Regarding Firbolgs: They are these lumbering, fey-giantkin folks that I've grown to love. Some folks are curious about the more "animalistic" designs. This stems from my once describing Pumat with a wide, bovine-like nose.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 1, 2018
The art community ran with some designs that edged more into that territory, & I kind of loved it! I've adopted a range of firbolg shapes in my head to now be canon within Exandria. Some are more classic, giant-kin, while others resemble the animals they live among in the wilds.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 1, 2018
Being of the Fey, it fits! It makes for both a varied and special interpretation of the fantasy race, helps them stand out against others like the Hobgoblin, and makes it wholy unique to Exandria.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 1, 2018
If viewing the Fey similar to the Faerie Courts @longshotauthor puts in The Dresden Files, would you say Firbolgs are Summer Court? It’ll help me with placement in my world. Probably, at some point in their lineage…
…though consider how cool an Unseelie Firbolg would be.— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 1, 2018
Is it fair to assume they are more common in Wildmount then they are in other parts of Exandria? Still fairly rare in society, but they exist in both. Slightly more so in Wildemount due to weather.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 1, 2018
I've been playing a firbolg for about a year now. One question I have is why do the firbolgs in your world have names? I know it's weird/hard to not have them, but it's part of the description of them.
— Teresa Wood (@willowwood) August 1, 2018
Pumat was highly integrated into society, so for him it was no issue. The others were player characters, largely (and a new player at that), so it was more for ease of play. 🙂
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) August 2, 2018