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| ⚫ | '''Death giants''' are a race of [[giant]] that haunt the ruins of their once-proud empire, deep within the wilds of [[Xen'drik]]. Their souls are bound to the plane of [[Mabar]], the Endless Night, having traded them for unholy power, in hopes of preserving their empire from destruction. It was a poor bargain, and so, to this day, the death giants live with the mistakes of their ancestors. |
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| + | | image = Death Giant 3e.jpg |
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| + | | caption = A death giant. |
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| + | | name = Death Giant |
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| + | | location = |
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| + | | language = [[Common]], [[Giant language|Giant]]<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /><ref name="MM4e-p120-121" /> |
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| + | | size4e = Large |
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| + | | origin4e = [[Shadow elemental|Shadow]] |
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| + | | type4e = [[Humanoid]] |
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| + | | subtype4e = [[Giant]] |
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| + | | alignment4e = [[Evil]] |
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| + | | refs4e = <ref name="MM4e-p120-121">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 4th edition|120-121}}</ref> |
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| + | | size3e = Huge |
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| + | | type3e = [[Giant]] |
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| + | | alignment3e = Always [[neutral evil]] |
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| + | | challenge3e = 16 |
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| + | | refs3e = <ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| + | | vision = [[Darkvision]], [[low-light vision]]<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /><ref name="MM4e-p120-121" /> |
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| + | | climate = Temperate<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| + | | terrain = Deserts<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| + | | height = 15 ft (4.6 m)<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| + | | weight = 2,000 lb (910 kg)<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| + | | skincolor = Dark gray, black<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| + | | hairstyles = Bald<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| + | | eyecolor = Yellow<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| + | }} |
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| ⚫ | '''Death giants''' are a race of [[giant]] that haunt the ruins of their once-proud empire, deep within the wilds of [[Xen'drik]]. Their souls are bound to the plane of [[Mabar]], the Endless Night, having traded them for unholy power, in hopes of preserving their empire from destruction. It was a poor bargain, and so, to this day, the death giants live with the mistakes of their ancestors.<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
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| − | == |
+ | ==Description=== |
| − | Death giants stand at roughly 15 feet, weighing around 2000 pounds. They have hairless dark gray-to-black skin, yellow eyes, pointed ears and fangs, as well as a gaunt physique. Their unkempt nails form hard claws. |
+ | Death giants stand at roughly 15 feet, weighing around 2000 pounds. They have hairless dark gray-to-black skin, yellow eyes, and pointed ears and fangs, as well as a gaunt physique. Their unkempt nails form hard claws.<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
| − | Due to the profane bond they have with Mabar, each is surrounded by a thin fog that swirls and forms into tormented faces that scream in terror and pain. This grants them a power over the souls of others, whom they can enslave to protect them from harm. |
+ | Due to the profane bond they have with Mabar, each is surrounded by a thin fog that swirls and forms into tormented faces that scream in terror and pain. This grants them a power over the souls of others, whom they can enslave to protect them from harm.<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
| − | == |
+ | ==Society== |
| − | While preferring the ruins of their lost nation, a few death giants have found their way across the sea onto the continents of [[Argonnessen]] and [[Khorvaire]]. At least two of them, a pair of sisters named Arakajda and Behkorr, prowl the [[Mournland]] for souls to steal. |
+ | While preferring the ruins of their lost nation, a few death giants have found their way across the sea onto the continents of [[Argonnessen]] and [[Khorvaire]]. At least two of them, a pair of sisters named [[Arakajda]] and [[Behkorr]], prowl the [[Mournland]] for souls to steal.<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
| − | Some death giants have also sought a means to release their souls from Mabar's clutches, that they might instead enter [[Dolurrh]] when their time inevitably comes. |
+ | Some death giants have also sought a means to release their souls from Mabar's clutches, that they might instead enter [[Dolurrh]] when their time inevitably comes.<ref name="MMIII3e-p54-55" /> |
| − | == |
+ | ==Appendix== |
| + | ===External Links=== |
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| − | Reference |
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| + | * {{FRW}} |
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| − | * 3e Monster Manual 3, pp.54-55 |
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| + | ===References=== |
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| + | {{refs}} |
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[[Category:Giants]] |
[[Category:Giants]] |
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[[Category:Creatures found in Mabar]] |
[[Category:Creatures found in Mabar]] |
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Revision as of 11:37, 25 September 2020
[[File:|thumb|354x354px]] Death giants are a race of giant that haunt the ruins of their once-proud empire, deep within the wilds of Xen'drik. Their souls are bound to the plane of Mabar, the Endless Night, having traded them for unholy power, in hopes of preserving their empire from destruction. It was a poor bargain, and so, to this day, the death giants live with the mistakes of their ancestors.[1]
Description=
Death giants stand at roughly 15 feet, weighing around 2000 pounds. They have hairless dark gray-to-black skin, yellow eyes, and pointed ears and fangs, as well as a gaunt physique. Their unkempt nails form hard claws.[1]
Due to the profane bond they have with Mabar, each is surrounded by a thin fog that swirls and forms into tormented faces that scream in terror and pain. This grants them a power over the souls of others, whom they can enslave to protect them from harm.[1]
Society
While preferring the ruins of their lost nation, a few death giants have found their way across the sea onto the continents of Argonnessen and Khorvaire. At least two of them, a pair of sisters named Arakajda and Behkorr, prowl the Mournland for souls to steal.[1]
Some death giants have also sought a means to release their souls from Mabar's clutches, that they might instead enter Dolurrh when their time inevitably comes.[1]
Appendix
External Links
- Death giant article at the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedMMIII3e-p54-55 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt (2008). Monster Manual (4th edition). (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 120–121. ISBN 0-7869-4852-3.