Giant Bronze

You see a big bronze statue representing a gigantic warrior with a crested helm, an ornate breastplate and armed with a spear and shield. As you pass it by, the statue moves – but not with the jerky, slow movements of a typical animated construct. This is a living, breathing being, as indicated by the furious war cry it emits when attacking.

Monster Encyclopaedia II: The Dark Bestiary
Author J. C. Alvarez
Series Monster Encyclopaedia
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Publish date 2005

Bronze giants, also known as talonian giants, are famous for their metal-like skin, which equals the texture, hardness and colour of bronze. Despite the apparently artificial composition of their bodies, bronze giants are living, organic beings. They look as Large bronze statues of armoured warriors, with big bronze eyes, long bronze hair
and powerful bronze limbs. Males average 10 feet in height, their metallike bodies giving them a weight of about 15,000 pounds.

They are always dressed in bronze armour and wield bronze spears and shields, so they actually seem like they were completely forged in bronze. They are often mistaken for golems or, if they stand still, lifeless statues.

Bronze giants speak Common and Giant.

Bronze Giant
Large Giant
Hit Dice	11d8+33 (93 hp)
Initiative	+0
Speed	40 ft. (8 squares)
AC	26 (-1 size, +10 natural, +5 breastplate, +2 heavy shield), touch 9, flat-footed 26
Base Attack/Grapple	+8/+18
Attack	longspear +13 melee (2d6+9/x3) or slam +13 melee (1d4+6) or rock +8 ranged (2d6+6)
Full Attack	longspear +13/+8 melee (2d6+9/x3) or 2 slams +13 melee (1d4+6) or rock +8 ranged (2d6+6)
Space/Reach	10 ft. /10 ft. (15ft. with longspear)
Special Attacks	Rock throwing
Special Qualities	Damage reduction 5/adamantine, Low-Light Vision, rock catching
Saves	Fort +13, Ref +3, Will +4
Abilities	Strength 23, Dexterity 10, Constitution 19, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 12, Charisma 11
Skills	Climb +13, Disguise +7*, Listen +8, Spot +8
Feats	Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Bull Rush, Power Attack
Environment	Warm coastal
Organisation	Solitary, gang (2-5) or band (6-9 plus 2-3 noncombatants plus 1 fighter of 3rd to 4th level, a 1st level adept, 2-5 Harpies and 1-2 Khalkotaurois)
Challenge Rating	7
Treasure	Double standard
Alignment	Usually lawful evil
Advancement	By character class
Level Adjustment	+5

Combat

Bronze giants always attempt to take advantage of their statue-like appearance to surprise their enemies in combat.

Rock Throwing (Ex): A bronze giant has a range increment of 120 feet when throwing rocks.

Skills: *Bronze giants receive a +4 circumstance bonus on Disguise checks made to appear as a lifeless statue.

Bronze Giant Society

Bronze giants live in small fortresses built out of the coastal rock face. They prefer to live a life of isolation, farming or hunting to survive; however they are not above ambushing ships passing through their lands, both for their treasure and for human captives, which they may later use as food. They are reclusive and unfriendly, even with their own kind, so they never establish groups larger than a few individuals.

Bronze Giant Characters

Due to their warlike, disciplined behaviour, most bronze giants adopt the fighter class. Bronze giant clerics have access to the Protection, Strength and War domains. The metallic consistency of bronze giants works against arcane spellcasting as if it was full plate armour, which prevents them from becoming successful sorcerers or wizards.