The Cor'dran Empire was a civilization of giants Xen'drik during the Age of Giants. The Cor'dran Empire was one of the mightiest giant civilizations before the quori invasion.[1]
Government[]
The Cor'dran giant rulers reigned from seats known as storm thrones.[2]
Trade[]
Ancient giants harvested the branches of the eldritch whorlwood tree to craft staffs and wands and other items.[3][note 1]
The Cor'dran Empire crafted platinum darts with couatl feathers for fins.[4]
Activities[]
The Cor'dran giants conducted arcane research and maintained libraries.[5] The Cor'dran Empire included artificers who knew the secrets of schemas, docents, and constructs.[1]
Defense[]
The ancient giants favored adamantine armor with the fortification, mindarmor, and vanishing enchantments. They employed admantine weapons, some of which had evil outsider bane, keen, ghost touch, and mindcrusher enchantments. Giant arcanists made extensive uses of staffs and wands, usually made of eldritch whorlwood.[6][note 1]
History[]
The Cor'dran Empire dates back to before the Quori Invasion of Xen'drik.[1]
Extant Cor'dran ruins include decrepit libraries.[5]
Society[]
The ancient giants had a caste-based society, including giants ranging in size from large to huge.[6][note 1]
Culture[]
Many ancient giants preferred to dress elaborately in clothes rich with symbolic meaning. This included robes, vestments, and magical clothing.[6][note 1]
Rumors & Legends[]
Some drow of Xen'drik view cataclysm mages as successors and pretenders to the storm thrones of the Cor'dran and Eshtarn empires, and will kill them on sight if they can.[2]
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Notes[]
- Keith Baker's commentary.
Keith Baker has said that he personally would have the Cor'dran Empire be the previous name for the Cul'sir Empire, before the titan Cul'sir claimed it and became emperor and titan king.[7]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 David Noonan, Rich Burlew, & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 59. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 David Noonan, Rich Burlew, & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 62. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6.
- ↑ David Noonan, Rich Burlew, & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 151. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6.
- ↑ David Noonan, Rich Burlew, & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 90. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 David Noonan, Rich Burlew, & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 66. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 David Noonan, Rich Burlew, & Frank Brunner (2005). Explorer's Handbook. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 149–151. ISBN 0-7869-3691-6.
- ↑ Keith Baker (09/09/2021). Discord post from Keith Baker on the Cor'dran Empire. "Just dropping by and skimming random things: this is the danger of a shared universe with no line editor. I didn't work on Explorer's Handbook and I literally have never heard of the Cor'dran Empire up until this point. Personally, I'd just say that the Cor'dran Empire is what it was called until the titan Cul'sir took over, at which point it became the Cul'sir Dominion."