Gygans are six-armed giants with a single eye. It is rumored that they are descended from an ancient cyclopean race that was spawned by the gods and thrived millennia ago. Their civilization of city-states competed in great gaming competitions with an emphasis on boxing and wrestling, which sometimes devolved into outright warfare. With the decline of their once great civilization, gygans now live together in small family groups or sometimes alone.

Civilized#

Unlike typical cyclopes, gygans echo their once-great civilization in their current lives. Instead of a city-state comprised of a single grand metropolis and the surrounding area, the gygans of today form groups based around a powerful family. These communities begin with a grand founder family estate that is built up over time, which attracts solitary gygans and mates from other family groups.

These newcomers construct their own homes nearby, creating patches of relatively secure farmland between estates, and eventually these clans cooperate to produce food, wine, clothing, art, and entertainment.

These self-sustaining communities rarely interact with non-gygans. Consequently, each insular family group develops a distinct culture that may be lost completely if disaster strikes. Some gygan groups have become so isolated that their members speak dialects not intelligible to other speakers of Giant or Common, including other gygans in the same area.

Superb Athletes#

The six arms of a gygan gives it unparalleled athletic prowess. They combine strength with agility and are fearsome warriors due to their ability to use multiple weapons and shields. They can also grapple opponents with their extra arms in order to pin them down before finishing them off.