Aug 4, 2016
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Trolls are related to the earth in strange, powerful ways. They all possess an affinity for the shape and composition of solid materials. They live in very small family units high in the mountains or deep in the recesses of canyons or calderas and do not reach the age of maturity until they are about thirty. They never cease growing over their two hundred year lifespans, but most return home at about one hundred to sire and raise the next generations.
Ancient trolls actively seek out human mates because the resultant mutts are much better able to relate to other races. Full trolls usually only interact with other races until they reach the age of seventy, soon after which point they become increasingly isolationist. A troll’s territory is usually fairly small, only a few square miles, but even other trolls are not granted access unless the interloper is a female with young or, occasionally, a nubile human.
Aesthetically, trolls usually have skin that moves as metamorphic stone, complete with intrusions foreign to the parent material. While they can be cut and do bleed a dark purple with heavy granules, most blades have a hard time piercing their hide. They are not the fastest race, they are not the cleverest, but they are often the strongest. Many feature heavily in paid combat arenas, and when they take action in cities, they fiercely guard their blocks and interests.