Skoraeus Stonebones (skor-AY-us)

Description
The avatar of Skoraeus was said to resemble large, bulky Stone Giant with granite skin. In stone giant art he is typically depicted as being twice as tall as any Stone Giant. This race's art most often depicted his hands, with one holding a chisel and the other a hammer. Though the most prevalent depiction of him was as a statue or a relief, the largest within any given tribe's cave.
Skoraeus was known to occasionally consort with the Dwarven Pantheon as well as the gods of the Svirfneblin. Though this was often done simply out of necessity, rather than desire
Personality
Skoraeus was a very dour and expressionless loner. In many giant legends he was said to have sat on the sidelines while his other siblings schemed or fought, acting as both an observer and a confidant to all parties. In some legends, he portrayed as a keeper of one secret or another that others try to either force or trick him into revealing.
Skoraeus was generally considered the wisest and most knowledgeable of all the Giant gods when it came to banes, magic, wards, hidden treasures, and secrets of the earth.
History
Skoraeus was born as part of the second generation of Giant deities, around the same time as Surtur and Thrym.
Giant legends say that Skoraeus taught his siblings many secrets. In particular, they said that he taught Surtur the secrets of smelting, then later taught Thrym the art of enchanting old weapons with magic runes when Surtur refused to forge him new weapons. The legends then went on to say that he crafted the spears that Hiatea would use to complete her ten legendary tasks and that he aided Stronmaus in his defeat of a Tarrasque by indicating where the chain-tunnels he needed to drag the beast down were located.
Eventually, the evils committed by Surtur and Thrym would disgust Skoraeus so much that he chose to live underground, becoming more withdrawn from his brothers. From then on he would ignore the evils wrought by his brethren, but repulse any attempts they made at invading his domain.
Activities
Unlike many of his other siblings, Skoraeus was generally disinterested in the affairs of mortal Jotunbrud outside of his own patron race, the Stone Giants. Prior to the Second Era he often intervened in their affairs, but would only rarely dispatch an avatar to Volatia. He preferred to exercise his influence through omens in the form of natural wonders - such as brightly colored rocks, sparking fountains, strange stalactite patterns, or even through underground mosses and lichens.

Title(s)
King of the Rock; Great Creator
Pantheon
Giant Pantheon 
Gender
Male
Power Level
Intermediate Deity
Alignment
Neutral
Symbol
Stalactite
Home Plane
Jotunheim
Portfolio
Stone Giants, Buried things
Domains
Cavern, Earth, Healing, Knowledge, Protection, Temperance
Worshipers
Stone Giants
Favored Weapon
Warhammer

Parents

Annam, All Father