Jotundar

Created by Sartravius as part of his armies, the Jotundar remain on the dragon's foot even after their creator abandoned them.
== Physiology ==
The Jotundar are humanoid creatures with dense musculature on both sexes, pale skin and fiery red hair that grow two to three times the height of the average human, though they are not that much wider. Jotundar babies and children are the same size of as the human equivalents. Upon reaching puberty (at around the age of 8) they grow to the same sizes as humans but are as of yet unable to have children. Only after a second puberty, occurring around the age of 30, do Jotundar reach their full size and become capable of reproduction. Adult Jotundar lose a lot of dexterity and agility when they trade it for size and strength, forcing them to rely on younger, nimbler, hands for some tasks. 
Jotundar woman generally give birth to litter rather than singular offspring to compensate for their slow development. Despite this, due to the small size of Jotundar offspring comparative to the size of an adult, pregnancies and births are relatively light and painless.
== Abilities ==
Jotundar have a higher internal body temperature than most, and can cope with temperatures with ease. They also require far less water to survive, which is convince as water itself can be deadly to Jotundar. The tough and heavy bones that support their size result in the Giants having poor buoyancy, and getting wet can result int heir body temperature lowering to dangerous levels. The Jotundar struggle in colder temperatures in general, and often need to keep fires going though the night in-order to remain fit and healthy. 
== Society ==
Once they where soldiers, warriors of an evil god who wanted naught but destruction. After those armies where broken so too where the Jotundar, who have splintered into hundreds of semi nomadic tribes, bands and clans that are scarred across the land, each with their own customs and organizational structure. While still warlike and prone to conflict the Jotundar that have survived mostly consist of the ones that have learned to live in a world they where meant to destroy. Their faith is still in Sartavius, though it is more culture and lip service than actual devotion these days. Faith in other gods is rare. Some might pay respect their former allies Some whisper for mercy or forgiveness to the mother of storms, or offer prayers to Azura or Katharsos for the dead. 
In the end the gods either abandoned or broke them, so all faith, wherever it is found or to whoever it is offered, is generally weak and secondhand to the necessities of survival.
== Known Jotundar Clans ==
# The Ashen Sun
Category:Sapient Species