Giants

Giants are a mythical race of enormous beings that once ruled Thanthris before the time of humans and elves. Little is known of their culture and society from the time they ruled. Most giants have gone extinct from the Reign of Dragons, which saw these incredible sized giants at war with the chromatic dragons. Giants at present are hidden from the world, and what is left of them is their structures, their myths, and the races they sired.

## Appearance

Giants come in many variety of heights and weight. Some of the tallest giants have been known to reach 26 feet of height and the shortest being 18 feet of height. Their skin color heavily depends on the breed of giant they are. Cloud giants have an olive skin tone, while fire giants have a bright red skin tone. Their eye color is usually similar to their skin color.

## Society

Not much is known of the giants' way of life other than the old stories of the dwarves who wrote them down in chronicles that have survived the ages. However, many dwarven stories have been known to exaggerate and embellish even in their chronicles.

### Cloud Giant

Cloud giants were one of the tallest of giants and had pale grey skin and pale blue hair and eyes. They have been said to live among the clouds with cities built on top of the largest clouds. It has been said that all of them could fly. And they sired aarakocras to use as messengers and soldiers during the time of the Reign of Dragons. Worshippers of the Primordials claim that cloud giants were born out of cloud dust by the Storm Lord.

### Fire Giant

Fire giants were known to be the most stockiest of giants. They had red to dark amber skin and red hair and eyes. They have been said to live in the belly of volcanos. They were known to fight with one another. It had said that a devastating war took place in the Rosen Woodlands and that the blood of the fire giants turned the trees orange and red. Worshippers of the Primordials claim that fire giants were born from obsidian made by World's End by the Lord of Fire.

### Frost Giant

Frost giants were taller than most of their kin. They had whitish blue skin and white hair and eyes. They have been said to migrated to Thanthris from the Ice Caps Wastes. They lived on the tallest peaks of the tallest mountains. It has been said that they sired goliaths nearing their extinction in order for them to remember them and to continue their legacy. Worshippers of the Primordials claim that frost giants were born at the most northern point of Adramalik by the Ocean Queen.

### Stone Giant

Stone giants are the shortest of giants. They have steel-colored skin and eyes. They have been said to live under mountains. Stone giants were the first of giants to disappear from the world with the exception of one who dwarves call the Stone Father. In the religion of the dwarves, The Stone, the Stone Father was the only stone giant left and he created the dwarves.

### Storm Giant

Storm Giants were the tallest of giants and known as the most fierce. They had very pale violet skin and sliver hair and eyes. They have been said to live in hurricanes and thunderstorms. All of them were known to have the ability to throw lightning, fly, and create storms out of thin air. It has been written of their short fuse and temper. Worshippers of the Primordials claim that stone giants were born out of accident by the Storm Lord when he angrily threw a lightning bolt at Thanthris.

### Other

There are a few other races that are lesser giants and should not be confused with the prime giants. Some subtypes of giants are treants, hill giants, firbolgs, and etc.

## History

### Age of Giants

The Age of Giants is the age when giants ruled over Thanthris without contest. Little is known of this time other than the structures left behind and tales of the dwarves from over the ages.

### Reign of Dragons

The Reign of Dragons is the time that dragons overthrew the giants and ruled over most of Thanthris. During this time, most of the giants were pushed near extinction and many of them had disappeared from Adramalik as a whole.