Hill Giant

Introduction
Hill giants were giants of low intelligence that lived in hilly areas.

Description
Hill giants were short and stocky in comparison to other giants. They were extremely muscular, capable of hurling boulders up to 300 lbs. through the air. The reason hill giants appeared to be more muscular than other giants was because of their shorter limbs and large dense muscles, but taller giants, such as fomorians, were still much more powerful.

Ecology
A hill giant's metabolism was very high for a giant, and as a result, it had to eat a great quantity of food. It was not averse to eating demihumans, but would eat almost anything.

Culture
In a hill giant society, the most evil act that could be committed was the betrayal of one's tribe. A hill giant family (a huslyder) was usually large and communal. The social ranking of hill giants was determined by a combination of an individual's physical strength and eating ability.

Relations with Other Races
Hill Giants usually have a bad reputation among humans and other sophisticated but they are not so evil that they cannot be reasoned with. Hill Giants and Ogre's have a long lasting grudge against each other, because they prefer the same territory.