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Document Path: /doc/monsters/storm_giant

Name:
	Storm Giant  (Humanoid)

Stats:
	No. Appearing  : 1 (2-4)
	Climate/Terrain: Special (See above)
	Frequency      : Very rare
	Organization   : Solitary or tribal
	Activity Cycle : Any
	Diet           : Omnivore

Description:
	Storm giants are gently and reclusive. They are usually tolerant of
	others, but can be vary dangerous when angry. Storm giants resemble
	well-formed humans of gargantuan proportions. Adult males and females
	are about 26' tall and weigh about 15000 pounds. Storm giants have
	pale, light green or (rarely) violet skin. Green-skinned storm giants
	have dark green hair and glittering emerald eyes. Violet-skinned storm
	giants have deep violet or blue-black hair with silvery gray or purple
	eyes. Storm giants can live to be 600 years old.

	A storm giant's garb usully is a short, loose tunic belted at the
	waist, sandals or bare feet, and a headband. They wear a few pieces of
	simple, but finely crafted jewelry: anklets (favoured by bare-footed
	giants), rings, or circlets being most common.

	Storm giants usually carry pouches attached to their belts. These hold
	only a few tools, necessities, and a simple musical instrument - usu-
	ally a panpipe or harp. Other than the jewelry they wear, they prefer
	to leave their wealth in their lairs. They speak their own language as
	well as cloud giant, tongue common to all giants, and the common tongue
	of humankind.

Combat:
	All storm giants are immune to electrcity and lightning. They use wea-
	pons and special abilities instead of hurling rocks, but can catch
	large missiles 65% of the time.

	Storm giants are born with water breathing ability, and can move, at-
	tack, and use magic under water as if they were on land. Juvenile and
	adult storm giants can cast control weather and levitate spells lif-
	ting their own weight and as much as 4000 additional pounds twice a
	day. Adult storm giants also can call lightning, lightning bolt, con-
	trol winds, and use weather summoning once a day. A storm giant uses
	its magical abilities at 15th level. An angry storm giant usually will
	summon a storm and call lightning.

	They employ gigantic two-handed swords in battle. A storm giant's over-
	sized, weapons do triple normal (man-sized) damage to all opponents,
	plus the giant's strength bonus. They also use massive composite bows
	which have a 300 yard range. There is a 10% chance that any storm giant
	will have enchanted weapons. In battle, storm giants usually wear ela-
	borate bronze plate mail.

Habitat/Society:
	Storm giants are retiring and solitary, but not shy. They live in cast-
	les built on cloud islands (60%), mountain peaks (20%), or underwater
	(10%). They live quiet, reflective lives and spend their time musing
	about the world, composing and playing music, and tiling their land or
	gathering food. Land- and air-dwelling storm giants usually are on good
	terms with neighbouring silver dragons and good cloud giants, and
	cooperate with them for mutual defense. Aquatic storm giants have simi-
	lar relationships with mermen and bronze dragons.

	When two or more storm giants are encountered in lair they will be a
	mated couple and their children. With 25% chance an infant with no com-
	bat ability and hit points of an ogre is present. The other case indi-
	cates a progeny with hit points, damage, and attack rolls equal to that
	of a cloud giant.

	There is a 20% chance that an adult storm giant is also a priest (70%)
	or priest/wizard (30%). Storm giants can attain 9th level as priests
	and 7th levels as wizard. Storm giant priests can cast regular spells
	from the animal, charm, combat, creation, guardian, healing, plant,
	weather, and sun spheres. Storm giant wizards are generalists, and ty-
	pically know spells from the alteration, invocation/evocation, conjura-
	tion/summoning, and abjuration schools.

	Storm giant lairs are always protected by guards. Land or aerial lairs
	have 1-2 rocs (70%), which also serve as mounts, or 1-4 griffons (30%).
	Underwater lairs have 2-8 sea lions.

Ecology:
	Storm giants live off the land in the immediate vicinity of their
	lairs. If the natural harvest is not enough to sustain them, they cre-
	ate and carefully till large areas of gardens, fields, and vineyards.
	They do not keep animals for food, preferring to hunt.