Giants

A giant (left) and a dwarven Seeker (right).

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**Giants** are a humanoid species. Their are most known for their immense size.

Giants, or at least adolescent giants, are commonly founds in the armies of the Beast Herds, Ogre Khans, Orcs and Goblins and Warriors of the Dark Gods. They can however ally with any army.

Adult giants live in secluded societies that we know very little of.

## Biology

### Physiology

The are accounts of giants of many different sizes, though compared to a human they are all very large. One account specifies the height of a giant to around 15 feet. Another describes a giant simply as larger than a Vermin Hulk. Other descriptions hinting to the size of giants include wielding a bow as tall as two men, being able to produce 10 feet tall books, having their feet are large enough for a person to be squashed its their footprint.

### Psychology

Giants are intelligent enough to be possible to communicate with. They have been described as being willing to learn and even adequate in the martial training. They have also been able to be trained in anything from archery to religions worship. In some cases they can even be taught how to read and write .

However, giants are also said to have a temper when provoked. Described as a tendency towards destructive anger.

## History

Giant trace their origins to the First Age. They could have been one of few species that were never enslaved by the saurians, or at least one of the last to be so.

 It has been theorised that giants were used as slaves in ancient Naptesh to build the pyramids of the empire.

## Culture and society

Giants are believed to live in secluded societies, hidden in inaccessible canyons or remote plateaus. Very little is known about these societies, most come from stories about people attacked by vast beings in mountain passes. Their young are however known to travel, and can be found all over the world.

 The young giants befriend all manners of creature in their travels, wanting to see the world and experience new things. After a few years they return back home, bringing with them tools and trades.

During their time travelling the world, giants have been observed to attach themselves and make friends with just about anyone, sometimes with more than one group. They adept well to their surroundings, picking up traits from the people they live with. A giant living with goblins was observed to run around almost naked with nothing but a boar skin to cover its loin. Some have adapted to a life on Daeb ships, others to underground life with dwarves.

## Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Interview with Sigmund Selig, the Great Sage, ninth session (*The 9th Scroll, issue 21, p19*)
2. ↑ Torsten Schwerner, final words (T9A:FB Giants, v2020, p3)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Consul Aulus Camelius Furrius, notes (T9A:FB Giants, v2020, p5)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Letter by Saleel al-Toure (T9A:FB Giants, v2020, p7)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Rociver, What I Did on My Time Running Off (T9A:FB Giants, v2020, p2)
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Letter found trampled into the mud near the Barren Mountains (T9A:FB Warriors of the Dark Gods, v0204.2, p70-71)
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Report from Field Marshall Jannik Tausch (T9A:FB Giants, v2020, p6)
8. ↑ Song of E Balag (T9A:FB Giants, v2020, p10)
9. ↑ Beatrix von Ueblingen (962 A.S.) My travels in Naptesh: Entry from the 9th of Damos (*T9A:FB Undying Dynasties, v0.204.2, p29, 31, 35*)
10. ↑ Tobias Corcilius, Tales from the North Shore (T9A:FB Giants, v2020, p4)