Stronmaus Stronmaus ( " strawn " - mawz ) is the giant deity of the Sun , Sky , Weather , Seas , and Joy . His symbol is a forked lightning bolt descending from a cloud that partly obscures the sun . Description . Stronmaus ' avatar appears as an enormous ( up to 80 ' tall ) giant with blue eyes and wavy flowing auburn - red hair , and wearing a simple gold - edged white robe . He is far more youthful and carefree than his father Annam . He is normally depicted smiling and reveling . He cannot help but smile , for the energy of life flows through him so strongly that it is hard not for him to express his continual exuberance . He revels in the storms he calls up and in the thunder that booms from his magical hammer . Stronmaus has inherited some of his father ' s fickle lusts , and may send avatars simply to woo and seduce beautiful female giants . Relationships . Stronmaus is the eldest son of Annam and thus the default leader of the giantish pantheon since Annam ' s withdrawal , though he does not covet his father ' s power . He will happily defer to Annam the moment the creator god returns . Stronmaus ' closest relationship is with his sister Hiatea ; the two are commonly seen as a pair , the oldest and most powerful of Annam ' s children . His other siblings and half - siblings include Diancastra , Grolantor , Iallanis , Karontor , Skoraeus Stonebones , Surtr , and Thrym . Memnor and Vaprak are also sometimes named as his relatives . Stronmaus often flies the skies of the Beastlands with Aerdrie Faenya and Remnis as companions . He is well - disposed toward the gods of the " asathalfinare " , who include Syranita , Surminare , and Trishina , and may send avatars to help them in times of need . He is also an ally of his fellow god of lightning Muamman Duathal . Stronmaus despises Memnor above all others , and will send avatars to restrict the evil cloud giant god ' s activities . Realm . Stronmaus lives in the realm of " Stormhold " , which can be found in the Beastlands in the midnight layer of " Karasuthra " , though it is believed by some to be attached to " Gudheim " , Annam ' s former realm in Ysgard . Stronmaus travels the layers of the Beastlands freely , but keeps his fortress in Karasuthra because he appreciates the way the moon of the Beastlands , Noctos , reflects off his gold - adorned marble battlements . Stronmaus , the sole greater deity known to inhabit the Beastlands , delights in soaring above the forests and savannas of the plane with his companions , the laughing , cloudlike mortai , booming his own laughter in time with theirs and creating powerful storms in celebration of life . Stormhold itself is a mighty palace of marble adorned with gold , platinum , and gemstones rising from a truly storm cloud , guided by mortai who shoot quick lightning bolts at one another as a form of electric conversation . Within is a magical opal pool where Hiatea and Surminare often visit . This pool , potent with healing magics , appears only 100 feet long to those outside it , but infinite to those swimming in its waters . Communities of those souls who worshiped Stronmaus in life dwell throughout the cloud , forming camps and congregations and spending most of their existences in the open air . Dogma . Stronmaus ' s faith stresses the cleansing and redeeming effects of rain , and the joys of freedom . Cloud giants stress the epicurean merriment of the deity , while storm giants are a fatalistic , though passionate , folk who believe life is a test of will and that most actions are futile in the face of the great elemental forces . Worshipers . Stronmaus is the patron of storm giants and non - evil cloud giants , but he is worshiped as a sky and weather deity by giants of all races . To hill giants he is a mighty fisherman , to frost giants he is a bold sailor and explorer , and to the cloud giants he is a thundering god of storms . Clergy . Stronmaus ' s cloud giant clerics are skilled in the arts and music . They wear fine jewelry and keep large personal fortunes ; the quality of jewelry and dress is a sign of rank . They are proud and organized , and believe in ridding the skies of evil creatures . His storm giant shaman - priests are shabbily - dressed and ascetic . They must sit atop a cold , deserted peak for 100 days without food before they are accepted into the priesthood , and they remain solitary , dealing with the creatures of the sky or sea . They are visionaries , mystics , and meditators who treat each other as equals . Priests of Stronmaus , regardless of their breed , always stop to pray during or immediately after a rainstorm or thunderstorm . They are forbidden to build fires , though they may warm themselves by fires built by others . Stronmaus ' s favored weapon is the warhammer . Rituals . Cloud giants who worship Stronmaus scatter handfuls of incense and spices to the winds every morning as soon as they wake . Twice every year or so , they declare a sacred sky hunt ( " omjag " in the giant tongue ) to battle evil sky creatures such as chimeras , wyverns , and chromatic dragons . The slain beast is then ritually offered to Stronmaus . Storm giant worshipers of Stronmaus organize ceremonies designed to demonstrate their ability to overcome earthly obstacles , testing their limits and placing them in great mortal danger . They also atone for their sins through such punishing rites as flagellation .