Gemagog

Probably my favorite race avalable for use as pc are these big oafs. Gemagog's are descendants of angels and giants, they don't often talk about this unusual heritage and instead choose to act and live as mortals. Probably the most distinguishing feature of a Gemagog is their size, usually standing between 10 and 14 feet tall. A mountain dwelling people by nature, Gemagogs live in the northern and southern reaches of the Halicker worlds, boarding the lands of the Dolor in the north and the oil fields of the Reds in the south. Gemagogs live in a three tier system made of workers and businessmen, religious leaders and clergy, and soldiers. The heads of these three tiers make up the Gemagog triumvirate and rule over Gemagog politics.
Due to the substantial wealth mined from their mountains, the Gog's have been able to fund many public works and own many important companies. Most of Halicker's main transport, the Magus train and rail systems, are owned by Gog families.
Gog weaponry tends to be very big to match the size of it's owners, what is more, gog technology takes for granted the users strength, providing no mechanical assistance where it is not necessary. As a result of this Gemagog technology has very high strength requirements. What is more, the Gog people tend to be a very defensive minded people, tending to shy away from explosives, heavy attack vehicles, and the like. They instead prefer close rang weaponry, close range firearms such as shotguns, and armor as heavy as they can afford. The designs on these weapons tend to follow industrial patterns for workers gear, Celtic, Norse, or heavy metal patterns for the soldiers, or anglo religious themes for the religious types.

Material:

Dragon Steal: A beautiful material which can range from earthy reds to oranges, it is relatively light weight for its strength and can easily be forged into many shapes, and is considered a “joy to work with”. The Gemagog own most of the mines where Dragon Steal is found, the steal plays a big role in Gemagog lore and to own any is a mark of prestige.

Material bonus:

Dragon steal forms only in areas of strong elemental magic, magic believed to have been carried into the earth by the blood of mighty dragons slain by Gog warriors. As a result of this, Dragon steal imparts in its owner with great strength (anywhere from 5-15 bonus to strength).

Material problem:

While it imparts strength, the odd quasi-sentience of the metal will refuse to comply with any owner under a 25 strength bonus. Furthermore, the metal comes with great ego, and will not operate if it is not both the main apparatus of the owner and if it is not richly decorated.

next week : Dolor

p.s. the Corscanti section will be delayed for a few weeks

p.p.s the pictures of the Gemagog here are of Aladar Brom, who just happens to be Nav's character, take a look at his blog for more details.