Ice Giants
Ice Giants are the large denizens of the northern climes of Nov Matar. These are the offspring of Frellus and Freya and known for their thick, oily hide and their friendship with animals of all kinds.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Freyans are known for their great hair manes and tufts of hair on ears and hands. Male Freyans tend to be quite hairy.
Genetics and Reproduction
Ice Giants reproduce like all other Kindred Peoples.
Growth Rate & Stages
See The Giants.
Ecology and Habitats
Freyans certainly prefer colder climes and are rarely seen even in temperate zones unless in small mountain colonies. As such they've developed shelters out of snow and ice, sometimes digging down into the permafrost for shelter.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Ice Giants tend to be predominantly carnivorous as they live in areas where plant-life doesn't flourish, though they do enjoy roots, greens and berries when they can get them. Many Freyans are known for making a warm kumis of fermented goats milk.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Frellians tend to live in predominantly egalitarian tribes run by a chief or council of elders. Frellians also tend to practice gender equality and women can become chieftains or take up positions in tribal governments.
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Some of the most evil people and Viliskari will occasionally kill a Frellian for his or her pelt. Such is incredibly offensive to any civilized people and outlawwed rigorously by any nation that has connection with the Frellians.
Facial characteristics
Frellians' faces are the only place they don't tend to grow fur. Frellian males have difficulty growing hair on their faces as well. Their skin tends to be a rich tan color.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Frellians predominantly live in the northern climes of Nov Matar.
Average Intelligence
Though their fur may make Frellians appear like animals and therefore of inferior intelligence, Frellians are just as intelligent as any other of the Kindred.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Freyans are said to be more perceptive than most giants, but in particular, their animal friendship has produced in them something of a kind of magic. Stories abound of Freyans quickly befriending wild animals, seeing through the eyes of a hawk or smelling with the nose of a hound, etc.
Civilization and Culture
Gender Ideals
Frellians tend to believe that males and females are equal but different. Males and females tend to have unique advantages and disadvantages and are best when they work together and compliment each other. Women are not scorned for being strong-willed or taking leadership positions or learning to fight and other "male" habits like in other cultures, but would be scorned for walking away from the feminine genius. Women can and should fight, but to protect their children, whereas men are called to fight wider, less personal conflicts, for example.
Common Dress Code
Although Frellians have pelts, they are not animals and they do have concepts of modesty and dress. They tend to wear leather and fur and love to color them with bright colors.
History
The Ice Giants left the Mist-cloaked Veil after the Sundering, and ventured north along the high mountains, settling in the cold north. They took part in building the Towers of the Moons and Aurora and were singular in building the Temple of the North Wind.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Freyans
Origin/Ancestry
Ice Giants are the offspring of Frellus and Freya.
Lifespan
80 years
Average Height
9 feet
Average Weight
350 lbs
Average Physique
Tall, broadly built.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Their skin tends to be a rich tan color. Their fur is often white but gray, brown and black fur is possible.
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