## Name: King Grolthuun of Deepstone **Title:** Seer-King of the Stone Giants, Voice of the Earthbound **Race:** Stone Giant **Gender:** Male **Alignment:** Lawful Neutral **Affiliation:** The Deepstone Assembly, Stone Giant Holds of the Earthvaults **Deity:** Reveres the World Soul (elemental concept), honors [[Perserphina]] and [[Angoria]] as surface emissaries --- ## Appearance King Grolthuun is immense even by stone giant standards, with skin the color of slate and veins glowing faintly like rivers of crystal beneath stone. His face is carved with runes and old scars, and he wears little but ceremonial stonewoven cloth etched with tales of his lineage. His voice is deep, like rumbling stone, and he moves with deliberate, tectonic grace. His eyes are dark, flecked with granite, and always fixed inward—seeing the world in layers, not moments. His sacred staff, **Earthrender**, is carved from a petrified tree and embedded with minerals that pulse with the heartbeat of the deep. --- ## Personality - **Philosophical and Stoic:** Speaks slowly and with layered meaning, weighing all things. - **Deeply Traditional:** Seeks balance in all decisions, and rarely rushes to judgment. - **Cautious of Sky-Wars:** Believes the war between Cloud and Storm Giants is reckless. - **Keeper of Lore:** Remembers history not in scrolls, but in stone-song and tectonic echoes. --- ## Role in the Campaign - Leader of the **Stone Giants**, located deep beneath the surface in sanctified caverns. - Is currently **undecided** in the brewing war, but his **youngest heir has been courted by the Cloud Giants**. - Holds ancient knowledge of **earthbound leyline crossings**, **deep roots of [[Sylrathis]]**, and buried divine relics. - May become a powerful ally or obstacle depending on how the party navigates his traditions and moral compass. --- ## Motivations - Desires **preservation over conquest**—the balance of the world beneath is more important than surface dominion. - Concerned that siding with either giant faction will lead to the awakening of **Old Earth Spirits** best left buried. - Wishes to **renew the Pact of the Four Pillars**, a forgotten ancient alliance between earth, sky, sea, and fire. --- ## Notable Abilities - **Stone-Sight:** Can see through walls, caves, and layers of earth up to hundreds of feet. - **Earthen Repose:** In meditation, he can commune with ancestral memories embedded in the land. - **Earthrender:** His staff can fracture terrain, petrify enemies, or reinforce stone defenses.