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| patron deity = [[Stronmaus]]<ref name="VGM5e-p18-22,31-33" />
 
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| location = [[Lake Woe mountain]]<ref name="GC-p113">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|113}}</ref>
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| height = Male: 26' (7.9 m)<br />female: 23'4" (7.11 m)<ref name="GC-19">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|19}}</ref>
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'''Storm giants''' are extremely intelligent [[giant]]s who live on cloud islands. Their vision is adapted to underwater conditions, where they see equally as well as they do in the air.<ref name="GC-p23">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|23}}</ref> They speak [[Jotunuvar]] and [[Jotun]].<ref name="GC-p27">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|27}}</ref>
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'''Storm giants''' were extremely intelligent [[giant]]s who lived on cloud islands. Their vision was adapted to underwater conditions, where they saw equally as well as they did in the air.<ref name="GC-p23">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|23}}</ref> They spoke [[Jotunuvar]] and [[Jotun]].<ref name="GC-p27">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|27}}</ref>
   
 
==Description==
  
==Description==
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A storm giant stands about 21 feet tall and weighs 12,000 lbs., they tend to wear fine tunics and belted sandals. When they enter battle, storm giants don bronze breastplates and Corinthian helmets.
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A storm giant stood about 26 feet tall and weighed over 3,000 lbs. They tended to wear fine tunics and belted sandals.
   
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There were two ethnicities of storm giants; most had pale, light green skin and dark green hair and eyes, but a small number had violet skin, dark blue hair, and silver eyes.<ref name="MM2e">{{Cite book/Monstrous Manual}}</ref>
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Storm giants are the most powerful of giant-kind; their power is near that of the ancient titans. Much like a violent storm, a storm giant is prone to sudden bouts of violence and mood swings. They are brutal and dangerous foes who wield the power of weather and can hurl lightning with a gesture.
  
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Storm giants make their homes on isolated islands or along coastal regions of the world. Despite their temperamental behavior, these beings are the most civilized of the giant races. They will even engage in trade with communities of small folk.
  
   
 
==Abilities==
  
==Abilities==
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Storm giants are responsible for throwing lightning bolts across mountain peaks<ref>{{Cite book/Promise of the Witch-King|233}}</ref>.
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Storm giants were responsible for throwing lightning bolts across mountain peaks.<ref>{{Cite book/Promise of the Witch-King|233}}</ref>
   
 
==Society==
  
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In storm giant society, any act of mercy or charity towards a sentient being is seen as good.<ref name="GC-p15">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|15}}</ref>
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The head of a storm giant tribe's [[Ordning (social structure)|''ordning'']] was called a "[[paramount]]".<ref name="Giantcraft-pp114-115">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|114-115}}</ref>
   
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In storm giant society, any act of mercy or charity towards a sentient being was seen as good.<ref name="GC-p15">{{Cite book/Giantcraft|15}}</ref>
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===Apperances===
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;Adventures:
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*''[[Storm King's Thunder]]''
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;Board Games:
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*''[[Assault of the Giants]]''
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*''[[Promise of the Witch-King]]''
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*''[[The Titan of Twilight]]''
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Template:Creature/elemental Storm giants were extremely intelligent giants who lived on cloud islands. Their vision was adapted to underwater conditions, where they saw equally as well as they did in the air.[1] They spoke Jotunuvar and Jotun.[2]

Description

A storm giant stood about 26 feet tall and weighed over 3,000 lbs. They tended to wear fine tunics and belted sandals.

There were two ethnicities of storm giants; most had pale, light green skin and dark green hair and eyes, but a small number had violet skin, dark blue hair, and silver eyes.[3]

Abilities

Storm giants were responsible for throwing lightning bolts across mountain peaks.[4]

Society

The head of a storm giant tribe's ordning was called a "paramount".[5]

In storm giant society, any act of mercy or charity towards a sentient being was seen as good.[6]

Appendix

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Apperances

Adventures
Board Games
Novels

References

  1. ↑ Ray Winninger (September 1995). Giantcraft. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 23. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.
  2. ↑ Ray Winninger (September 1995). Giantcraft. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 27. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.
  3. ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
  4. ↑ Warning: edition not specified for Promise of the Witch-King
  5. ↑ Ray Winninger (September 1995). Giantcraft. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.
  6. ↑ Ray Winninger (September 1995). Giantcraft. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 15. ISBN 0-7869-0163-2.

Connections

Giants
True Giants
Cloud • Ettin • Fire (Fire titan ) • Fog • Frost • Hill (Earth titan • Mouth of Grolantor) • Mountain • Stone • Storm • Titan

True Giant Offshoots
Ash • Craa'ghoran • Maur • Phaerlin
Giant-Kin
Cyclops (Cyclopskin) • Firbolg • Fomorian • Ogre (Oni) • Verbeeg • Voadkyn
Zakharan Giants
Desert • Island • Jungle • Ogre giant • Reef
Other Giants
Abyssal • Eldritch • Fensir • Death • Sand

Related Creatures
Goliath • Troll (Fell • Giant troll)
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