Firbolg
Firbolgs are giant-kin. They look like normal humans grown to a height of nearly 8 feet tall and weighing nearly 300 pounds. Stylish firbolgs wear their hair long and grow long, thick beards and their skin is very dense and thick. They have smooth voices of deep bass and thick, rolling consonants.
These great giant-kin live in remote forests and hills. They distrust most other civilized races and tend to avoid them whenever possible. They get along with druids and faerie creatures, including elves. They do not attack or kill without reason, but they love to engage in pranks which relieve strangers of their valuables.
They have close-knit communities centered around the family or clan. Clans exist as gatherers
or nomads, coming together at least once a year with other clans to celebrate or make important decisions. Firbolgs live off the land, but they also live in harmony with it. They trade their great strength for food with other peaceful folk, supplementing their diet by gathering and hunting. Few monsters bother firbolgs, and they avoid true giants other than storm giants. They refuse to allow other giant-kin to roam their territories.
Firbolgs are extremely confident and quite fearless in most instances. They are a cautious and crafty race, and over the years they have learned to distrust and fear others. They are not overly aggressive, preferring to avoid encounters through hiding and deception. When forced to fight, they employ grand strategies which utilize the terrain and situation around them to best effect. They are taught to operate as a group, not as individuals, and they will carry this trait with them when they take up with adventuring groups.
Firbolg usually adventure to gain knowledge. They are especially interested in increasing
their understanding of magic or their collection of treasure. They do not ask for much from their companions, nor do they expect to give much beyond what is fair.
Firbolgs can use any large weapons. They disdain the use of armor and shields. Only the
lesser races need such protection. Like all giant-kin, firbolg seem strange and aloof to others. Their motivations are different than those of smaller folk; for example, they often try to live up to the ideals of storm giants, making them seem even more strange to lesser folk.
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Firbolg
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