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− | '''Giants''' are massive | + | '''Giants''' are massive [[creature]]s resembling oversized [[human]]s and the largest of all [[semi-megabeast]]s. They inhabit [[Lair#Burrow|burrows]] and will attack fortresses once a certain amount of [[wealth]] is accumulated. Female giants are known as giantesses. |
− | When assaulting a fort, giants will [[Building destroyer|destroy building]]s and pummel any [[dwarf]] civilian unlucky enough to get in | + | When assaulting a fort, giants will [[Building destroyer|destroy building]]s and pummel any [[dwarf]] civilian unlucky enough to get in its path into mush. However, they are less of a threat than the likes of an [[ettin]] or a [[minotaur]], due to lacking their immunity to stunning, and proficiency with [[weapon]]s respectively. Giants are intelligent creatures but do not naturally possess [[skills]], and also only learn them at half the rate of a civilized creature, meaning their only real weapon is their brute strength. That being said, giants are still the largest of their semi-megabeast kin and should be dispatched accordingly. |
− | Despite their huge size, giants are as vulnerable to a [[cage]] [[trap]] as any other creature. Since they are intelligent, dwarves will not [[Animal trainer|train]] or [[butcher]] them, limiting their use to [[live training]] or decorating the fort by placing them somewhere | + | Despite their huge size, giants are as vulnerable to a [[cage]] [[trap]] as any other creature. Since they are intelligent, dwarves will not [[Animal trainer|train]] or [[butcher]] them, limiting their use to [[live training]] or decorating the fort by placing them somewhere of your liking. |
Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] giants for their ''height''. | Some dwarves [[Preferences|like]] giants for their ''height''. | ||
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− | + | Dwarf fortress giants do not herd mammoths, nor do they make mammoth cheese. They also lack the ability to smash their foes a million feet into the air. | |
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