Gran-Gola (Goliath)
The Gran-Gola are the goliaths of Aradaea, a mixed heritage of humans and giantkin. They descend from both the Gran-Stona and Aradaea’s true humans, and have been a people of their own for some 100,000 years.
Appearance
Section titled “Appearance”Goliaths stand around seven and a half feet tall and weigh about 350 pounds. Their skin runs to lighter tones and they are hairless. They are natural athletes, hardened to cold and high places.
Society and Culture
Section titled “Society and Culture”Goliaths live in nomadic bands that prize strength above almost everything else, and settled folk know them for raiding. In Sylvaria, goliath tribes share the Vargal valley with Grekkin and ogres, while in the Koen-Gath valley the Volgath, a vampiric goliath clan, rules over human villages.
Homeland
Section titled “Homeland”Their home region is Sylvaria. Goliaths are also among the half-giant folk of Stelvast, living under the rule of giants.
Life Cycle
Section titled “Life Cycle”A goliath lives around 150 years.
Relations
Section titled “Relations”They are kin to the other Gran heritages through the stone giants, and live closely with the Gran-Grek in Vargal. Most speak Giant and Aethyrian Common.
Among the Aethyrsparked
Section titled “Among the Aethyrsparked”A goliath whose Aethyr Knot ignites brings a band’s test of strength into a life bound to the Aethyrweave.
Heritage Facts
Section titled “Heritage Facts”- Home Plane
- Aradaea
- Category
- Gran (Giantfolk)
- Ancestor Race(s)
- Gran-Stona (Stone Giants), Haku-Aradae (True Humans)
- Home Region
- Sylvaria
- Racial Abilities
- Strength, Constitution
- Racial Features
- Natural Athlete, Stone’s Endurance, Powerful Build, Mountain Born
- Years of Existence
- 100,000 years
- Average Lifespan
- 150 years
- Average Weight
- 350 lbs
- Average Height
- 7.5 ft
- Skin Tones
- Light Skin Tones
- Playable?
- Yes
- Extinct?
- No
- Size Category
- Medium
- Speed
- 30
- Movement Types
- Walking
- Hair
- Hairless
- Body Features
- Enlarged
- Divergence Cause
- Mixed Heritage
- Average Generation
- 25 years
- Vision Type
- Tremorsense
- Vision Distance
- 20 ft
- Short Description
- Nomadic bands of mixed heritage Humans and Giantkin with a high value placed on strength and a reputation for pillaging settled-folk
- Languages
- Aethyrian Common, Giant
- Default Upbringing
- Communal: Raised by a village, order, or organization
The compendium entry lists the heritage’s features in full.