Cloud giant

* 5e
* 3e
* 2e
* 1e

## Appearance

### Average height

18‒24 ft (**Expression error: Unexpected < operator.**‒**Expression error: Unexpected < operator.** m)

### Average weight

5,000 lb (**Expression error: Unexpected < operator.** kg)

## History

### First appearance

*Monster Manual* 1st edition

**Cloud giants** were a race of giants who preferred living among the clouds.

## Description

Cloud giants' skin ranged in color from milky white to light sky blue. Their hair was silvery white or brass, and their eyes were iridescent blue. Adult males were about 18 feet (**Expression error: Unexpected < operator.** meters) tall and weighed about 5,000 pounds (**Expression error: Unexpected < operator.** kilograms). Cloud giants preferred to wear fine clothing and jewelry.

Cloud giants had vision that extended into the infrared, (although this was not infravision,) which allowed them to see particularly well through fog and cloud. They also had an excellent sense of smell. They spoke Jotunskye and Jotun.

## Abilities

Cloud giants all possessed some control over their namesake, being able to summon forth a cloud of fog and mist at will.

## Society

These giants preferred to live in the tallest mountains or even higher if possible. Those with magical talents often create floating castles or cities[*citation needed*] in which to dwell, held aloft in the sky atop a mass of clouds.

Cloud giants often kept dire lions as pets or guardians.

## Notable cloud giants

* Fracto-Nimbuli
* Zephyros

## Appendix

### Appearances

Adventures

* *Hoard of the Dragon Queen*
* *Princes of the Apocalypse*
* *Storm King's Thunder*

Board Games

* *Assault of the Giants*

Computer Games

* *Treasures of the Savage Frontier*

Novels

* *Death Masks*

### References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). *Monster Manual 5th edition*. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 154. ISBN 978-0786965614.
2. ↑ Mike Mearls, *et al*. (November 2016). *Volo's Guide to Monsters*. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, *et al*. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 146. ISBN 978-0786966011.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). *Monster Manual 3.5*. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. {{#regex:120–121|%(,)(\S)%|$1 $2}}. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.
4. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). *Monstrous Manual*. (TSR, Inc), p. 132. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
5. ↑ Gary Gygax (December 1977). *Monster Manual, 1st edition*. (TSR, Inc), p. 44. ISBN 0-9356-9600-8.
6. ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). *Monster Manual 5th edition*. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 153. ISBN 978-0786965614.
7. ↑ Ray Winninger (September 1995). *Giantcraft*. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 23. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.
8. ↑ Ray Winninger (September 1995). *Giantcraft*. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 27. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.
9. ↑ Christopher Perkins (September 6, 2016). *Storm King's Thunder*. Edited by Kim Mohan, Michele Carter. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. {{#regex:33–34|%(,)(\S)%|$1 $2}}. ISBN 978-0786966004.

### Connections

Giants
**True Giants**
**Cloud**  • Ettin • Fire (Fire titan ) • Fog • Frost • Hill (Earth titan • Mouth of Grolantor) • Mountain • Stone • Storm (Storm titan) • Titan

**True Giant Offshoots**
Ash • Craa'ghoran • Maur • Phaerlin

**Giant-Kin**
Cyclops (Cyclopskin) • Firbolg • Fomorian • Ogre (Oni) • Verbeeg • Voadkyn

**Zakharan Giants**
Desert • Island • Jungle • Ogre giant • Reef

**Other Giants**
Eldritch • Death • Sand • Troll