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Fomorian giants, or fomorians, are a race of giantkin deformed by a fey curse that they can spread to others with a glance.

Description[]

Fomorians reside in the Underdark, and are exclusively evil and selfish.[1]

The one fomorian encountered so far had smooth, hairless purple skin, and bright yellow eyes, one larger than the other, with a slit pupil. He had a bulbous nose, saggy ears, blackened gums, and crooked, broken teeth. Though he was 15 to 20 feet tall, he appeared to be somewhat impaired, with a very curved spine (including a hunched back) and tumor-like growths on his shoulders and back.[2][3]

Abilities[]

The following is taken from the Monster Manual, 5th Edition, page 136, but most of the abilities have been demonstrated on-stream:

  • Skill proficiencies: Perception (expertise),[4] Stealth
  • Actions
    • Greatclub: Reach 15 ft., bludgeoning damage
    • Evil Eye: Deals psychic damage to one creature, or half as much damage with a successful Charisma saving throw
    • Multiattack: Two greatclub attacks, or one greatclub attack and uses Evil Eye once[5]
    • Curse of the Evil Eye (recharges on rest): Uses Evil Eye, but on a failed saving throw, the creature is also magically cursed with deformities that halve its movement speed and impose disadvantage on Strength- and Dexterity-based saving throws, ability checks, and attack rolls.

The fomorian who encountered Vox Machina near Yug'Voril also had a powerful stench that forced a Constitution saving throw for nearby creatures, and on a failure the affected creature vomited.[6]

History[]

A long time ago fomorians were cursed by the fey for their greed and lust for power, becoming physically monstrous and misshapen.[7]

Vox Machina was looking to set up camp near Yug'Voril in preparation for facing K'Varn and accidentally got into a fight with a fomorian. Keyleth was able to gain control of the giant, and the group later dropped the creature on top of the structure K'Varn was using to control the illithid colony. The giant also drank all of Grog's ale, causing Grog to head butt the giant into temporary submission, despite their significant size differences.

Known fomorians[]

  • Tiny: Nickname Vox Machina gave the fomorian they used on the illithid temple, killed from the impact into the structure.

Trivia[]

Fomorian nobles

Depiction of two fomorian nobles, untouched by the curse from Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, p. 143.[art 2]

  • It is unknown if, in the times before their curse, the fomorians were considered highborn giantkin, or if they were always seen as lowborn.
    • Unlike the hill giants, there is no vacant throne or scepter on the Council of Seven Scepters for fomorians, indicating that either the fomorians were always lowborn, or said council was established after their corruption.
  • In 5th Edition, outside of the Exandrian main pantheon, there is a divine brother of Surtr called Karontor, considered the wicked god of the fomorians. Interestingly, one of his nicknames to mention him without saying his name is "the king that crawls",[8] very similar to the title of Torog the Crawling King, another deity associated with torture, the Underdark, and the Far Realm.

References[]

  1. See "The Temple Showdown" (1x11) at 1:17:03.  See also 1:19:26.
  2. See "K'Varn Revealed" (1x10) at 2:56:04.
  3. See "The Temple Showdown" (1x11) at 0:16:10.  See also 0:32:02.
  4. A fomorian's powerful sense of smell told it someone was nearby.  See "The Temple Showdown" (1x11) at 2:56:12.
  5. See "The Temple Showdown" (1x11) from 0:32:02 through 32:56.
  6. See "The Temple Showdown" (1x11) at 0:16:44.
  7. See "The Temple Showdown" (1x11) at 1:17:03.  See also 1:19:26.
  8. Wizards of the Coast, Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, p. 25.

Art:

  1. Depiction of a formorian, by Conceptopolis from D&D: Monster Manual, p. 136. This page contains unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.
  2. Depiction of two fomorian nobles, untouched by the curse from Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, p. 143. This page contains unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

External links[]

Fomorians on the Forgotten Realms Wikia (Forgotten Realms lore is not canon to Critical Role)

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