Frost Giant
| Harper Field Dossier | |
|---|---|
| Combat reference | |
| Type | Giant (frost) — a blue-skinned colossus of the glaciers, raised to raiding and war |
| Vulnerabilities | None discovered |
| Resistances | None known |
| Immunities | Cold of every kind |
| Condition Immunities | None known |
| Strong Saves | Mighty of body (strength and constitution); a hardy will |
| Senses | Keen of sight and scent |
| Movement | Strides through deep snow and ice unhindered; wades frozen water |
| Notable Abilities | A felling greataxe in reach, and hurled ice or boulders at distance; a chieftain's war-cry that steels its warband's resolve; endures the deepest cold |
| Provenance | |
| Knowledge | Well-attested — fought, and fought beside |
| First Encountered | Session 49; allied: Hurum Thur |
| Filed by | Agent Wren, of the Tellstone circle |
A kind of Giant. See also Stone Giant.
The Harpers' Read
A frost giant is a mountain that swings an axe. Cold does nothing to it, so the frozen north is its ally and your disadvantage. It fights at two ranges — a greataxe that fells a front rank, and hurled ice and boulders for those who keep their distance — and a leader's war-cry can harden a whole warband at once (the company's own giant ally, Hurum Thur, used just such a cry to steel their line). Frost giants respect strength above all else; one bested in a fair trial of arms may sooner be turned than the dragon that enslaved it.
Encounters of Record
The company has fought frost giants and fought beside one. They thawed Hurum Thur from Arauthator's gallery of frozen victims, and he stood with them against Old White Death (49); their whole road through the Sea of Moving Ice (47) runs through giant country. The ice-giant Bernie, pilot of Skyreach Castle, has been landlord more than foe.
Harvest Profile
CR 8 — Rare ceiling. Rules: Monster Harvesting. Search all components by effect: Find Components.
| Component | Tool | Rarity | Effect | Primary for | Contributor to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Giant War-Drum Heart (signature) | Alchemist's | Rare | A heart the size of a keg, beating like a war-drum — a raider's strength and a warband's unshakeable nerve Boost: Strength • Ward: Fear |
Potion | Wondrous |
| Frost Giant Glacier-Blood | Alchemist's | Rare | Blood that runs slow and cold and never freezes — deep winter-warding Resistance: Cold |
Potion | Wondrous, Bomb |
| Frost Giant Hide Mantle | Leatherworker's | Rare | A back's worth of blue-white hide, thick as ship's canvas — cold-warded heavy leather Boost: Armor Class • Resistance: Cold |
Armor | Wondrous |
| Frost Giant Beard-Ice Crystals | Jeweler's | Rare | Never-melting ice grown in the beard over a lifetime of winters — gem-focus stock Damage: Cold • Boost: Spell Power |
Wondrous | Wand, Staff |
| Frost Giant Knuckle Plates | Smith's | Uncommon | Bone plates from fists that crumple shields — crushing weapon stock Damage: Bludgeoning |
Weapon | Armor |
| Frost Giant Sinew Hawsers | Leatherworker's | Uncommon | Sinew thick as mooring rope — hauling and heaving beyond mortal measure Skill: Athletics • Boost: Carrying Capacity |
Wondrous | Armor, Weapon |
| Frost Giant Molar Dice | Woodcarver's (or Thieves' fine work) | Uncommon | Molars big enough to carve into gaming dice — a raider's luck lives in them Utility: Luck |
Wondrous | — |
| Frost Giant Frost-Lungs | Alchemist's | Uncommon | Lungs that breathe blizzard air unburned Resistance: Cold • Utility: Environmental Adaptation |
Potion | — |
| Frost Giant Eye Lenses | Navigator's | Uncommon | Lenses that pick a sail from a white horizon Sense: Heightened Senses • Skill: Perception |
Wondrous | — |
| Frost Giant Blood | Alchemist's | Common | Structure only | — | Potion, Bomb |
| Frost Giant Bone Beams | Smith's / Woodcarver's | Common | Structure only | — | Weapon, Armor |
| Frost Giant Hide Scraps | Leatherworker's | Common | Structure only | — | Armor, Wondrous |
| Frost Giant Meat | Cook's | Common | Structure only'(a week's rations off one carcass) | — | Rations |
| Frost Giant Hair Cords | Weaver's / Leatherworker's | Common | Structure only'(braided cordage) | — | Armor, Wondrous |
| Frost Giant Belt-Pouch Trove | Scavenge | Common | Structure only'(raider's plunder — scavenge) | — | — |
See also
- Bestiary — the company's field bestiary
- Giant — the giantkind overview
- Monster Harvesting · Harvested Materials · Find Components