The Troll

Trolls are entirely native to Europe, specifically Northern Europe, however, some specimens of the various Troll sub-races have been transported to other lands. Trolls exist as giant, warty monstrosities with vaguely human proportions. They aren't too bright but they are strong, hardy, and often hard to kill.

Origin Story:
Nordic folktales do not record any specific origin story for the Troll, and because they are native only to Northern Europe it is unlikely any other culture has any relevant creation myth relating to them. Accounts and depictions of Trolls go back to the earliest recorded writings and so they have always existed alongside mankind for as far back as anyone can remember.

Facts:
-Trolls are large and powerful, but gangly and frankly stupid.

-Trolls are intelligent enough to forage for food, seek shelter, and form the basis of a social community amongst themselves. However, they have no known language, although like a dog they can learn to recognize specific human words for crude inter-species communication.

-Trolls love to feed on all sorts of things, with human textiles like rubber, cloth, plastics and fast-food being among their favorite.

-Trolls often grow extra appendages, and in some cases faux heads, in order to appear more menacing.

-Trolls cannot abide sunlight, a genetic weakness inherent in their species that causes them to break out with hives, rashes, and in some cases skin disease. As such, Trolls are by nature nocturnal and only come out at night.

-There are several sub-species of Trolls, with the largest, the Mountain Trolls, ranging across the frozen far Northern sections of Europe