Trolls

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Trolls preparing for a raid, including a shaman and summoned Darkness spirit.

The trolls, also called the night men, are often but not always hostile to humans. Although the details of their ways are mysterious, it is widely known that they are matriarchal and that they consider almost everything edible.

Trolls are nocturnal and most comfortable in the dark and cold. Thus, they are most likely to raid during Dark Season.

Their chief goddess is Kyger Litor. Other troll god are Argan Argar, Zorak Zoran, and Cragspider. In general, their pantheon is hostile to both the storm and solar gods.

## Ride Like the Wind

The trolls is a possible ancestral enemy of your clan.

### Events

Trolls appear in the following events:

* Troll Aggression
* Troll Compensation
* Troll Traders
* Wounded Trolls
* Yarm Tree Devoured

Additionally, one of their gods (probably Zorak Zoran) is involved in the Battle on the Hill of Gold. They also figure in the ritual 'A fight against invading trolls'.

### Lore

Your clan circle says:

* "Not every clan considers trolls their primary enemy, but they all consider them a foe."
* "The mother of trolls woke up hungry in the dark, and started to eat the world."
* "Trolls are always tough opponents."

## Lights Going Out

During the *Lights Going Out* clan creation, you may choose to ward Berenstead against trolls, which would give you an advantage over trolls if they try to raid you and may even make them fail outright before a battle even commences, rewarding you with a small amount of magic.

Over the course of the game, you may receive a party of trolls hailing you from the edge of your territory. If allowed to speak, they will alert you that their clan's queen, Irrekar Ulombar, after conferring with Kyger Litor in the Gods War, has decided to offer the "king of the humans" an alliance against Chaos. If you agree to give their queen hospitality, she and her escort will come next Dark Season. If you convince her that you are the right humans to ally with, the trolls will gift your the Tomorrow Skull treasure.

Two other troll queens may be mentioned in the game: "cunning" Teshat Kezrat and "fearsome" Irak Ilag. They show no interest in allying with humans and will remain hostile to your clan.

Though not evident in-game, the trolls in *Lights Going Out* are modeled as four separate clans (three clans have queens, while the fourth doesn't). That way, even though one group of trolls have suffered a crippling blow in battle, another group that is unaffected may still raid you with their full strength.

### Events

Trolls appear in the following events:

* Troll Emissaries
* Troll Mercenaries
* Troll Scour Offer
* Troll Queen
* Tomorrow Skull Trouble (mention)

### Lore

Your clan ring says:

* "It's still a little hard to think of trolls as people, not monsters."
* "Trolls have only recently trained their spirits to attack fortifications."
* "Some say their main god is a death deity, but in fact it is their great mother Kyger Litor."
* "Trolls have great spirit power. Maybe the treasure is a spirit."
* "Trolls prefer edible gifts."
* "Trolls can raid us, but we can't reliably raid them in return."
* "Three words of advice when dealing with trolls: careful, careful, careful."

## In Battle

As mentioned above, trolls are willing and able to raid in Dark Season—and likely to do so more often if they are your ancestral enemy. You cannot usually raid them back, though the opportunity may come up in certain events.

They fight on foot with slingstones and clubs, and their shamans can summon terrible insect monsters to the battlefield.

In this era no troll is truly weak, though some are exceptionally strong and large.

They will never set aside a reserve. Also, they will not accept your requests to parley—perhaps, as inhuman beings, they don't recognize them. Or maybe they're just too hungry to consider the idea.

They have a unique ritual, **Gloom**, calling on their darkness gods to aid them in the battle.

The trolls have a couple Heroic Combat events, which you can see here: Heroic Combat: Trolls.

## Gallery

In *Ride Like the Wind*, trolls are drawn by a variety of artists—Simon Roy for battles, Michelle Lockamy for Gods War appearances, and Jan Pospíšil for other scenes.

Troll cattle rustlers.Intimidating as they are, even trolls can be injured...Troll raiders.Trolls consider your precious yarm tree edible, like most everything else.Trolls have their own god of trade, and honor him in their peaceful dealings with other peoples.Trolls in the underworld, fleeing the rays of the dying sun Yelm.Victorious troll raiders.Troll raiders routed by Rider defenders.Defeated troll raiders.A party of trolls hails Berenstead.A troll queen, Irrekar Ulombar, and her procession visits Berenstead.