Trolls

Trolls are creatures that blur the line between the definitions of “monster” and “race”. They are as feral and cruel as a wolf prowling for its meal, though still capable of problem solving, language, and simple thought process. Trolls typically speak a very broken form of the common tongue which was picked up during their time as slaves for the orcs.

The species has a few odd traits that separate them from the other inhabitants of Bolei. Firstly, trolls are the spawn off one another in a method not too dissimilar to how a hydra would grow a new head. Should a limb be dismembered, a troll’s innate regenerative abilities would cause both the body and the limb to slowly grow back to a whole troll, so long as the process is allowed time to finish, and it takes place in murky freshwater. The process of regenerating a limb takes time depending on how much flesh and bone must be reconstructed, a finger might take a day to return, though to regrow an entire troll from simply a head or a hand would take months or even years. The only way to truly slay a troll is to purge all of the life from their flesh, which is mainly accomplished through incineration. Burnt flesh, for unknown reasons, cannot be regenerated by trolls, and because of it the race are particularly careful around open flames.

Trolls stand around seven feet tall, possessing lanky builds with a range of greens and greys as their skin colour. Troll eyes often glow pale blue or green, and lack pupils. One must always be careful of the sharp claws and teeth that a troll has, as they are perfectly crafted for sundering armour, and tearing flesh from bone. Hair normally is matted from time spent healing in murky waters, and is often green like moss, growing on the head, face, and pubic region. The diet of a troll is purely carnivorous, and as such, they eat whatever they can get their hands on. In the wild, it’s common for trolls to gang up and devour humans raw, not wanting to risk playing with fire. However trolls who live closer to human settlements where the threat of being hunted is higher tend to keep to devouring livestock and game unless no other food is available. Trolls typically live until they're 150 years old.