Firbolg

A shy, peaceful race often in stark contast to the world they find themselves in. Firbolg tribes cloister in remote forests in semi-nomadic groups, preferring to spend their days in quiet harmony with the woods. When provoked, firbolgs demonstrate formidable skills with weapons and druidic magic.

As caretakers of the land, firbolgs prefer to remain out of sight and out of mind. They don’t try to dominate nature, but rather seek to ensure that it prospers and survives according to its own laws.

Firbolgs use their magic to keep their presence in a forest secret. This approach allows them to avoid the politics and struggles of elves, humans, and orcs. Such events concern the firbolgs only when the events affect the forest.

Even in the face of an intrusion, firbolgs prefer a subtle, gentle approach to prevent damage to the territory they currently occupy. They employ their magic to make the forest an unappealing place to explore by temporarily diverting springs, driving away game, stealing critical tools, and altering trails to leave hunting or lumber parties hopelessly lost. The firbolgs’ presence is marked by an absence of animals and a strange quiet, as if the forest wishes to avoid attracting attention to itself. The faster travellers decide to move on, the better.

During the Sundering they witnessed untold destruction of natural beauty and the annhillation of their peaceful tribes, eventually approaching the alliance for aid and acting as healers aswell as other support roles for the ongoing war effort.