The Styrkeverden Giants

Ragnar Lothbrok, the Giant of Winter, Father of the Styrkeverden Giants. This giant; a fifty three foot tall creature of imposing stature and magical prowess, is the supposed god of the Styrkeverden giants whom he created. However, even so, he's a rather dormant creature and his waking hours are few and far between. Such a time as he was awake isn't even remembered by any living creature of today. Ragnar is thought to be the reason the Hinterlands exists, and even why it's so barren, though such a claim has never been proven. This harsh, bitter place is where he is at home and where he created his children. The Styrkeverden are a race of giants created by a father giant called Ragnor Lothbrok, the Giant of the North. The Styrkeverden were an incredibly violent, brutal people that once inhabited the bitter tundra of the Hinterland, though living opposite the land of the ice trolls.

Standing anywhere from thirteen to fifteen feet in height and weighing between seven to twelve tons, these giants were a terribly fearsome force to be reckoned with by most any other creature. Because of their violent nature they moved out of the tundra and farther south, invading and conquering new lands, destroying anything and killing anyone that stood in the way of their blood lust and greed.

These savage people were known not only for their size, strength, and ferocity, but also for the very noticeable, flaming red hair. Not all Styrkeverden carried this trait, but it was most common with them. The oppression of the Styrkeverden's empire grew rapidly like a ravenous cancer eating the land until one day, the attacks and raids simply stopped. The Styrkeverden inexplicably decreased in number until they were very rarely, if ever, seen anymore. Why they stopped so suddenly is a mystery to this day and where they went is all the more puzzling.