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Enormous Creatures

Giant Animals - What's with all the big beasties running around! It seems like almost every species (at least, every recognizable species) has a giant variety of it in D&D. Where did they come from? The simple answer is literally: a wizard did it. Some wizard cast the enlarge spell on an animal, forgot about it, and now they're a natural species. But is that enough? Would a handful of wizards (magic-users in general being rare in this setting) have the power to create a fundamental ecological phenomenon? I think not, and since this is my setting that's that.

Rather, I see them as a response to humans. In the setting humans are meant to be consumers that destroy and change for their own purposes. Giant animals are the counter to them: animals that will fight against human greed. It gives all the small, overlooked animals a fighting chance, which is why there's no such thing as giant bears or elephants: they're big enough to protect themselves. Whether this was the gods' idea or the earth itself is hard to say.

The process for "making" a giant animal is taken from Japanese folklore. When an animal reaches a certain (long) age, it undergoes a transformation. This involves becoming large, but also becoming physically able to defend itself and its smaller version from enemies. A giant bat might become raptorial, a giant elk might have permanent antlesr as hard as steel, or a giant skunk might spray acidic or flammable chemicals rather than stink. The most important thing is protection. Whether they live with or adjacent to their smaller relatives, giant animals will do whatever it takes to protect them. They have slightly more than a normal animal's intellect. Some are even able to converse intelligently.