Firbolg

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Firbolgs are fey-oriented half-giants. Their reclusive nature means they are scarcely seen outside the fey wilds or magic forests.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Firbolgs are typically over 7 feet tall, averaging a height of about 7'6". Males tend to weigh on average about 300lbs and females about 250lbs. Firbolgs resemble humans, and males will sport great, thick beards. Their thick, tough skin is a mottled purplish to grey color, and their hair, though it comes in many colors, is usually either red or blond and worn long. A firbolg's voice is deep and smooth, and they tend to roll their consonants when speaking perhaps due to the Sylvan language of the fey wilds.

Growth Rate & Stages

As humanoids related to the fey, firbolg have long lifespans. A firbolg reaches adulthood around 30, and the oldest of them can live for 500 years.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Abilities and Senses

Perhaps owing to their fey ancestry all firbolgs have the uncanny ability to communicate with animals and plants. Although the communication is primitive firbolgs naturally have a closer relationship with the environment they inhabit. The strength of a firbolg is also something of note. Even the smallest of their kind has a strength that rivals the largest of forest bears.

Magic Abilities

Many of the following claims are purports put forth by scholars of the Mage's Guild however many are yet to be confirmed as firbolgs are difficult to come by. As such take the following statements as assertions rather than fact. Firbolgs are said to be resistant to magic, and can sense the presence of magical auras innately. Another is that they have excellent vision at night and can perhaps see in the dark. It is believed firbolgs have the power to change their physical appearance, including making themselves larger or smaller as a way to blend in or interact with smaller races. Some sages claim that firbolgs have regenerative abilities, and other sages report that firbolgs can make themselves turn invisible.

Firbolg

by Frost Llamzon

Male Firbolg Barbarian

Lifespan

500 years

Average Height

7'-8'

Average Weight

250-350lbs.