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The Markings called Minera
All Goliath have these tribal markings. Called Minera which is a Giant word. They are natural dark parts of their flesh ins runic patterns that typically only start appearing during puberty. But some children are born with them and there are histories of children born with Minera clearly defined means they are destined to one day leave the tribe and play a part in destiny.

The Minera are often made up of the Joutunbrud Runes, an ancient giant language of power which holds the secret to all manor of things. But none other than the True giants themselves know this language of power. Though some in Felwind have learned scraps of it.

Hill Giants, Not True Jotun
Despite the name and sharing many similar physical traits, Hill Giants are actually a rather new species when compared to the other Joutunbrud they are intelligent but simple minded only ever really chasing food and comfortable places to sleep or releaving bordom by smashing mountains. They do not have the Joutn's Giant craft and very limited Runic Magic and lack much of the culture surrounding True Giants. The un-refined runt of the True Giants. but even a Runt can be dangerous.

Giants, A rather self explanatory species of humanoid but far from simple.
The term 'Giant' is used to describe many things of great size however Giants The species, Or Jotunbrud in their own language. Are far bigger than most think.

Today in Felwind Giants would be considered myth if not for all the evidence they left behind as well as still some True Jotunbrud living around Felwind. There is little doubt they have been in the mortal plain far longer than an previous known species.
Records of Abolith speaking of their first birth being in the shadows of the Jotunbrud

So a species of people as ancient as the stars but today we only have a handful of true Jotunbrid left and literal mountains of what they left behind. Cities built in the clouds. Their ancient Runic Magic, weapons of such perfect craftsmanship it makes the gods shy away, unable to match it. Why did they leave?

Many Giants can be found in their suitable Elemental Planes where they have seemed to build new culture, But they remain separate from each other where they once worked together to shape the land many people now call home.

Recounts of an Abolith
-Abolith

• Yes. it was my first life, my first memories. I have lived thousands of lives since then, Mellina upon millenia of years past. but I will always remember. the land mortals call home. an entire nation was lifted up upon the shoulders of only ten 'Jotunbrid'. They were far bigger then than they are now. As if they carried a great plate, an offering to the people they were making the world for. But even now against their grand design the earth and rock has changed on its own and now far different. Even the 'Jotunbrid' cannot tame the passage of time.

Fire Giants of Nabilhime
Year ~10,000
Some of the last known Giants living in Mor-Thir were a pair, Fire Giant Son and Father who forged great feats and smithed fantastic weapons that out-passed the rest of the country. Its told in the stories of Volkanus that the giants were not looking for battle just enjoyed the art before the bloodshed, never intending for their weapons to leave the Fortress of Nabilhime. They vanished from the fortress just days before it was reduced to rubble by a cult of Old God worshipers and Beholders. Though their forge remained intact and eventually the Volkanus Religion made it their temple.

Storm Giant Mulginu

Stone Giant Gavlain
An Old giant even by Joutun standards. He says that he was there when the rocks formed upon the land today known as Felwind but its impossible to confirm. He has lived his life within the mountains and caverns of Oxtrad & Covania. Like the Stone giants of old he guards an entrance to the Underdark, keeping anything from getting in or out. Though in his elderly state he only guards the one beneath the Fiery Borderlands today.
He shares many stories to the rare visitor that find him. His favourite he tells of the giants pulling the very earth itself to create shapes of continues that would one day be a peoples homeland.

Storm Giant Kenkatu
A male Storm giant that lives on the mountain peaks of Athein. being so hard to reach most people say its just a rumour but those that brave the climb are blessed with his knowledge. Many have died on those harsh blizzard mountains.

Cloud Giants of Iellkan
This city was originally I the Elemental plane of water however due to the meddling of a Hag Coven like many parts of the plains it was spliced into the mortal plane known as Felwind and now sits far from any coast out in the middle of the ocean floating empty of the people wo built it.
The City of Iellkan has lay abandoned for thousands of years, built in the clouds out above the ocean the place is hard to reach, but you may not have to fly as the city has decayed the Giant magic used to hold it in the sky has waved and parts of the city come crashing to the ocean every few years. A bountiful place full of lore and treasure but the hard part is getting there, the even harder part is fighting off the guardians that remain

Stone Giants of Vanigar

Within the various elemental planes you will find a number of giants living peacefully among their suitable elements. A large population of Cloud Giants have built a massive city in the clouds of the Elemental plane of air. A large population of Fire Giants ring hammers against anvils day and night in their fortress city in the Elemental plane of fire

Frost Giants of the Feywild

A Mortal term used to describe the works of Giants. Equipment, magic and other things made by the hands of a Giant far surpass the makings of any other species in the known realms.

Rune Magic
Giant’s magic is ancient and mostly lost to time. Though what is known is the magic is weaved with Runic symbols relating closely to the Giant language