Desert giant

In past Desert giants were very numerous and lived in the deserts, but their number now is very decreased of the gods curse, that turns them slowly but steadily in stone. Because Desert giants shepherds, they often travel with their cattle. These giants many time ago created a great civilization but it has long been fell, under the onslaught of time.Many desert giants including young, pretty wrinkled because of the constant desert storms. They have dark hair and blue ayes. Desert giants can live about 400 years. The typical desert giant is 17 tall and weighs 7,000 pounds.

Combat
Desert giants often fighting on horseback if they can afford it, because they are quite difficult to find animals that could transport them. Often as they use mounts, giant insects or giant lizards etc. Before desert giants hired bodyguards to the most powerful sultans of Zakhara. One kind of desert giants can scare most horrific killers. Unlike their relatives they don't hurl stones, as when they journey in places where rarely find suitable boulders. Nevertheless, they are perfectly hurl spears and tribal leaders can sometimes carry scimitars they inherited from their ancestors. Even unarmed desert giant very dangures hi can break every bone that who challenge him. Desert giants know how great disguise as their skin is very similar to sand or stone.Many giants who lagged behind the main tribe or lost their livestock successfully use this ability to engage in looting.

Habitat/Society
Desert giants are semi primal lifestyle and rarely far away from their herds. Many desert giants graze their cattle in the most fertile lands of Zakhara no one can stop them. Many sultans promise huge gifts and honors, if giants leave fertile land and will go back to the desert.

Ecology
Desert giants often depend on their herds they constantly wander trying to find more rainy and fertile land. If the tribe is full of starving giant can hired guard of trade caravans. If the drought continues many years that the Giants can go to live in the city.

About Zakahran giants
Zakahran giants

Sourcebooks

 * Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix