Giants
The colossal, powerful, resourceful, vigilant, and caring children of Ao
Basic Information
Anatomy
Giants are a race of large humanoids. Giants can range in their physical characteristics (especially size) depending on their type. Giant types are based around the different environments of Ümbria.
Hill: Hill Giants can be 15' - 75' tall. Hill Giants are the smallest of the Giants and are the most Human looking of the Giant types with normal skin tones and hair colors as well as very Human like proportions. Hill Giants have a natural immunity to nearly all forms of poisons and venoms.
Fire: Fire Giants can be 50' - 100' tall. Fire Giants are the next smallest Giant type and are the most Dwarf looking of the Giant types with a more broad, stockier build. Fire Giants can often be seen with their hair burning almost indefinitely. Fire Giants have a natural immunity to fire and heat as well as being able to see in very little to no light environments. Due to their extremely high internal body temperature, Fire Giants' breath is extremely hot which can be used by exhaling great amounts of scorching hot air (usually covering the area being breathed in unbearable heat / flames).
Wave: Wave Giants can be 100' - 200' tall. Wave Giants usually have a dark blue/green skin tone with dark hair colors. A Wave Giant's proportions are similar to that of a Human but with longer arms, hands, and feet. Wave Giants have the natural ability to breath underwater, survive at great underwater depths, and are able to see in very little to no light environments. They also have a natural immunity to many forms of poisons and venoms.
Frost: Frost Giants can be 125' - 250' tall. Frost Giants usually have light blue to almost white skin tones with light hair colors. A Frost Giant's proportions are similar to that of a Human. Frost Giants can often be seen with their hair frozen into icicles. Frost Giants have a natural immunity to ice and cold as well as being able to sense heat. Due to their extremely low internal body temperature, Frost Giants' breath is extremely cold which can be used by exhaling great amounts of freezing cold air (usually turning the area being breathed on to ice / covering it in ice).
Storm: Storm Giants can be 250' - 400' tall. Storm Giants usually have dark skin tones and a Frost Giant's proportions are similar to that of a Human. Storm Giants have a natural immunity to lightning and thunder damage. Storm Gianst have a innate magical ability to control / make clouds corporeal as well as being able to throw lightning bolts. Storm Giants are able to see clearly at extremely far distances.
Titan: Titans are said to be the largest of the Giants and have been said to stand miles tall, walking through clouds, over mountains, and across the oceans with ease. Titans are said to be 4 armed Humanoids with very few similar characteristics with the other types of Giants or mortal races. Titans have grey / colorless skin, no visible hair, and appear to have glowing rune-like symbols all across their bodies.Ecology and Habitats
Giants can survive in most climates as long as they have shelter and food but do prefer to live in certain locations depending on the type of Giant.
Additional Information
Social Structure
The social structure of a group of Giants differs greatly depending on the type of Giants.
Hill: Hill Giants act as natural herders for Ümbria's roaming animals and subsequently are nomadic, following / leading their herd to better areas. The governmental structures of Hill Giants tribes are different for each tribe but a common tradition is that the leaders of the tribe are the Hill Giant elders.
Fire: Fire Giants live inside of mountain and underground citys they carved out from the earth. Groups of Fire Giants tend to be structured into clans which usually consist of closely knit families. These clans do business with other Giant types as well as of Fire Giant clans but they are cautious when dealing with outsiders and very protective of their own clan / belongings.
Wave: Wave Giants tend to stay in very close families with not much interaction or overlap with other families. One of the few times Wave Giants will be seperate from their blood kin is when a male or female Wave Giant, of mating age, leaves in search of a mate.
Frost: Frost Giants have next to no social structure of which to speak. A male or female Frost Giant, of mating age, will go in search of a mate. Once a Giant finds a suitable companion they will mate and both stay with each other until the birth. The male Giant will hunt and gather supplies for the female while she has the child. Around 10 years after the child is born the parents both leave the child to fend for itself while the parents both leave in search for their next mate.
Storm: There are many different Storm Giant kingdoms in the clouds all with their own unique styles and cultures. These kingdoms usually have a king or queen at the head with their close family acting as nobals. To build these cloud kingdoms the Storm Giants do use the clouds as foundation but they also travel to the ground to collect resources (stone, wood, plants, etc.) to bring back up to use to build/grow the kingdom.
Titan: Titans have no known social structure as each seems to walk aimlessly across Ümbria.Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Giants see through their eyes, hear through their ears, smell through their noses, feel through their skin, and communicate through their mouth / throat.
Civilization and Culture
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Common, Giant
History
Giants are one of the many races created by the gods to populate Ümbria. Giants were created with the job of tending to and care for Ümbria while Ao slept and the mortal races grew. Each type of Giant have their specialized areas in which they work best.
Hill Giants tend to the plains and wooded areas of Ümbria as well as taking care of / herding many animal species in those areas.
Fire Giants stoke the fires of Ümbria underneath mountains and deep underground keeping the planet from growing cold. The Fire Giants also created massive forges deep in mountain ranges to form the weapons and tools used by the other races of Giants.
Wave Giants tend to the marine wildlife as well as the underwater plant life.
Frost Giants live at the tops of mountains as well as at the Northern and Southern Wastes. Frost Giants take care of the creatures that call mountain ranges and the Wastes home.
Storm Giants keep eyes on the avian species of Ümbria. Storm Giants do not directly control the weather patterns of the world but they do break up large groupings of clouds, when the grouping becomes too large, allowing for sunlight to reach the ground.
The Titans' purpose in Ümbria is still unknown, even to some of the gods, but there are many stories of why they were crreated. These stories range from the Titans being, "overseers or wardens for the other Giant types (making sure they do their jobs)," to them being, "protectors of Ümbria if any demonic or otherworldly entity were to threaten Ümbria."
Origin/Ancestry
One of the many races created by the gods to populate Ümbria.
Average Height
Hill: Hill Giants can be 15' - 75' tall.
Fire: Fire Giants can be 50' - 100' tall.
Wave: Wave Giants can be 100' - 200' tall.
Frost: Frost Giants can be 125' - 250' tall.
Storm: Storm Giants can be 250' - 400' tall.
Titan: Titans stand miles tall.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Hill: Hill Giants usually have normal skin tones and hair colors.
Fire: Usually have red hair and pale skin tones. Fire Giants can often be seen with their hair burning almost indefinitely.
Wave: Usually have a dark blue/green skin tone with dark hair colors.
Frost: Usually have light blue to almost white skin tones with light hair colors.
Storm: Usually have dark skin tones and a range of hair colors
Titan: Titans are said to be 4 armed Humanoids with very few similar characteristics with the other types of Giants or mortal races. Titans have grey / colorless skin and no visible hair. Titans appear to have glowing rune-like symbols all across their bodies.
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