Trolls

"I can think of few monsters more loathsome and foul than a troll. You better hope you have some fire if you ever come across one or you'll likely end up its next meal."

— - Anton Marriott, Monster Hunter

Basic Information

Anatomy

A troll is a large bipedal creature with incredible strength. It walks in a hunched posture, dragging its long arms along the ground. Its hands are equipped with extremely deadly claws and the troll also possesses a powerful bite. A trolls hide is exceptionally tough with a rubbery consistency.

Biological Traits

A trolls most notable trait is its regeneration abilities. Any wound the troll receives is quickly healed and a troll can even recover from dismembered limbs or decapitation if these parts are reattached. Before this severed limbs can continue to function unattached for several hours.

Genetics and Reproduction

Trolls are not particularly bothered with reproduction, as they are far more concerned with eating. Encounters between two trolls are quick and often end with one troll attempting to eat the other. Trolls give birth to live young several months afterward but quickly abandon them in search of their next meal.

Growth Rate & Stages

A troll takes several weeks to reach maturity growing rapidly in size as it eats. Due to their regenerative abilities, trolls can live for an exceptionally long time. The only known way to kill a troll for good is through the use of fire or acid.

Ecology and Habitats

Trolls are incredibly resistant species and can be found in a large variety of climates including arctic regions, forests, hills and mountainous regions, swamps, and The Underdark. Trolls are particularly susceptible to mutation due to their regenerative abilities and will quickly adapt to their environment.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Trolls have a horrific appetite from the moment they are born and will eat anything they can catch and devour in some cases even other trolls. This can lead to a mutation causing the troll to grow to an exceptional size and crave the flesh of other trolls. This hunger will cause the troll to go mad, often grafting flesh and limbs from other trolls onto themselves, becoming a Dire Troll.

Additional Information

Social Structure

While trolls themselves have no society of their own, they will often serve as mercenaries for orcs, ogres, hags, and giants in exchange for food and treasure. They are particularly hard to control, however, often doing as they please.

Uses, Products & Exploitation

In orc tribes, shamans often exploit the trolls regenerative properties. Harvesting the flesh of captured trolls and combining it with several other alchemical ingredients to create a sticky foul smelling green paste that can rapidly heal a wound it is rubbed onto.

Average Intelligence

Low Intelligence

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Trolls have an exceptional sense of smell thanks to their enlarged noses, this makes up for their relatively poor eyesight during the day, but they can see exceptionally well during the night.

Lifespan

Unknown

Average Height

9 ft

Average Weight

355 lbs

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Mossy Green or Putrid Grey