Earth-kin

Rumors from northward told that aurochses had become the quarry of hulking creatures who wore the aurochs' long horns as part of their hunting garb. Little more could be said of these strange hunters, known as the Earth-kin, Tree-men, or  Majätin and Iordkyn by the Lossoth and Northmwn.

They were believed to be Giant-kin or were sometimes identified with the mythical "Ogres" of legend.However in contrast to most Stone-, Hill- and Winter Giants, they were not sedentary, but small nomadic clans who followed the herds of the aurochs, Norsu and Losrandir. The Earth-giants were often savage and unfriendly, but only a few of their clans were truly alligned to the Shadow, most just preferred to be left alone by other races.