Cloud Giant Oathguard

Millennia ago, when Ostoria was at its height, the ground shook as the armies of the giants marched out to conquer new lands. Today those armies are gone, and the giants are a scattered people with no true organized military to speak of. Only one group maintains that martial tradition: the cloud giant oathguards. Bound by oaths passed down from generation to generation, the few remaining oathguards steadfastly stand watch over the last remaining cloud castles, vigilantly guarding them from any who would want to despoil them.

Cloud Warriors
In ages past, few sights were as terrifying as a giant army on the march, and few troops within that army were as renowned or effective as the cloud giant oathguards. Astride their rocs and wielding lances of truly astounding length, this flying heavy cavalry could swoop down at any location on a battlefield and utterly disrupt any enemy formation. So feared were they that even dragons often fled at their approach. Nowadays, such massed formations are impossible, given the current giant population; it is rare that even a handful of oathguards would gather in the same place. But even in small numbers, or even singularly, oathguards are a force to be reckoned with. Whether charging out of the sky on their roc steeds, lance at the ready, or standing on solid ground (or cloud) with sword and shield in hand, a cloud giant oathguard has few peers when it comes to martial prowess.

Castle Guardians
Cloud giant oathguards swear mighty and binding oaths to protect the great floating castles of the cloud giants. Ancient in form and wording, these oaths have been passed down since time immemorial, granting the oathguards the blessings of the giant gods. Older oathguards not only train their squires (often younger relatives, although fostering from outside the immediate family is certainly not unheard of) in the required martial skills, but also instill in them the true meaning and power of their oaths. An oathguard swears to protect the castle and its owners, whoever they may be; and, since in the often wager-crazy society of cloud giant nobles, castles might pass from family to family with sometimes bewildering speed, an oathguard might serve many owners in his or her lifetime. This might result in startling adjustments as ownership changes - a benevolent owner might outfit his oathgaurds in shining armor with inlays of gold, silver, and precious gems to inspire their allies, while owners of a less scrupulous nature might dress them in blackened steel and obsidian to bring fear to their rivals and enemies. But through it all, oathguards strive to remain true to their oaths, ever vigilant to ensure no harm comes to their castles and their owners.