Stone Giants
Stone Giants are a species of the Gigantae family, the last of the Noble Giants and the most widely distributed of all the Noble races of Giants. Stone Giants can be found scattered all over the known world. Typically found in small families or groups living in remote and rugged moutain regions, these Giants are highly intelligent and very social. They seem to live to an extraordinary age, and are fond of dispensing wisdom and advice to other races that seek it.
Stone Giants stand between 18' and 24' tall, and weigh as much as 5,500 lbs, but are not nearly as heavily muscled or densely build as their other Noble Giant cousins. The move very slowly, always seemingly deep in contemplative thought, or will spend days sitting in one spot staring into the distance. Stone Giants are characterized by tough, thick leathery skin of a muted or pallid color. This rough skin gives all Stone Giant a decidedly aged appearance, even the youngest of them. Their hair and beards are universally gray or white, also adding to their aged look. They prefer long, loose-fitting robes of rough spun cloth for their clothing.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Stone Giants are the smallest of the Noble Giants, on average. Ranging between 18' and 24' tall, and weighing around 5,000 lbs. They have a more slender appearance than cousins, the Frost and Storm Giants, but are still incredibly strong creatures when angered or threatened.
Biological Traits
Huge and immensely strong creatures, but not overly muscled. White hair, rough skin, and a slow, stooped gait give Stone Giants of any age the appearance of great age.
Genetics and Reproduction
Unknown
Growth Rate & Stages
Not fully understood, as even a young Stone Giant looks ancient.
Ecology and Habitats
Seem able to live easily in almost any environment available. Stone Giants have been found from the farthest northern reaches to the farthest southern reaches of the known world.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Assumed to be omnivores, based on teeth, but definitive evidence has yet to present.
Biological Cycle
Unknown
Behaviour
Highly intelligent and quite social in nature, but they do not go out of their way to find or interact with other species. Nor do they seem to go out of their way to interact with their own species. They are not inherently violent, and as long as a common language can be found, Stone Giants are quite approachable.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Known to live in small family groups or communities, but quite often encountered alone in the mountains or forests.
Uses, Products & Exploitation
As with any Giant, body parts are rare and extremely valuable as magical or medicinal components. Some unsavory rumors speak of an illicit trade in the thumbs of Stone Giants, as ancient myths speak of these as the means to see into the future. No actual evidence for this exists, and the aquiring of these thumbs would be an amazingly dangerous effort on anyone's part.
Facial characteristics
White/gray hair usually worn uncombed and unkempt, rough stone-like skin,
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Have been found all across the known world, usually in fmall groups or families in or near mountain ranges.
Average Intelligence
Highly intelligent, able to communicate in numerous languages, and by far the least violent of all the Gigantae species.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Extremely poor eyesight, average hearing, exceptional sense of smell.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Stone Giants seem to prefer names of one single syllable, and do not seem to denote any sort of family or community affiliation through them.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Stone Giants have an amazing ability to learn multiple languages. One particular individual known to reside in the rugged hills to the west of Nyallshold in Colo has proven to be able to speak Colian, Caldarian, Arian, Fangorian, Junnic, Elvish, Dwarvish, Gnomish, and at least four dialects of Orcish.
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
No known active or past conflicts specific to the race of Stone Giants is known. Stories abound of what happens when one or more are attacked but there is no evidence of the gentle giants ever engaging in open warfare or initiating conflict at all.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Gigantae Lapis Nobilis
Lifespan
Unknown
Average Height
21' tall when fully erect.
Average Weight
4,000 lbs or more.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Skin is pallid to gray in color, and extremely rough and cracked, seemingly with age. Typical posture is stooped, slow gaited and silent.
