Giants
The Origin of the Giants is unclear, though with the creation of the titans and the obvious connection between titan and giant is very clear. Thus the Giant's origin could lay with Titans that had settled into the worlds they crafted and eventually had become mortal in essence. Giants have since become a rather rarely encountered race, since they are accustomed to vast territory. Most of their kind are relatively benign, though there are acceptions to this generality, and those same acceptions spread ill tiding to their kind and make their race even more rare.
Giant benefits include an enormous size, which gives them greater strength and endurance, but much lower agility. Speed is not affected much, as their longer strides make up for any slow leg movement.
Cyclops
Cyclops Giant Name Database
The Cyclopian race is suspected by wizards and other men of great knowledge to be darkling giants of the fallen god of the moon, Aku. It is unknown exactly how ancient their race truly is, but the Cyclops race has terrified the races of Centra for ages. Only recently have the single-eyed giants even sought allies when the dark god and Überdemon, Apochryphai, was resurrected and rampaged the continent. While limited by their sight, these giants make up for it by high physical power and ferocity. Cyclopians have always been favorite targets of demons, as they are seen to be the only mortal challenge and since they are the children of those who reign the Netherworld, sometimes the Cyclops will win in combat against a demon. Overall, these horrifying giants have not been allied with any nation except those of the Chaos Legion.
* Commonly light skinned and little hair at all.
* Only have 1 eye, which reduces their depth perception greatly.
* Often consume homonid races for food, making them rather hated.
- Increased stamina for steadfastness and demonic influence.
- Cyclopses have a terrifying roar that incites fear briefly into all who hear it.
- Incredible strength for smashing targets.
Ents
Ent Giant Name Database
Ents are one of the races created long ago by the angels in order to safeguard Kalonvale from evil. With the sinking of Atlantis, their kind has since migrated north to the more temperate forest regions. They are close allies of the Wood Elf and Dryad people of the woodlands, and have become known as the 'Tree Shepherds'. Typically docile and benevolent towards living creatures, but deforestation to them is like murder and they frown upon creatures who live inside cabins made of wood and branch. Ents are peculiar in that they resemble walking trees, and grow much like trees. Even feeding upon mosses and other parasitic fungi that spawn from their herds of trees. Some say that the reason Ents enjoy sunlight so much is because they are in part photosynthetic
, but the race of tree shepherds has simply stated that its the grace of the star's light that makes them joyous.
* Commonly bark skinned and foliage of hair.
* Often called the tree herders, as their race is constantly in care for botanical environments.
* Sometimes slow, but are very patient and philosophical as a race.
- Increased resistance to botanical earth damage.
- Adept with Botanical related spellcasting.
- Incredible strength for smashing targets.
Fire Giants
Fire Giant Name Database
The Fire Giants were once a race that dwelt the lands of Centra, but due to their tempers and rather slow wits they became hunted. Fire Giants are unclear as to who first began to hunt them, but they are quick to say that it was the smaller people of Centra and to a Giant that includes all of the races of Centra. They have since sought refuge on the Island of Fire, Infenris Mons, and even constructed a city of Pumice and Obsidian named, Muspelheim. Fire Giants are not a race to be toyed with, simply because their aggression alone makes them easily angered and added on to their impressive girth they are incredibly dangerous. However, unlike other giants, this breed tends to attack all creatures within their territory.
* Commonly Reddish tan skinned and little hair at all.
* Often solitary, dispising smaller races for their annoyance and history of slaying the giant kind.
* Irritable, and have dangerous tempers.
- Increased resistance to fire damage.
- Increased resistance to the effects of hot weather.
- Incredible strength for smashing targets.
Hill Giants
Hill Giant Name Database
The Hill Giants were once a race that roamed what is now the Fellrise Nation, but once Marcus Fellrise started his empire the Hill Giants became hunted and made their exodus through the Woodlands of their domain. They have since lived the remainder of their lives on the Great Adon Grasslands, in the hilly region of the northeast called the Golan. The Hill Giants prefer to live in solitude and they live a nomadic lifestyle, but sometimes they stray from their lands in pure curiosity. They are often caught messing with what they should not, and just as often are fought and slain for it. Stray Hill Giants are nearly a constant target for professional and would-be Giant Slayers, a fact that keeps them rather reclusive from time to time.
* Commonly light skinned and brunette.
* Nomadic and very curious, but sometimes reclusive out of fear.
* Slow-witted, and easily fooled into performing a task for a reward of insignificant value.
- Increased resistance to solid earth damage.
- Not very intelligent, though this sometimes allow them to become ignorant to magic spells that would normally have an effect on them.
- Incredible strength for smashing targets.
Ice Giants
Ice Giant Name Database
The Ice Giants of Vinincia are perhaps the most perfectly human proportional giants without gravity effecting their stance or body shape. Sometimes the giants are even thought of as handsome or beautiful, and because of their kindred spirits towards smaller races they sometimes patrol the artic wastelands in order to find those lost within its blizzards. In the deep glacier taken lands, the Ice Giants have carved from its ices the vast city of Jotunheim. This lair of the giants inspires awe from any mortal who wanders within as it is built to the Ice Giant's size, thus the buildings within seem to not only delve deeply but rise high into the air. With the bitter cold of Vinincia aiding them, the ice has become nearly the quality of steel and the structures glisten as if dusted with glass beads.
* Commonly dark skinned and white of hair.
* Often wear feathers or other frozen adornments they collect within the harsh artic wasteland.
* Very wise, sometimes even sympathetic to smaller race's plight within their lands.
- Increased resistance to ice damage.
- Increased resistance to the effects of cold weather.
- Incredible strength for smashing targets.
(*Note: There is an origin race of Giants known as the Titans. However, Titans are far too powerful for any character to become and thus are not available for selection.)
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