In shamanism anything goes. Reality is in the experience. So whatever your experience is, is true for you.
Personally I've never met an orc in my dreams. Or if I have I didn't know it was an orc I thought it was the boogieman.
Labels are so difficult to keep track of in dreams sometimes.