The ettin is a form of two-headed giant from the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. A primal and savage beast, yet each head is capable of independent thought and controls the arm and leg on its own side of the shared body. When facing a common threat, the two heads of the ettin will cooperate, but otherwise they frequently disagree and argue with one another.
Traits[]
The ettin serves as an exception to the rule of two heads being better than one; an ettin's heads each have their own thoughts and constantly disagree. Though not very smart, ettins are cunning fighters and are quite proficient with wielding two weapons at once.
Trivia[]
The name "ettin" is derived from an obsolete English cognate to the Old Norse Jötunn.