The Bakhal Giants is one of the major factions of Perisno. It occupies the peninsula to the west of the Kuu-lan Horde and the land further across the strait to the east. The Bakhal Giants are led by Vandr Jornleikr.
Lore[]
Main Article: Giants
Giants used to be spread all across Perisno in close knit familial tribes and clans living a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, with some clans settled in paltry villages across the continent. Now, their main homeland is the Chiefdom of Sut. However, over the centuries, with the rise of Naphali supremacy and later human expansionism, giants faced persecution. Many races felt intimidated by them, as well as their rather violent capacity in warfare. Prejudice was common against the Suti, especially for realms such as the Reich and other major powers who often - if not outright killing giants on sight - enslaved them to work in grueling conditions until their mind and body were broken. While the clans of Sut settled and prospered in their mountainous homes and forests, the rest of giantkind across Perisno were driven to the East of the continent in a mass migration.
Giants refer to this migration as the ‘Walk of Suffering’, or Gurthu’uk Asht’kar in their tongue. Preyed upon by bandits and marauders this migration was characterized by its brutalization of the Suti people as they sought refuge. Even worse, the Sut giants denied their kin permission to settle in their lands. They feared overcrowding would cause more suffering through mass starvation. The rest of the giants bitterly cling to the memory, causing a great rift between the Suti people. At last they came to settle on the Eastern coasts of Bakhal, which roughly translates to ‘Exiled Land’ in the giant’s language.
The Bakhal people suffered in squalor for years until a warlord going by the name Vharska united them in a battle of succession, forging a might confederation of the dispersed tribes with the motive of reclaiming lost glory for giant kind and to exact vengeance upon those who had persecuted their race; preaching fiery rhetoric of hatred and retribution against their enemies. It didn’t take long for Vharska started to push his militarized people out into other lands, subsuming nearby coastal settlements straight from the sea. They proceeded to conquer, enslave and pillage the lands of humans and other races. His direct descendant carries on the will of his father, clinging to Vharska’s rhetoric with fondness. The Bakhal nurture dreams of conquering all Perisno for the sake of giant kind and paying back the people of Sut for their betrayal all those years ago, and extinguishing the flame of the other races for good.
Government[]
v•e  Bakhal Giants
| |
|---|---|
| Territory | |
 | |
 Vellinaz
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 Kilnar Keep
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| Lords | |
  Vandr Jornleikr |
  Ofugr Vanigos |
Military[]
| v•e Bakhal Troops
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T | Common | Noble | ||
| 1 | Villager | Slaveherder | ||
| 2 | Footman | Huntsman | Warmonger | Slavemaster |
| 3 | Soldier | Archer | ||
| 4 | Warrior | Skullshooter | ||
| 5 | Seasoned Warrior | |||
| 6 | Champion | |||
| Household Troops and Special Troops | ||||
| Blood Shaman | Grunt | Weakling Slave → | Arrow Fodder | |
Strengths[]
- Very high strength, ironflesh, and HP values for all troops
- Melee weapons deal greater damage and typically have higher reach than those wielded by human troops, and frequently have CTB and knock down
- Human slave units act as cheap and effective shields for powerful giant infantry troops
Weaknesses[]
- No cavalry troops leaves armies open to flanking attacks and being surrounded
- Poor ranged troop options
- Most melee infantry lack shields, thus making them incredibly susceptible to missile fire