Overview
There is always work for brute strength wherever you go, and Goliaths are well known for their brute strength. In the Maelstrom Isles most people pay for those who can “stand here, look menacing, and let no one through” or “rip their arms off if they board the ship” or other similar things Goliaths are naturally good at.
You can find the Goliath stat block here
Appearance
- Goliaths descended from Stone Giants and tower over other races at an average of seven-and-a-half feet tall.
- Though hair does grow on their face and head, it grows incredibly slowly and most males prefer to just keep it shaved. It is also common for females to keep their head shaved, though in their case it grows just slightly slower than the normal rate. Goliath hair is very coarse and thick, and really only comes in browns, grays, black and white.
- Goliath skin color normally matches the stone in the location that their tribe has hailed from. Gray skin is most common though many shades of brown and red are seen in desert climates.
- Goliath eye colors are cold and dark, similar to their skin tones, usually browns and grays.
Homeland
Goliaths are a tribal people that live among the mountains and hills, their tribes are not big because most often contention among them causes them to split off into new tribes before they grow very large. Though they are all unified in some small way through their religion.
Goliaths have split from their tribes for a variety of different reasons. A tribe’s spiritual leader may receive a vision that requires one of the strong in the tribe to go out into the world in search for something. However it is more common that a Goliath will leave because of contention with others in the tribe.
Religion
Goliaths believe in and worship the spirits of their Ancestors, who they believe manifest as great beasts. They build mighty totems and wear sigils to remember them and for the strength they provide. They have religious sites, where no violence is allowed, that all the different tribes visit. These sites are secret to all but their spiritual leaders.
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