House Goliath

The domain of House Goliath is situated unfavourably within Hive City and occupies some of the deepest and harshest areas. Their extensive heavy industries contribute further to the pollution and heat, so their territories are often filled with toxic smog and dark fumes. By way of compensation the Goliaths are tough and persistent by inclination. They consider the hivers of other houses to be soft and slack. In truth all hivers are naturally robust, being inured to the toxins and deprivations which they accept unquestionably as part of normal life. The Goliaths, however, take a stubborn pride in their ability to endure hardship.

The other houses see the Goliaths as barbaric, unsophisticated and unpredictable. Goliath institutions such as fighting pits and the Feast of the Fallen do nothing to dispel the impression of a violent people inimical to their neighbours. Size and strength are seen as the measure of a man. Their style emphasises a preoccupation with physique, featuring weighty chains and massive spiked metal bracers.

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