Endonym: Jättar
The Giantkin tell a tale of the creation of the different True Giants and Lokke journey through the realms to win the heart of Temhota, Goddess of Night and Valleys. Temhota was a Goddess of great beauty and splendor, and Eoten’s desired to make her his bride; but she was hard to please, and tested Eoten’s love and lust. He ventured throughout the realms to find an object that would make her fall in love with him.
His journey to Midgard, the World of Man and Wer, brought him back with an entire island he carried on his back to his realm of Jättarhem. It is this island upon which the Great Moon Hall, the home of Eoten and Temhota, stands. Temhota found his strength and devotion quite appealing, and bore him his first son Suithi, Father of all Hill Giants, but she did not marry him. The Hill Giants are also called the Untouched, as they are untouched by any planar energy unlike their brethren.
He traveled to the Feywild, known as Alfheim to the Giantkin, and brought back the tallest tree he could find, and turned it into a throne for his queen. Again, quite pleased, Temhota bore him another son, Viddarr, Father of Forest Giants, but still would not wed him. While Forest Giants are still present in the Feywild, they are a rare sight on the world of Ylembica, their numbers having dwindled due to some unknown war, their lineage is carried on through the Firbolg and many believe that many of their spirits are carried on through Treants.
He traveled to Stenhem, World of Earth, to crumble an unbreakable mountain in order to build a palace for his beloved. Temhota, again pleased, bore him his third son, Oxi, Father of Stone Giants, but still did not wed him.
He ventured to Ishem, World of Ice, to bring her back an eternal ice crystal. He had the crystal fashioned into a crown and scepter. She found it all quite beautiful, and bore him his fourth son, Hrithar, Father of the Ice Giants, but she even then did not wed him, but Eoten refused to give up.
Eoten travelled deep into Brandhem, World of Fire, to defeat the ancient magma elemental, Ljus Jord. He had the heart of Ljus Jord fashioned to a ring and again asked for her hand in marriage. Again quite pleased, Temhota bore him his fifth son, Ingolfr, Father of all Fire Giants, but she still did not wed him. Ingolfr would later challenge his father and damn his kind by accepting the curse of the False Flame from Kossuth.
Eoten persisted, and ventured into the World of Air, Lufthem, to calm Tjut, the harsh and unpredictable tornado elemental. He managed to steal some of the wind from Tjut without killing the elemental, and had it fashioned into a beautiful gown fit for a Goddess. She was impressed by his ability to calm the storm without killing Tjut, and bore him Skj, the Father of Cloud Giants, but had yet to wed him.
His final journey took him back to where he began, Midgard, where his final gift was the creation of the Moon, lighting the sky throughout the night and providing life sustaining tides. Temhota was impressed by the care and precision that was taken to create the Moon. Rather than murder a great king for his crown, he had done something that would always be present, always be a symbol between the bond they would share. She bore him Thunor, Father of all Storm Giants, sometimes called Moon Giants, and finally married Eoten. Thunor would later be known to Men and Wer as Iovis, God of Storms.
The Jättar range in height, the shortest Hill Giants reach over 10 feet while the tallest of the Storm Giants reach over 16 feet. However, there do exist Giants that can reach towering heights, these are giants that have been blessed by or tie their lineage directly back to Eoten and his children. Giants and Giantkin have adapted to and been adapted by their environment, Ice Giants prefer the snowy mountaintops and thus have pale, bluish skin and thick white hair as well as a resistance to cold environments, while Fire Giants Live in and around volcanoes and have obsidian skin and red hair, as well as a resistance to the sweltering heat of an active volcano. Similarly, Half-Giants have adapted to their surroundings, but while True Giants adapt to the wider environment, Half-Giants typically adapt to the minutiae of their surroundings, such as plants and animals