Goliaths
At the highest mountain peaks dwell the reclusive goliaths, wandering a bleak realm of rock, wind, and cold. Their bodies look as if they are carved from mountain stone and give them great physical power. Their hearts are infused with the cold regard of their frigid realm, leaving each goliath with the responsibility to earn a place in the tribe or die trying.
- Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Constitution score increases by 1.
- Age. Goliaths have lifespans comparable to humans. They enter adulthood in their late teens and usually live less than a century.
- Alignment. Goliath society, with its clear roles and tasks, has a strong lawful bent. The goliath sense of fairness, balanced with an emphasis on self-sufficiency and personal accountability, pushes them toward neutrality.
- Size. Goliaths are between 7 and 8 feet tall and weigh between 280 and 340 pounds. Your size is Medium.
- Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
- Natural Athlete. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill.
- Stone's Endurance. You can focus yourself to occasionally shrug off injury. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled, and reduce the damage by that total. After you use this trait, you can’t use it again until you finish a short or long rest.
- Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
- Mountain Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You’re also acclimated to high altitude, including elevations above 20,000 feet.
- Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant.
History
While being the decedents of Giants, there were also enslaved by them, during the Titanic Era, resulting in a battle to the death whenever they meet. Goliaths can be found in places of extreme cold and altitude and typically move from campsite to campsite, in a nomadic fashion. Where instead of permanent dwellings they have a migration path for each tribe.
Once being slaves, then view slavery as the ultimate evil and will kill those enslaving others. But once they free the slaves they leave them to find their own fate.
Having no monetary value they instead employee a barter system when they want something, typically with Dwarves. Although when it comes to Aarakocra, and their stealing tendencies, it depends on the bird folks coloration. With specific Goliath tribes having rivalries with specific Aarakocra flocks.
Due to many Goliaths dying around the age of 40, the young are raised by the tribe. Their extreme lifestyle has led to only the strongest specimens being in charge of the tribe. With challengers having to do a series of deadly trial before being able to challenge the current chief.
With their climate not having many resources, their traditions are passed down orally, with stories growing more extreme with each generation. Even those stories that started out as actual events.
Coauthored with KevinKaSeagull
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