Storm Giant

Description

Storm Giants, known as Uvarjotunen in their own language, were one of the most intelligent and respected races of Giants. Storm Giants were the tallest of the true Giants to remain on the Material Plane, standing a full 26ft in height and massing out at around 15,000lbs.
There were two ethnicities of Storm Giants; most had pale, light green skin and dark green hair and eyes, but a small number had violet skin, dark blue hair, and silver eyes. They tended to wear fine tunics and belted sandals. When it came to armor, they often favored the use of scale mail.

Abilities

Storm Giants were known to innately have a high affinity for Runecasting as well as traditional sorcery that surpassed the capabilities of other Giant races. They were generally known to be capable of casting the spells Call Lightning, Control Winds, Levitate — though unlike the standard spell, they were capable of lifting weights equivalent to their own — Predict Weather, Weather Summoning, Detect Magic, Feather Fall, Light, and Water Breathing.
Their bodies were impervious to harm from lightning and thunder, even that discharged by a Blue Dragon. They were even capable of generating and throwing bolts of lightning themselves, at distances of up to 500ft. Because of this they were often responsible for sightings of lightning bolts streaking across mountain peaks.
Some Storm Giants held the ability to mark and claim a mortal humanoid as a sea spawn, either by cursing them or making a pact with them.

Combat

Because of their high affinity for spellcasting, Storm Giants were the least likely of Giants to throw boulders at their opponents when engaging in ranged combat. Whenever one did resort to throwing boulders, a Storm Giant's tremendous strength allowed them to be hurled as far as 60 to 240ft. When it came to close quarters combat, they typically favored Greatswords as their weapon of choice.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Storm Giants had vision that was well adapted to underwater conditions, where they saw equally as well as they did in the air. Likewise, their lungs were adapted to surviving in underwater conditions.

Additional Information

Social Structure

The head of a Storm Giant tribe's Ordning was called a "Paramount". In Storm Giant society, any act of mercy or charity towards a sentient being was seen as good.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Common given names among Storm Giants included the following

Males

Gautarr, Harrdiir, Ilknarr, Kuruth, Ogmoth, Ogmund, Ormmur, Torune, and Ulvulk

Females

Geironal, Helgyra, Hornarra, Mistfast, Relsif, Silkarra, Sparraxe, Talnut, Wynd, and Yimmra

Major Language Groups and Dialects

Storm Giants spoke the general giant language Jotun, their own specialized version of it known as Jotunuvar, as well as Common. They were often illiterate, though to a lesser degree than Giant races whose cultures put little value on education, such as Hill and Fire Giants.

History

The Storm Giant race began with an individual by the name of Vilmos, one of the mortal children of Annam, All Father and Othea, who in the kingdom of Ostoria was ceded control of the lakes and seas. They and the Titans created some of the greatest cities within this kingdom, featuring mechanical conveyances and galleries that would house artistic tributes to all Giantkind.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Storm Giants that dwelled on land were usually seen as being on good terms with nearby Copper Dragons and good-aligned Cloud Giants, often working with them to ensure a mutual defense. They were often known to keep pets and guard animals. Those that lived in high elevations, meaning clouds or mountains, typically kept animals such as Rocs and Griffons. Those that lived underwater would often keep Sea Lions.

Size
Huge
Type
Giant
Alignment
Chaotic Good
Challenge Rating
13

General Information

Patron Deity
Stronmaus
Vision
Low-Light Vision
Average Lifespan
600 Years
Homeland(s)
Jotunheim, The Prime Material Plane
Language(s)
Common, Jotun, Jotunuvar
Favored Climate
Warm
Favored Terrain
Mountains

Appearance

Average Weight
15,000lbs
Skin Color(s)
Purple-Gray; Violet
Hair Color(s)
Purple-Gray; Violet; Blue-Black
Eye Color(s)
Emerald; Silvery-Gray; Purple