Giant

Towering over many of the more common races, the giants are hulking creatures, the bodies composed of powerful muscles and sinew that allows them to perform grand feats of strength. Many giants travel nomadically or lay claim to large territories with little competition for ressources, in order to minimize the risks of starvation. Many giants master at least one craft in order to contribute to their family. Giants tends to be very patient and calm, as there's not a lot of things that can notably hurt them.
Should a giant be roused, however, they put their great strength to good use. Giants often learn various forms of combat that allows them to fully utilize their fearsome strength, sending their foes flying with every blow struck. Should a foe keept their distance, giants will use whatever is at hand as an improvised projectile.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Giants are quadrupedal beings. They walk on their two legs and the knuckles of their two arms. Their skin is hairless for the most part, though they do grow mops of hair on the head. Their sheer size and denseness of muscle makes them hard to injure and they are very strong, even among creatures of comparable size. Their hands are prehensile and the yare very skilled at clibing with them. Giants have a unique relation with the physical world and each species of giants seem capable of absorbing different properties of the world. For some it means they can eat fire or earth and heal from it. But even more bizarrely, for some it's certain forms of physical stimuli that triggers this process.

Genetics and Reproduction

Giants reproduce through sexual intercourse. Once fertilized, a female giant keeps the fetus in her womb where it grow for almost two years before being born. Twins are very rare and any more children than that practically unheard of.

Growth Rate & Stages

Once born, giant children are practically helpless for the first year or two, having to be cared for by their parents. They then continue to develop physically and mentally over the next twenty or so years until fully grown.

Ecology and Habitats

Being very large, many giants live nomadic lifestyles to avoid depleting ressources and they do not tend to be disposed to an urban lifestyle. that said, every kind of giant is different and have adapted to a multitude of environs.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Giants are omnivorous and eat a wide variety of things, acquired though foraging, hunting or trade.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Giants often live in tight-knit groups centered around the family, with members marrying into other giant groups to avoid inbreeding. These family groups tend to be nomadic, though this is often dependent on the type of giant.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Giants exist in many different spheres

Average Intelligence

Giants are on average as intelligent as humans

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Their eyesight is sharp and capable of mitigating low-light conditions.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Giants are a diverse bunch and so are their naming traditions, though there is a tendency towards names that can described as simple but grand.

Common Dress Code

Due to their size, clothes are quite the investment. Nomadic giants often prefer the furs of larger animals, if they don't just go naked. More urban giants can often afford clothes big enough to fit their large frame.

Scientific Name

Magna Hominis

Lifespan

250-300 years

Average Height

6 - 7.5 meters

Average Weight

900 - 1300 kilo