Fomorian

Fomorians were a race of giant-kin hideously deformed by an ancient curse, considered to be the most hideous and wicked of all the giant races.

Description
All fomorians had skin tones that ranged from pale white to purple-gray skin and one eye that was larger than other. This eye, known as their "evil eye," had a cat-like iris and varied in color. Deformities varied widely among them. Such as randomly distributed facial features (like eyes on the sides of their head), disproportionate or crooked limbs, humpbacks,  long pointed heads, flapping ears, large noses, or mouths that were either gaping or tiny. Hairlessness was also common, even among fomorian females, though some were known to have scattered patches of hair that were as tough as wire.

Due to their deformities they largely wore mere scraps of cloth, though some were known to dress in kilts and tabards of fine quality.

Personality
Fomorians were known to be very chaotic evil-aligned creatures, greedy and disloyal by nature.

Abilities
Due to sometimes having enlarged ears and/or noses, as well as the grotesque positioning of their sensory organs, fomorians possessed keen perceptive abilities that made it hard to sneak up on them. Their deformities were also said to render them immune to all forms of lycanthropy.

Fomorians were capable of passing their race's curse on to other creatures, which was a remnant of their race's lost spellcasting abilities. This was done by staring at creatures within of them with their "evil eye." Those afflicted would temporarily have their bodies twisted and deformed, subjected to the malice and pain they live with. And in some cases even immobilize them.

Combat
Due to their deformities, fomorians were incapable of throwing boulders the way other giants did. They were often known to wield greatclubs, flails, maces, and giant-sized bolas. The strongest among them would wield crude shields and typically had better armor.

History
Fomorians were once an incredibly beautiful race. However, they had a lust for power and magic that drove them to try and conquer the Feywild. They sought to enslave its inhabitants and take their magic for themselves. The fey ultimately fought back against them and subjected their race to a curse. This warped their bodies to reflect the evil within their hearts and robbed them of their spellcasting abilities. The fomorians would then flee from the light of the surface world, down into the Feydark and Underdark.

Society
Fomorian society was based around viciousness, with the cruelest and strongest among them typically taking the role of leader. They were also highly patriarchal, typically treating their women and children no better than slaves.

In the Feydark, fomorian rulers were typically known to enforce their rule through fear and oppression. They were notorious for being incredibly paranoid, fearful of insurrection, and having extensive spy networks that they relied on to oversee their domains. This paranoia wasn't unwarranted through, for fomorians often plotted against one another and schemed to usurp the power of those who ruled them.

Habitats
Fomorians were primarily known to inhabit the Underdark and its counterpart in the Feywild, the Feydark.

Their lairs within the Underdark typically were abundant in fish, water, and mushroom forests. They marked their territories in a variety of macabre manners. Such as painting their cavern walls with blood, stitching together limbs and body parts to make mockeries of the creatures killed, or simply by using the corpses of their enemies. Beyond these underground realms, solitary fomorians were occasionally found in mountain caves and abandoned mines.

In the Feydark, fomorians lived in incredibly large caves full of glowing crystals and bioluminescent fungi. Those who lived in the Feydark could easily enter the Prime Material Plane through portals, crossings, and their own ritual magic. Their largest domains on that plane were Harrowhame, Mag Tureah, and Vor Thomil.

Besides the Feywild, fomorians could be found in the plane of Acheron.

Languages
Fomorians were typically known to speak Giant and Undercommon.

Religion
Some claimed that fomorians held esteem for no deities, however, they were primarily seen to worship the deity Karontor.

Most fomorians believed that the prophesied king of giants would be born as a fomorian and would not realize his destiny at first, but when he did, he would be transformed into a giant larger than any titan, and subsequently transform the entire fomorian race also.

Relationships
In the Realms, especially in the Ice Spires region, many fomorians performed manual labor for frost giants, hill giants, and even ogres in exchange for food and lodging of poor quality. Due to their physical appearance, they were only tolerated by these societies.

Throughout their existence, eladrin were one of the races most hated by fomorians due to their world views being such polar opposites. Along with their cyclops servants, fomorians were considered the Feydark's greatest organized threat to that race.

Creatures that they were often known to keep within their lairs included giant beetles, carrion crawlers, gorgons, ropers, and troglodytes. Out of all the dragon types in the Realms, they were most likely to ally themselves with deep dragons.

Notable Fomorians

 * Connomae, the queen of Vor Thomil.
 * Bronnor, the king of Harrowhame.
 * Thrumbolg, the king of Mag Tureah.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Out of the Abyss
 * The Quest for Sporedome
 * Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage


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