Weekly Beasties: Forest Giant (d20)
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Forest Giants are vicious bandits and raiders from the edges of civilization. Able to pass in and out of the woods quickly and quietly¸ regions haunted by Forest Giants never quite enjoy peaceful times - the next raid could always be just around the corner. Thankfully¸ Forest Giants are rare compared to other kinds of giant¸ preferring the solitude of deep¸ trackless forests and only emerging to take what the lesser races have.
Infused with innate druidic magic¸ forest giants can speak with plants¸ teleport between trees¸ and call up the brambles of the woods to attack enemies. Their natural leafy coverings also allow them to blend in with the forest canopy - a natural consequence of their size. While their natural talents might earn them some respect from other giants¸ forest giants instead scorn giant society and prefer to go their own way - raiding or attacking their kin just as often as anyone else.
Forest Giants do not take slaves¸ mostly stealing or doing banditry to get things they can't make themselves¸ like metal weapons and shiny¸ finished goods. Lazy to a fault¸ they much prefer to rob under threat violence or demand tribute than actually kill anything. After all¸ they're smart enough to understand that dead humans aren't going to have more things to steal next time they come around.
Though forest giants mostly act as isolated tribes¸ they are willing to cooperate with other forest dwellers - usually fey and fey-adjacent creatures like Lank Boars and Trumpeters of the Dark Woods.