A Glacier King in battle alongside Trollkin warriors
The mighty Glacier Kings are gargantuan Troll kings that were once imprisoned beneath the icy peaks of the north. Gifted by the hand of Dhunia with an affinity for the elements that envelop them, the glacier kings are the embodiment of winter and the frozen north and localized ice storms swirl about their towering forms. Streams and lakes ice over at their passing while tree trunks explode in a hail of splinters under the pressure of sap rapidly expanding in the sudden cold.[1]
Similar to their southern cousins the existence faded into myth with stories such as Winter’s Maw battling giant mountain bears across the Shard Spires and Icebringer devouring entire kriels. Some shamans attributed the penetrating cold of the north entirely to these primal trolls, saying that avalanches were caused by the beasts rolling over in their sleep and that the harshest storms followed their foul moods. Now the glacier kings walk the world again thanks to Hoarluk Doomshaper who undertook years of research and many lengthy expeditions.[1]
While their insatiable appetites had gnawed at these gargantuan trollsduring their imprisonment the lust for battle also filled their restless dreams and now finally released, they release thousands of years of anger upon the enemies of the Trollbloods in battle. Massive fists sunder mountainsides and flatten villages while the perpetual snowfall surrounding them obscures any forms alongside them. The moisture in the air crackles as it freezes, and the exposed hands and faces of enemies are quickly enveloped by frostbite. Snow and ice blanket the ground at the glacier kings’ feet, and enemies who lose their footing nearby are promptly crushed to death or frozen solid before being lofted into a mouth of jagged, yellowed teeth. These gargantuan beasts have been extremely useful for the northern kriels specially with the creation of the Northkin alliance. However their unquenchable hunger has caused many trollkin to think about their future implications.[1][2][2]