Snowpoint
Sage
Across the world there are numerous examples of giant stone statues. Some buried thousands of miles down, others partly exposed or excavated — a hand or head poking out of the ground.
Cloud Giants used to rule the world. Mankind created magic to defeat them. The cloud giants were turned to stone, still alive but unable to move. Naturally over thousands of years, the unmoving bodies have been covered up and integrated into the landscape. You might see a face carved into a mountain, but it is really a giant who's full body is hidden behind the geography.
Stone Giants are mostly indestructible, except by tectonic movements. These guys are stuck in the ground, sometimes very deep, if the ground starts moving, they can break.
The mind of a Stone Giant continues to psychically reach out to the surface world. They can affect the plants and animals of a region, creating a “hive mind” that seems to organize the actions and growth of wildlife.
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There are a number of questions I have trouble answering about this world.
1. How common are these Giants? Would you go to Yellowstone and see one famous Giant, or would you see plateaus and mesa formed from piles of Giants? Wouldn't you see them in clusters, such as families and cities?
2. Are modern Humans aware of the Stone Giants as monsters, or just curious structures? Their ancestors defeated them, but do they remember?
3. Is there folk lore surrounding the Stone Giants? The Cloud Giants? Are they even aware that Stone Giants used to be Cloud Giants?
Cloud Giants used to rule the world. Mankind created magic to defeat them. The cloud giants were turned to stone, still alive but unable to move. Naturally over thousands of years, the unmoving bodies have been covered up and integrated into the landscape. You might see a face carved into a mountain, but it is really a giant who's full body is hidden behind the geography.
Stone Giants are mostly indestructible, except by tectonic movements. These guys are stuck in the ground, sometimes very deep, if the ground starts moving, they can break.
The mind of a Stone Giant continues to psychically reach out to the surface world. They can affect the plants and animals of a region, creating a “hive mind” that seems to organize the actions and growth of wildlife.
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There are a number of questions I have trouble answering about this world.
1. How common are these Giants? Would you go to Yellowstone and see one famous Giant, or would you see plateaus and mesa formed from piles of Giants? Wouldn't you see them in clusters, such as families and cities?
2. Are modern Humans aware of the Stone Giants as monsters, or just curious structures? Their ancestors defeated them, but do they remember?
3. Is there folk lore surrounding the Stone Giants? The Cloud Giants? Are they even aware that Stone Giants used to be Cloud Giants?