Firbolg

The Firbolg are a reclusive type of giant-kin that preferred to avoid contact with other sentient races. They were the most intelligent of the giant-kin. Amongst their own kind, they lived in colonies, which were usually found in forests or caverns and watched by guard towers. Although they did farm, they preferred a more hunter-gatherer lifestyle, rather than the brigand/raider lifestyle of many other giants.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Firbolgs resembled humans, and the males would sport great, thick beards. Their skin was fleshy pink, and their hair, though it came in many colors, was usually either red or blonde.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Dark VIsion, Low Light Vision

Civilization and Culture

Major Organizations

The firbolgs had rejected the ordning, the customary social order amongst giants and giant-kin, and preferred to exercise free will by using a system called "the code". This was conceived ages ago, although its exact origins have been lost, and a written copy was usually required to be carried by all firbolgs, but the exact implementation varies from one community to the next. It promotes the idea that the society was the most important aspect and superseded the individual. Actions were more important than relatives or heritage. If "the code" was breached, a firbolg might have been enslaved within her own tribe, or banished completely, although transgressions were uncommon. The implications of "the code" meant that the firbolgs would treat all intelligent creatures as equals, and did not exhibit the same superior attitude that other giants and giant-kin display.

Common Etiquette Rules

Firbolgs believed that charity was a virtue, but also believed that it was harmful for the recipient to know the identity of the provider; because of this they appeared to be reclusive amongst the other races, although they were very sociable with established friends. They were extremely honest and could not lie without feeling physical discomfort, even if the lie was by omission.

Common Dress Code

Firbolgs saw the wearing of armor as cowardly, and thus did not usually wear armor.

Culture and Cultural Heritage

Firbolgs had a rough form of democracy known as "the cast". This involved summoning all the firbolgs in a tribe who then would cast their vote on an issue by using a rune-engraved stone.

Lifespan

Up to 500 years

Average Height

Male: 10'6" (3.2 m Female: 9'10"

Average Weight

Male: 610 lbs. (280 kg Female: 460 lbs. (210 kg)