Giants

Giants are one of the Races of which only some still remain.

Physiology edit edit source

Appearance edit edit source

Giants are so enormous that Humans would compare them to mountains, which is also a territory they thrive in. Standing on ground level, a human needs a [Speaking Stone] to talk to them.

Physical Qualities edit edit source

When an assembly of giants moves, the shockwaves and tremors can travel extremely far, causing Earthquakes hundreds of miles away. That is a reason why they don't move much. They're said to have skin so tough that even an enchanted battleaxe couldn't break it.^[1]

Diet edit edit source

Magical Qualities edit edit source

Like Dragons, Giants appear to have different elemental types. It's not known how many elemental types exist. The following are known: Ash,^[2] Gemstone,^[3] Frost, Fire,^[4] Cloud,^[5] Lightning,^[6] and Obsidian.^[7]

Subraces edit edit source

Ash Giants
Cloud Giants^[5]
Frost Giants^[8] / Ice Giant
Half-Giants
- Or rather Part-Giant, are the descendants of the Giants. They appear to be Human-like, but are just several times larger than Humans (like Zamea), or even appear to be just overly large Humans (like Moore).
Lava Giants^[9]
Mountain Giants
- They have skin of rugged stone and eyes made of clouds.^[10]
Stone Giants^[11]
Storm Giants^[12]
Thunder Giants^[13]

History edit edit source

Their names are nearly unpronounceable for Humans, which also hints at them having their own language.

Giants were building palaces for the [Kings] of Terandria, then the Humans declared war on them. In fact, most races have gone to war with Giants, among them Drakes, Lizardfolk, Jinn, Djinn, Dragons and Gnolls - and pretty much every race, dead or alive. All of them fought Giants, and Giants fought them all back, and also died to them. Human ingenuity was a major factor in many Giants' deaths. Giants built a city for their kind in what would be the kingdom of Golaen.

Feeling that their time in the world was coming to an end, the last 38 Giants answered Archmage Silvenia's petition to fight the Demons of Rhir, deigning it a worthy end for their kind and a final service to the world. However, the Demon King of the time met with them peacefully, and afterwards the Giants chose to side with the Demons instead.^[9]

The Giants haven't fought for quite some time, but say that at some future point they may choose another side - until then, they wait.^[14]

Not many giants are still alive, with most people even believing that the whole species has ceased to exist.^[15]

Known Giants edit edit source

Ash Giants edit edit source

Rhetorisel (Deceased)^[16]
Zirconia - Last Giantess (Deceased)

Cloud Giants edit edit source

??? - Last Cloud Giant (Deceased)^[17]

??? Giants edit edit source

Callidaz
Donbaaar (Deceased)^[18]
??? / Keeper of the Valley^[19] (Deceased)

Trivia edit edit source

References edit edit source

[1] Chapter 7.10 K

[2] Chapter 8.84

[3] Chapter 8.83

[4] Chapter 8.82 pt. 2

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Chapter 8.71

[6] Chapter 8.28

[7] Chapter 7.36 C

[8] Chapter 8.82 pt. 2

[:1-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Interlude – Another Time

[10] Interlude - The Library

[11] 10.36 (Pt. 1)

[12] 10.17

[13] 10.37 GDI (Pt. 2)

[14] Chapter 7.35

[7.34_C-15] Chapter 7.34 C

[16] Chapter 9.17 R

[17] Chapter 8.71

[18] Chapter 8.32

[19] Chapter 7.43 G

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