elfin giant that is amongst the tallest species of giant. Frost Giant Everlasting One: An immortal frost giant that achieved immortality by worshiping Vaprak the Destroyer. After worshiping him and receiving dreams from him, they are sent a troll which is to be eaten. After it's eaten entirely, the frost giant gains immortality, strength, and the regenerative ability shared by trolls. Jungle giant Mountain Giant: A brute that is amongst the largest species of giant, and loves to squash people under boulders. Mouth of Grolantor: A hill giant that has been imprisoned and starved by its own kind after becoming sick, which is seen as a divine message by hill giant society. Ocean Giant: A merfolk-like giant that can assume a more humanoid form to walk on land. Phaerlin Giant Reef giant Sand giant Stone Giant Dreamwalker: A stone walker that has gone on a "dream quest" to the surface. Stone giants view the surface akin to a dream because they live their entire lives underground. They're driven mad by their quest to the surface, and gain the ability to magically charm people and turn them into stone. Storm Giant Quintessent: A storm giant who has achieved immortality by merging themselves with a storm, essentially turning into a never-ending storm. They have greater control over weather than typical storm giants, and are able to fashion wind and lightning into weapons. Sun Giant: A grim, nomadic desert-dwelling giant that survives by raising livestock. Wood Giant Other giants: When turned to life as incarnate constructs, Large sized or larger artificial humanoids, such as golems, are defined as giants. Giant-kin Giant-kin are large humanoids related to the 'true' giants. The mythology of the Forgotten Realms has it that the mother of all giants, Othea, cheated on her unfaithful husband, Annam, the father of giants, with Ulutiu. Othea and Ulutiu sired the four giant-kin races: Firbolgs, Verbeegs, Voadkyn, and Fomorians. Othea also conceived the ogre and troll races with Vaprak. Critical reception The storm giant was ranked fourth among the ten best high-level 4th Edition monsters by the authors of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition For Dummies. The authors described the storm giant as being "at the top of the giant world, at least as far as the Monster Manual is concerned", as they are encountered with "hurling thunderbolts from afar, using howling winds to scatter enemies, and fighting with a lightning-edged greatsword when