Geddamin Giants

Common giants once occupied much of the world after the Flood of Aturyanda. These giants are called the 'geddamin' from an Ithatian word. Geddamin giants are very similar in appearance to humans, but much larger in stature, about 9 to 11 feet (2.70m to 3.45m). Geddamin Giants are able to interbreed with all humans and modern scholars regard them as merely a variation of humans. A human mother giving birth to a child by a geddamin is particularly vulnerable to complications particular to the size of the newborn and may result in the death of the mother. Ongoing debate has failed to resolve the exact relationship between the geddamin the ancient titans. The geddamin once held much larger sway over the earth. Before the Coming of the Neptultchi, geddamin giants were a dominant race over Pytharnia, ruling the plains and mountains while the elves ruled the forests. The Geddamin's fortunes have waned over the millennia and they are now largely minorities pressed beyond the frontiers of powerful human states. In the west, geddamin persist on some islands of the Pallathantic and in mountain territories. There are also small geddamin populations in the Disdrire Forest.

Wane of the Geddamin

Scholars believe that the geddamin have diminished in numbers for several causes. Some scholars believe the geddamin do not reproduce at the same rate as humans. The geddamin have not adapted modern technological advancements in war and engineering, with the large exception of the Gorcorumbese. The geddamin of Pytharnia were subjected to the powerful onslaught of the Neptultchi Civilization in ancient times, unable to cope with dragonmount warriors of the dragon folk. The lack of a very strong central authority among the geddamin is thought to be a critical component of their decline. As with titancraft, the Gorcorumbese Geddamin are the exception as their empire has had periods of strong central power.

Geddamin Races

There are several Geddamin Races throughout the world.

• Amphesian: Geddamin of East Asdauria
• Adamantine: Geddamin are the dominant humanlike of the Adamantine Mountains
• Gorcorumbese: Infamous for the five geddamin wars, the Gorcorumbese Geddamin are the most advanced in titancraft in the world.
• Jaffgorn: savage compared to their cousins, the Jaffgorns rule the high plateau of the Jaggudorn Mountains.
• Pytharnian: More commonly called Kemerite Geddamin, these giants survive in small groups in the Disdrire Forest.

See Also

• Adamantine Geddamin
• Aitiaobh
• Comparative Heights of Humanlikes
• Gorcorumbese Geddamin
• Kemerite Geddamin