Giff

Giff are tall, broad-shouldered folk with hippo-like Features. Some have smooth skin, while Others have short bristles on their faces and the tops of their heads. As beings of impressive size and unforgettable Appearance, giff are noticed wherever they go. Giff put their great size to use in all sorts of ways, from lifting heavy loads and tying tight knots to opening stuck doors and seeing over crowds. They're also natural swimmers. Most giff believe they originated on one world, but their home world is now the stuff of legend, because no living giff has seen it or knows where it is. The divine beings who created giff have likewise been forgotten. Their titanic Petrified bodies drift on the Astral Sea, isolated and unrecognizable in their current forms.

Physical Appearance

Most people described giff as humanoid hippopotami. Giff had powerful muscles over stocky and broad frames. They were shorter than ogres, standing around eight or nine feet tall, but more massive. A giff's head and snout were covered with thick plates of chitin. They had a range of skin colors, including (most commonly) gray, black, and gold. Giff often decorated their skin with colorful tattoos related to their accomplishments and victories. They always dressed in uniforms or elaborate and strong armor and often carried multiple firearms on their persons.
Giff had excellent reflexes and a surprising grace when moving. They were exceptionally strong and tough—as strong as a giant—but neither very intelligent or wise. There was no difference in strength or combat prowess between males and females.
Although they had powerful tusk-filled jaws, giff were essentially herbivores,[2] though they could eat meat.

Culture

Giff lived rigid lives of order and obedience to a chain of command. They actually took great pleasure from following orders. A giff always kept its promises.
A common hobby among giff was the maintenance of armor.
Giff had no desire to become an empire, but they did enjoy traveling. They did not tend to have any love of money; food was far more important to them. The typical giff, however, had a great love of weapons, especially firearms and explosives, favoring the biggest explosions the most. Some giff would also keep large collections of pole arms from the various worlds that they had visited in their travels.
Giff were fearful of magic, but they tolerated its use in Spelljammer engines, as it was the only way one could travel from world to world. They always relied on others to power spelljammer helms for them.