Firbolg

Firbolgs (pronounced: /ˈfɪərboʊlg/ FEER-bolg) are a tall race of forest-dwelling humanoids, distantly related to giants.

Appearance
The first thing one will notice about firbolgs is their size, being among the tallest humanoid races in Exandria. Firbolgs average between 7 and 8 feet tall and can weigh between 240 and 300 pounds. Firbolgs are covered in thick fur, ranging from earthy colors like brown and ruddy red, to cool grays and blues. Their faces are somewhat cow-like, having long, floppy, pointed ears and broad, pink noses.

Society
Firbolgs are not known to exist outside of Wildemount. A nature-based, free-spirited peoples, firbolgs live mainly towards the Dunrock Mountains and the northern forests in the Greying Wildlands, and as such are rarely seen ingrained in common society, preferring to spend their days in quiet harmony with the woods. When provoked, firbolgs demonstrate formidable skills with weapons and druidic magic.

Powers and Abilities
Firbolgs possess great wisdom, living in concert with the natural world. This allows them to communicate with beasts and plants, though they possess no innate ability to understand the creatures in turn. They are capable of detecting the presence of magic around them, and can briefly become invisible to slip away from threats. When a firbolg desires to, they can cloak themselves in a magical disguise, allowing themselves to blend in with the shorter folk of the world. Despite their gentle nature, firbolgs are also capable of prodigious feats of strength.

PCs

 * Caduceus Clay: Taliesin Jaffe's second character in the second campaign. For many seasons, he looked after the Blooming Grove, a graveyard in the woods north of Shadycreek Run that his family had spent generations tending, before joining the Mighty Nein when they asked for his help.
 * Nila: A druid member of the Guiatao Clan. Following an attack by the Iron Shepherds, she returned home to find her love and child taken. She briefly joined the Mighty Nein to rescue them.

NPCs

 * Pumat Sol: The shopkeeper of the Invulnerable Vagrant in Zadash and a member of the Cerberus Assembly.
 * The Clay family: The family of Caduceus, keepers of the Blooming Grove.
 * The Guiatao Clan: The clan of Nila, including:
 * Kitor: Nila's partner.
 * Asar: Nila's son.
 * Jumnda: An elderly firbolg and a member of the Guiatao Clan.
 * Ombo: A young boy who did not speak. Recovering from his injuries sustained by attack of the Iron Shepherds on the Guiatao Clan, he was tended to by Jumnda.

NPCs

 * Tejana, a merchant traveler.

Trivia

 * Though Firbolgs in standard D&D lore do not have individual names and only assume them as needed when dealing with others, this is shown to not be the case in Critical Role's setting.
 * The original depiction of firbolgs portrayed them as giant humanoids with greyish skin, hairy limbs, pointed ears and large noses. However, Matt described Pumat as a being covered with fur, and described his nose as cow-like. The official art of Caduceus and Nila, portraying them with a bovine nose and ears, further separated the Exandrian firbolgs from the original race described in Volo's Guide to Monsters.
 * Critical Role's influence led many people to believe firbolgs were giant cow people, and this depiction became popular in some D&D circles.
 * In the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, this physical description was made official.
 * Nott the Brave strongly believed that all Firbolgs knew each other.