Thursen

The Thursen (sometimes called "trolls", though they are distinct from trolls) are a mysterious race of giants unique to Eormungrund. The Thursen as a Pathfinder race were created by Ned Baumgartner after his disappointment with the trolls of Dungeons and Dragons or Pathfinder lore.

Description
Thursen are a type of monstrous humanoid of the giant subtype. They are large, standing between eight and sixteen feet tall, and occupy four squares. Most have a humanoid shape with two arms, two legs, and a head, though some have two or even three heads and others have no apparent head at all, lacking a neck and having their head nothing more than an extension of the torso. Thursen are sluggish, dull creatures with an average intelligence score of 7, but are highly sociable among their own (though reclusive to the outside world). For all intents and purposes, they can be described as fairytale trolls.

Thursen cannot stand sunlight as it causes them to calcify and turn to stone when exposed for too long. Because of this, they are entirely nocturnal and live most of their lives underground.

Culture
Thursen live underground in massive cave complexes, abandoned dwarfen mines, or even halls of their own making, usually in mountainous areas. Each thursen community has a king, appointed by Gorum himself (the patron god of the Thursen and according to legend their creator), most of which are descended from the same family line.

The largest concentration of Thursen on Eormengrund is The Northern Kingdom, with a population of some ten thousand thursen. The king of The Northern Kingdom is simply known as The Mountain King.

Thursen are known to throw rocks at travelers and at the source of loud noises. These rocks, as well as the rocks left behind when a thursen is exposed to sunlight and dies, are often called "troll stones".