Stronmaus (STRAWN-mawz)

Stronmaus was the giant deity of the sun, sky, weather, seas, and joy.

Personality

He was normally depicted smiling and reveling. He couldn't help but smile, for the energy of life flowed through him so strongly that it was hard not for him to express his continual exuberance. He revelled in the storms he called up and in the thunder that boomed from his magical hammer.

Stronmaus inherited some of his father's fickle lusts, and might send avatars simply to woo and seduce beautiful female giants.

Worshipers

Stronmaus was the patron of storm giants and non-evil cloud giants, but he was worshiped as a sky and weather deity by giants of all races. To hill giants, he was a mighty fisherman, to frost giants he was a bold sailor and explorer, and to the cloud giants he was a thundering god of storms. Some aarakocra in the North were known to worship him.

Divine Domains

Knowledge, Tempest, Order

Divine Symbols & Sigils

His symbol was a forked lightning bolt descending from a cloud that partly obscured the sun.

Tenets of Faith

Stronmaus's faith stressed the cleansing and redeeming effects of rain, and the joys of freedom. Cloud giants stressed the epicurean merriment of the deity, while storm giants were a fatalistic, though passionate, folk who believed life was a test of will and that most actions were futile in the face of the great elemental forces.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Stronmaus's avatar appeared as an enormous (up to 80' tall) giant with blue eyes and wavy flowing auburn-red hair, and wearing a simple gold-edged white robe. He was far more youthful and carefree than his father Annam.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Stronmaus was the eldest son of Annam and thus the default leader of the giant pantheon since Annam's withdrawal, though he did not covet his father's power. He would happily defer to Annam the moment the creator god returned. Stronmaus' closest relationship was with his sister Hiatea; the two were commonly seen as a pair, the oldest and most powerful of Annam's children. His other siblings and half-siblings included Diancastra, Grolantor, Iallanis, Karontor, Skoraeus Stonebones, Surtr, and Thrym. Memnor and Vaprak were also sometimes named as his relatives.

Stronmaus often flew the skies of the Beastlands with Aerdrie Faenya and Syranita as companions. He was well-disposed toward the gods of the asathalfinare, who included Syranita, Surminare, and Trishina, and might send avatars to help them in times of need. He was also a friend of the eagle deity Remnis, who frequently visited and flew with him.

Stronmaus despised Memnor above all others, and would send avatars to restrict the evil cloud giant god's activities.

Family Ties

Divine Classification

Greater deity

Religions

• The Ordning

Alignment

Chaotic good

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The Smiling God
The Storm Lord
The Thunderhead

Parents

Annam All-Father