Hearth Giant (3.5e Race)

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Hearth Giants

Hearth Giants are a unique, more human-like kind of giants. They are most of the time civilized and peaceful.

Personality

Hearth giants are patients and helpful, the typical hearth giant will be generous and social.

Physical Description

A young Hearth Giant is small and weak compared to other giants, the typical Hearth Giant will be around 7'0 feet in height but much less bulky than their more savage analogs. Sexual dimorphism is much less pronounced among hearth giant than many other specie, with both male and female standing the same height with female often slightly lighter. Their overall apparence is that of a scaled up human but slightly bulkier, this allow most humanoid race to relate to them well enough. Most hearth giants will grow in size with age (this is pronounced mechanically by taking the large size and huge size feats) but this tend not to affect their apparence too much except for the obvious added height and weight.

Relations

Hearth giants attempt to get along other races as much as possible, most humanoid races don't tend to argue with giants.

Alignment

Hearth giants tend to be good, while many are neutral good there plenty of lawful and chaotic hearth giants. Neutral and evil hearth giants are uncommon, although the later tend to be renegade and join up with more savage giant tribes and thus are rarely seen among the heart giant community.

Lands

Hearth giants prefer flatland like prairies and plains to settle, however they are able to live in most temperate or cold climate without problems.

Religion

Hearth giants tend to worship good nature gods.

Language

The hearth giant racial language is giant, but most make an effort to learn common.

Names

Hearth giants have multiple cultures and tribes, however they also tend to share names with famous giants of other kind.

Racial Traits

• +2 Strength, -2 Dexterity, +2 Constitution, -2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom: Hearth giants are strong, stout and have philosophical and perspective mind however they are awkward and slow-witted.
• Giant: Hearth giants start out as small giants but quickly grow in size.
• Medium: As a Medium creature, a Hearth Giant has no special bonuses or penalties due to its size.
• Heart Giants base land speed is 30 feet.
• Low-Light Vision: A hearth giant can see twice as far as a human in starlight, moonlight, torchlight, and similar conditions of poor illumination. She retains the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.

• Distant Minded (Ex): Hearths giant have a -2 penalty to initiative and a -1 penalty to reflex saves.
• Giant Traits: Heart giants have all traits and abilities as described on their type page.
• Stability (Ex): A hearth giant gains a +4 bonus on ability checks made to resist being bull rushed or tripped when standing on the ground (but not when climbing, flying, riding, or otherwise not standing firmly on the ground).
• Peaceful Mind (Ex): As a move action a hearth giant may replicate the effect of calm emotions upon itself.
• Automatic Languages: Common, Giant.
• Bonus Languages: Dwarven, Orc, Goblin, Terran.
• Favored Class: Druid or Wizard
• Level Adjustment: +0
• Effective Character Level: 1

Vital Statistics

Table: Hearth Giant Random Starting Ages

Adulthood	Simple	Moderate	Complex
20 years	++d8	+2d8	+4d8

Table: Hearth Giant Aging Effects

Middle Age1	Old2	Venerable3	Maximum Age
80 years	120 years	200 years	+3d20 years
At middle age, −1 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At old age, −2 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha. At venerable age, −3 to Str, Dex, and Con; +1 to Int, Wis, and Cha.

Table: Hearth Giant Random Height and Weight

Gender	Base Height	Height Modifier	Base Weight	Weight Modifier
Male	6' 0"	+2d10	100 lb.	× (2d4) lb.
Female	6' 0"	+2d10	90 lb.	× () lb.

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