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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8051662" data-attributes="member: 7023887"><p><strong><u>Klörvak:</u></strong> After the end of the Second Dragon-Giant War, the giants had to abandon their previous societal structure. No longer allowed to kill a dragon unprovoked, they needed a new way to determine the worth of a member of the giant communities. Many of the giants were impressed by the power of the celestials, as they were able to best them in combat to force them to stop fighting the dragons. One of the commanders in the celestial forces was a female <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/archon-of-falling-stars" target="_blank">Archon of Falling Stars</a> (known in this world as the Archons of Fallen Stars) named Paevtara. She was designated by the Council of Celestials to be in charge of watching over the giants and making sure they didn't do anything deemed illegal by the council. During the battles of the Second Dragon-Giant War, when both forces were forced to a stalemate by the celestials at the Battle of Forkloe, Paevtara slew many dragons and rocs atop her winged lion, Scair. </p><p></p><p>The giants were impressed, and humiliated. They were forced to surrender, but in their minds, it wasn't as bad as it could've been. They were bested not by the dragons, but by an outside force who proved herself to be a worthy fighter. Already unintentionally high-ranking in the giant society, Paevtara took advantage of this respect by asserting her dominance over the giants. They fought back, but in the end they prevailed, with supporters in the giant ranks already. She became the warlord leader of the new giant nation she founded, which became known as Klörvak (clue-rr-vahk). Now, the giants buried their dragon-bone weapons, draconic-scale armor, and other prizes of war, and turned around as a culture. She focused them on older topics that were previously not as important. They became engaged in rune-magic, fostered the construction of giantish libraries, and started a renaissance of a sorts. No longer endeavoring completely for brutish force, strength in combat, and hatred of dragons, she caused them to start looking at the world in a whole new way. </p><p></p><p>Taking multiple decades of transformation, Paevtara revolutionized the giantish society. She was still loyal to the Council of Celestials, and started pursuing a new goal. She convinced the Giants that the ocean had been taken from them, telling the Storm Giants that it was time to reclaim the homes of their fathers. With the newly structured society that was more focused on insight and production, Klörvak declared war on the Krakens and Aboleths. With help from their runic casters, crafters, and a new focus on ranged attacks (with gargantuan cannons, legions of bow and firearm-equipped giant warriors, and spellcasters) they seek to reclaim the oceans for the giants and other races. </p><p></p><p>As the war continues, the giants have mostly become a coastal-dwelling people. They often live fairly close to humanoid settlements, often trading huge agricultural products, refined metals, and lost knowledge for support in their war, entertainment, modern technologies, and other humanoid specific goods. The giants are a more calm people, enlightened and open to interaction with the smaller races. It was a bloody history leading up to their new society, but was an improvement in the eyes of the celestials.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8051662, member: 7023887"] [B][U]Klörvak:[/U][/B] After the end of the Second Dragon-Giant War, the giants had to abandon their previous societal structure. No longer allowed to kill a dragon unprovoked, they needed a new way to determine the worth of a member of the giant communities. Many of the giants were impressed by the power of the celestials, as they were able to best them in combat to force them to stop fighting the dragons. One of the commanders in the celestial forces was a female [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/archon-of-falling-stars']Archon of Falling Stars[/URL] (known in this world as the Archons of Fallen Stars) named Paevtara. She was designated by the Council of Celestials to be in charge of watching over the giants and making sure they didn't do anything deemed illegal by the council. During the battles of the Second Dragon-Giant War, when both forces were forced to a stalemate by the celestials at the Battle of Forkloe, Paevtara slew many dragons and rocs atop her winged lion, Scair. The giants were impressed, and humiliated. They were forced to surrender, but in their minds, it wasn't as bad as it could've been. They were bested not by the dragons, but by an outside force who proved herself to be a worthy fighter. Already unintentionally high-ranking in the giant society, Paevtara took advantage of this respect by asserting her dominance over the giants. They fought back, but in the end they prevailed, with supporters in the giant ranks already. She became the warlord leader of the new giant nation she founded, which became known as Klörvak (clue-rr-vahk). Now, the giants buried their dragon-bone weapons, draconic-scale armor, and other prizes of war, and turned around as a culture. She focused them on older topics that were previously not as important. They became engaged in rune-magic, fostered the construction of giantish libraries, and started a renaissance of a sorts. No longer endeavoring completely for brutish force, strength in combat, and hatred of dragons, she caused them to start looking at the world in a whole new way. Taking multiple decades of transformation, Paevtara revolutionized the giantish society. She was still loyal to the Council of Celestials, and started pursuing a new goal. She convinced the Giants that the ocean had been taken from them, telling the Storm Giants that it was time to reclaim the homes of their fathers. With the newly structured society that was more focused on insight and production, Klörvak declared war on the Krakens and Aboleths. With help from their runic casters, crafters, and a new focus on ranged attacks (with gargantuan cannons, legions of bow and firearm-equipped giant warriors, and spellcasters) they seek to reclaim the oceans for the giants and other races. As the war continues, the giants have mostly become a coastal-dwelling people. They often live fairly close to humanoid settlements, often trading huge agricultural products, refined metals, and lost knowledge for support in their war, entertainment, modern technologies, and other humanoid specific goods. The giants are a more calm people, enlightened and open to interaction with the smaller races. It was a bloody history leading up to their new society, but was an improvement in the eyes of the celestials. [/QUOTE]
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