Homebrew Jotun-Kin Species Details

Long ago, the great giants walked the earth. But some great tragedy wipe down them out. The cleverest of giants shrunk themselves to human size to hide. Those came to be the first Jotun-Kin. The Giants long forgotten, these Jotun-Kin must find a place in the world. Or make one.

Children of the all-Faher

In an age before human and elf, when all dragons were young, Annam the All-Father put the first giants upon the world. These giants were reflections of his divine off- spring and also children of the world, birthed from the marrow of mountains, the hot blood of volcanoes, and the breath of hurricanes.
Annam conceived the giants to be masters of the world. He gave them great height so they would look down on all they ruled. He created a hierarchy for his children- the ordning- so that all would know their status with respect to one another, and would know who among them stood nearest the knee of the All-Father.
United in purpose, Annam's children built Ostoria, the fabled empire of the giants, where they lived according to the ordning. Storm giants ruled all from both below and above. They held sway over the oceans from under- sea fortresses and lorded over the land from castles in the sky. Cloud giants built immense floating cities and served the storm giants as their strong right hands. Stone giants and fire giants settled on the mountaintops and in the sprawling caverns beneath them, where they carved and forged the greatest works of giant art and craft. Frost giants defended Ostoria with the might of their arms, not just on the chilly peaks and glaciers but on every frontier. Hill giants sprawled over all other lands, subjugating lesser creatures through brute force.o the ordning. Storm giants ruled all from both below and above. They held sway over the oceans from under- sea fortresses and lorded over the land from castles in the sky. Cloud giants built immense floating cities and served the storm giants as their strong right hands. Stone giants and fire giants settled on the mountaintops and in the sprawling caverns beneath them, where they carved and forged the greatest works of giant art and craft. Frost giants defended Ostoria with the might of their arms, not just on the chilly peaks and glaciers but on every frontier. Hill giants sprawled over all other lands, subjugating lesser creatures through brute force.o the ordning. Storm giants ruled all from both below and above. They held sway over the oceans from under- sea fortresses and lorded over the land from castles in the sky. Cloud giants built immense floating cities and served the storm giants as their strong right hands. Stone giants and fire giants settled on the mountaintops and in the sprawling caverns beneath them, where they carved and forged the greatest works of giant art and craft. Frost giants defended Ostoria with the might of their arms, not just on the chilly peaks and glaciers but on every frontier. Hill giants sprawled over all other lands, subjugating lesser creatures through brute force.

For more information on how each Jotun-Kin would act, or to gain inspiration on how to play your Jotun-Kin, please refer to Volos guide to Monsters, page 18.

 

Jotun-Kin Traits

Although they vary extremely, all Jotun-Kin share some common traits

Innate Spellcasting

Your Giant heritage grants you access to the shillelagh cantrip. At third level you can cast enlarge on yourself once per short rest.

Ability Score Increase

 Your Strength score increases by 2

Size

Jotun-Kin height varies from 6ft to 8ft tall 

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant. Though few use the language of the forgotten giants, Jotun-Kin have yet to forget it.