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ough they have no concept of currency, trolls covet and collect Roleplaying Trolls
shiny objects much like some species of bird. ey will decorate
their lairs with anything they come across, be it gold coins, Trolls vary in intelligence, though few are smarter than an
polished breastplates or collections of saucepans, placing more idiot humanoid; their brain power is centered on cunning, not
value on an item the shinier it is. Trolls in more heavily tra cked wisdom. Some trolls living closer to civilization have picked up a
areas with a greater volume of loot or tribute may become pickier simple, heavily accented version of the common tongue, though
with their shiny things, only decorating their lair with a particular their unusual syntax makes them di cult to understand and
shade of blue, or polished glass, or steel (red and green are typically communicate with. eir relative stupidity is not the only reason
avoided due to their association with re and acid). Due to their one may not wish to stop and chat and is not the only thing that
long lifespans, communities may get to know the proclivities of makes them dangerous; their great size and the vast amount of
‘their’ particular troll, and o er it tribute to its liking to make sure protein required to fuel their regeneration ensures they have a
it sticks to stealing livestock rather than children. constant hunger, and they will aggressively pursue prey to try to
sate their unending appetite.
Some more intelligent trolls can be convinced to work for others
with a steady stream of food and loot. Such trolls are a great boon If regularly placated with gi s and well fed, a troll can become
to any mercenary force which can sustain one, and a disaster downright friendly, though still as unpredictable as any other wild
waiting to happen for any who cannot. ese trolls are sometimes animal. Some even enjoy company and share jokes, although troll
equipped with custom armor, and can even be taught to wield humor is di cult to distinguish from regular speech; the only
simple weapons, but most do not have the patience for such di erence seems to be them laughing loudly a er threatening to
training and rely on their ample natural talents. eat someone.
Environment
A troll’s de ning feature, deadliest weapon, and secret to its
longevity is the creature’s incredible and unique adaptability. Trolls
can be found anywhere and everywhere and no two are quite the
same. Each individual will develop physical features perfectly
suited to wherever it makes its home to give it the best chance
of survival, as well as providing camou age, defenses, resources
and natural weapons. It is not unknown for a troll to entirely
change classi cation and adapt every cell in its body if it is forced
out of one type of environment and into another: for example, a
forest troll evicted as the result of a re may travel up into the icy
mountains, where it would increase in size, start to form a layer of
blubbery fat and grow fur in order to stay warm.

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