Cyclops

Cyclopes were one-eyed giants that originally came from the Feywild.

Description
Cyclopes were one of the smallest types of giants, standing only and weighing, but they were as strong as the average stone giant. Cyclopes had earthy skin tones that blended with their surroundings. Males and females cyclopes of the Feywild were bald and had spiked heads instead of hair. Other cyclops had hair and more human-like appearances.

The most peculiar and distinguishing thing about cyclopes was the fact that they only had one large eye in the middle of their foreheads. It tended to be the same as the color of their skin. This eye was rumored to cause fear in any who looked at it. Their single eye gave them poor depth perception, however, and therefore they couldn't use missile weapons very well.

Abilities
Cyclopes could throw boulders like all giant-kin, but with less accuracy than normal because of their single eye. Cyclopes that lived in the Feywild Underdark were also amazing blacksmiths and crafted powerful items for their fomorian masters.

Religion
Cyclopes typically worshiped Grolantor, for they admired his power and might over giant-kin. But those who dwelled in fomorian societies in the Feydark often worshiped their masters, though the reasoning behind this was unknown to scholars.

Craft
Cyclopes made many different and powerful magical and non-magical items. Their most proficient blacksmiths could forge rings of great magical power and swords with blades of lightning. Fomorians were known to highly value their skill in forging magical items.

Activities
They usually served as bodyguards, blacksmiths, soldiers, and spymasters in fomorian societies. Some eladrin believed that the roles they played in these societies were so crucial that they would be severely weakened without the cyclopses.

Homelands
Some cyclopes lived in cities such as:
 * Ched Nasad
 * Mag Tureah
 * Menzoberranzan
 * Nacmoran
 * Pirate Isles
 * Thay

When not living in cities, many cyclopes lived in caves, ruins, or forests:
 * Citadel Umbra
 * Curna Mountains
 * Feywild
 * Giant's Belt Mountains
 * Kryonar's Caverns
 * Mines of Tethyamar
 * Oman
 * Veldorn
 * Snapping Turtle Bay

History
While cyclopes stated they descended from the line of Annam, most giants thought these brutes came from one of Othea's trysts.

Notable Cyclopes
In the Year of the Prince, 1357 DR, the mage Chancil Crystalheart of Memnon summoned a cyclops to beat Conner to death but eventually relented and dispelled the summons.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Tomb of Annihilation
 * Comics:
 * Shell Game
 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * Pool of Radiance Resurgent • The Howling Void • The Ark of the Mountains
 * Video Games:
 * Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse • Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition • Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
 * Card Games
 * AD&D Trading Cards