Goliath

Goliaths in Drakomere began as a proto-species with Dwarves. Around the 3rd Age, these two races split, one growing to large sizes, the other shrinking down. Both the Goliaths and the Dwarves swear that the proto-race was originally their size, but that information has been lost to the history books. This proto-race, and now both the Dwarves and Goliaths reside in the Khaat Mountains.

Interim Lore

Goliaths originate from Drakomere and are present primarily in Khadhiz, Qkhael Drakhoor, [saurian ARCHIPELAGO], and [Crystalkin stellar]. There are three main Kindreds among the Goliaths. Khadhiz Goliaths are primarily located in Kadhiz and Qkhael. They are by far the largest of the Goliaths, with red hair being an extremely common mutation among their population. Drakhoor Goliaths are primarily located in Drakhoor and [saurian ARCHIPELAGO], they have semi-pointed teeth, as well as somewhat elongated tailbones and have grown shorter due to mild insular dwarfism. [Crystalkin stellar] Goliaths are primarily located in [Crystalkin stellar] and have slightly crystalline features, seemingly replacing their keratin. When diverging from Dwarves, the Goliaths emerged onto the windy peaks of the Qkhaat Mountains, and developed a mutation providing them with an epicanthal fold in their eyes (as is found in many Asian cultures on earth). Because of this, the majority of Goliaths have epicanthal folds, and due to natural interbreeding, is also fairly common among other Lineages where they cohabitate with other Lineages. Dwarves and Goliaths come from the same progenitor Lineage, colloquially referred to as the Dwoliath. The Dwoliath’s Blessing, now passed down to the Dwarves and Goliaths is that they know the melting and boiling points of any substance by touching being in physical contact with it for one minute. It is theorized that the Dwoliath were much more similar to the Dwarves than the Goliaths, due to how biologically the Goliath are, taking on many of the traits of those they cohabitate with, even if those traits are not traditionally humanoid, such as crystal growing in place of keratin. Appearance & Ethnicity Goliaths are one of the tallest Lineages, only being beaten out by Ogres, Firbolg, Treants, Trolls, and larger Beastfolk and Automatons. They are gruff and powerful, with very thick and coarse hair reminiscent of their Dwarven cousins, however their women do not grow facial hair. Goliaths are age similar to Dwarves, however they age somewhat slower than their cousins due to their size, becoming a Child at 12, Adolescents at 35, Adults at 90, Middle Age at 200, Elder at 350, and Ancient afterwards. Khadhiz Goliaths are broken up into three major ethnicities, Khadhish are primarily located in Khadhiz proper [shorter and wavy, dark hair], Mountainous which are located on top of the Qkhaat Mountains [longer, thicker, darker hair and the biggest Goliaths of all in Drakomere], and the Cavebound which are located in the caves and cities of Qkhael. Drakhoor are split into two main ethnicities, the Drakhen which are primarily located in Drakhoor, and the [Saurian Goliath] located primarily in [Saurian area]. Finally, the [Crystalkin Stellar] Goliaths have three major ethnicities, [Need terms which will be derived once I flesh out Stellarsiege, but one is for the Crystalkin, one is for the Anansi, and one is for the Lumen.]

Ability Score Increases. Your Strength Score increases by 2 and your Constitution Score increases by 1.

Age. Goliaths are infants until age 15, adolescents until age 50, mature until age 400, mid-life until age 900, elder until age 1,000, and ancient afterwards.

Creature Type. Being a descendant of a proto-race which was a type of Giant, your creature types are Humanoid and Giant

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Common and Giant.

Little Giant. You have proficiency in the Athletics skill, and you count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.

Mountain Born. You have resistance to cold damage. You also naturally acclimate to high altitudes, even if you’ve never been to one. This includes elevations above 20,000 feet.

Stone’s Endurance. You can supernaturally draw on unyielding stone to shrug off harm. When you take damage, you can use your reaction to roll a d12. Add your Constitution modifier to the number rolled and reduce the damage by that total. You can use this trait a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus, and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.