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'''Giant-kin''' are large [[humanoid]]s related to the true [[giant]]s. Mythology has it that the mother of all giants, [[Othea]], cheated on her unfaithful husband, [[Annam]], the father of giants, with [[Ulutiu]].
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'''Giant-kin''' are large [[humanoid]]s related to the true [[giant]]s. The mother of all giants, [[Othea]], cheated on her husband [[Annam All-Father]], the father of giants, with [[Ulutiu]], producing the [[firbolg]]s, [[fomorian]]s, [[verbeeg]]s and the [[voadkyn]].<ref name="GC-p9">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|9}}</ref> All true giants consider these types of giant-kin evil because of this act of unfaithfulness.<ref name="GC-p15">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|15}}</ref>
   
==Types of Gaint-kin==
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==Types of giant-kin==
 
*[[Firbolg]]s
 
*[[Firbolg]]s
 
*[[Verbeeg]]s
 
*[[Verbeeg]]s
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*[[Troll]]s
 
*[[Troll]]s
   
==References==
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==Notes==
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* {{Cite book/Giantcraft}}
 
   
 
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Giant-kin are large humanoids related to the true giants. The mother of all giants, Othea, cheated on her husband Annam All-Father, the father of giants, with Ulutiu, producing the firbolgs, fomorians, verbeegs and the voadkyn.[1] All true giants consider these types of giant-kin evil because of this act of unfaithfulness.[2]

Types of giant-kin

Notes

  1. Ray Winninger (September 1995). Giantcraft. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 9. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.
  2. Ray Winninger (September 1995). Giantcraft. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 15. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.
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