In the Land of Chaos.
The most numerous races were the orcs and humans, with gnolls and Goblins somewhat fewer in number.
Just as the Elven Empire had declined.
The Giant Empire was no longer living as comfortably as it had in ancient times.
Within the Giant Empire, the most powerful were the storm giants, the rulers of the Giant Empire, followed by frost giants and stone giants.
Frost giants were the backbone of the Giant Empire's military. They were usually powerful martial combatants and, like demons, possessed the ability to cast certain frost-based spell-like arts.
There were too few stone giants, and their reproductive capacity was exceedingly low. Their numbers had always remained stable—that was to say, they had always been few.
The most numerous were hill giants. These giants were too unintelligent, more like beasts than sentient beings.
That was also why their numbers were greater.
Giants were all immensely strong and tenaciously vital. The armor they wore was, to other races, as thick and heavy as city gates.
Even the most ordinary hill giant was a powerful creature, possessing first-tier strength upon reaching adulthood.
Frost giants were stronger still. Any adult frost giant was reliably second-tier, while some warlike giants could reach the third tier or even higher.
For instance, some frost giants could become wizards and gain spellcasting abilities.
The most formidable were storm giants, the rulers of the Giant Empire, who possessed third-tier strength upon adulthood.
But strength meant scarcity.
The war between the Giant Empire and the Elven Empire had lasted for thousands of years. The elves had been battered into ruin, their population plunging drastically.
The giants had not fared much better.
The hill giants' numbers could still be maintained, but their intelligence was too low. Though rather cunning, they were useless for