Fire giant

Fire giants, called ildjotunen in their own language, were master craftsmen giants that lived in volcanic and mountainous environments.

Description
Fire giants stood around eighteen feet (five meters) tall and were dwarf-like in appearance. They tended towards orange or red hair and very dark skin. Adults weighed around 7,000 pounds (3,000 kilograms).

Combat
Although fire giants were immune to fire, some were particularly vulnerable to cold. A fire giant's vision was well adapted to cope with the shimmering associated with high temperatures.

Having had caltrops used against them one too many times, innovative fire giants developed boots made of either iron or dragonskin to protect their feet. These were typically covered in either fur or or leather in order to conceal the material from any crafty magic user that might think to use spells of cold or heat. It was rumored that some giants had become specialists in fighting with these boots.

Society
Fire giants lived in small family groups, called huslyder.

They preferred to dwell in hot environments like volcanic areas, either in caverns or castles, and existed in societies often led by a king or a queen.

Their clothing was usually flame-colored or black, and singed. Armor was generally made from steel. Fire Giants used magically flaming weapons whenever possible. They attacked with rocks heated in fire or lava to soften targets before engaging in melee.

Fire Giants were hostage takers and often took payments from less powerful creatures in the surrounding area in exchange for not attacking them.

Notable Fire Giants

 * Gommoth, a cult leader who was shunned by his fellow giants for being so minuscule.
 * Zalto, the lord of the fire giants during the time of the ordning shattering.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Storm King's Thunder • The Pipes of Doom • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage • Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus


 * Board games
 * Assault of the Giants


 * Novels
 * The Titan of Twilight


 * Video games
 * Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal • Gateway to the Savage Frontier • Icewind Dale • Neverwinter Nights • Pool of Radiance • Pools of Darkness • Secret of the Silver Blades