"Cloud Giants!" Sokya watched the giants converse warmly with Solam, and his shock was no less than anyone else's. With Sokya's knowledge, there was no way he could still fail to recognize the origins of these giants.
And precisely because he had recognized their origins, Sokya was even more stunned.
These were Cloud Giants, an ancient golden race that existed only in legends. Their status could even be said to surpass that of dragons. They were the direct bloodline of the Titans.
The existence of Titans had always been fiercely debated throughout Faerûn's scholarly and arcane circles. After all, there was no evidence proving that Titans had ever truly descended upon this world. As for the theory that Titans created the world, many dismissed it outright as utter nonsense.
After all, there were countless legends regarding creation. There was the theory of the Overgod—that Ao created the world.
There was also the theory of the Two Goddesses—that Selune and Shar created the world. In truth, most of the creation had been done by Selune. For instance, she answered the Earth Goddess Chauntea's plea and gave light to the land. Shar was displeased, so she began fighting Selune. In the end, their battle created a whole host of gods. The first Goddess of the Weave, Mystryl, the God of Storms Talos, and the God of War Kampas were all born from their conflict.
There were also legends of creators, and so on and so forth—far too many to count. Titan creation was merely one of them. However, one point was undisputed: the Cloud Giants and Storm Giants, said to be the direct descendants of the Titans, were extraordinarily powerful.
After all, these two giant races had indeed lived on the continent in ancient times. They had been the nobility during the