Both Frost and Storm Jotun can be recruited for battles

Jul 29, 2014 14:15 GMT  ·  By

The team at Paradox Development Studios working on Runemaster is ready to offer fans of the turn-based strategy and role-playing game mechanics more info about the race of Giants that they will be able to use in the game in order to hasten Ragnarok on behalf of Loki.

They represent one of the six races in the upcoming game, and their physical strength will probably make them one of the most popular choices.

Their home is in Jotunheim and the origin of the entire race is linked to the actual creation of the world, with the entire mythology laid out on the official forums.

The most important fact about them is that “The gods banished them to a world of long winters and short summers; a place of eternal snow. Bergelmir and Bera named the world Jotunheim - home of the Giants - and populated it with their kind. All Jotun are descended from this pair.”

Basically, the Giants still see themselves as the most powerful creatures in the world of the game and are ready to act in order to prove their superiority, even if the end of the world is a potential result.

Some fantasy fans will be surprised to learn that the race is able to shapeshift and change their bodies in weird ways, although the ability is becoming more limited, and they also enjoy using tattoos in order to both distinguish themselves and to test their discipline and power.

The Jotun eat almost everything the land can provide and are fond of alcoholic drinks, which they consume like humans do water, and despite their appearance, they are fast and intelligent, able to think and act when they need to.

Paradox adds, “The Giants have a strong moral code, and broken promises are considered the most reprehensible of crimes. A recurring problem with the Jotun’s strict sense of duty is that other races take advantage of them, binding them with promises and never repaying the debt. It’s not unheard of to have humans, or even the Aesir, ask the Jotun to build things, only to trick them out of payment once the structure has been built.”

Giants can use both the Berserker and the Skald as hero choices and they can field six different units, including storm Jotun, eagles and frost Jotun, designed to act as shock troops and healers.

Runemaster will be launched only on the PC before the end of 2014.