a mountain giant hillock  

meant mana instead of hp.. remember not to go nuke happy because they will run after you and they have very very good range and are very fast i advise if your down a bub and pets almost dieng dont risk and stay just leave and when its runnng away if you are a mage and have earth pet tell to back off because it will start hitting again

weighted axe's are great for a pet i always give them to my pet's and they do outstanding damage whith them

35 mag on drainal

dont remember if it was from hillok or tump but i looted some sort of rallos zek gloves and they are stackable (meaning there is a number in the lower right side) it sells for about 9 gold and has no stats makes no sense to me what are they for this page shows no mention of them at all.

they drop axes of the iron back,weighted axes,hammers of flattening,giant tree flayers,leg-choppers,lumberjacks caps,and forest loops

I hunted these at levels 24-30 in groups and solo.

First of all dont forget that all giants have alot of hp's and also run at sow speed, you can run - but make sure you have a sow and a head start.

Also all giants are immuun to "stun" and "mez" spells, if you are unluck enough to ever encounter a spell slinging giant you can still use stun spells to disrupt their spellcasting but they wont be "stunned".

If you cant find a group or no groups are present, my only reason to solo, I tried to snare-dd or root-dot. Both worked ok, but I found out that one or two partial/complete resists (161wis) would make me need to "run-med-nuke" now and then.

If you want to use this tactic I would advise you to pull the giants to the open field right of the fortress as I never seen any other mobs wander around here (no goblin spellslingers). I normaly choose for the "root-dot-med" tactic because i like the idea of getting mana back I use up while the giants is melting.

I rooted the giant at on side of the field, dotted it and then ran to the otherside and meditated and kept my eye for the message telling me the root ended. If you stand up and start hitting your spell button you will start casting and hopefully have the giant rooted before it starts to pound you into the ground. I normaly ended up with 3-4 bubs of mana left.

The hillocks and tumps can hit you for easily 60+ dmg and its advised to be at full health and if possible a regen on you while doing this. 3-4 creeping cruds killed them and sometimes needed to nuke once ot end it.

Nice loot here also, all weapons/armor sell for atleast 11p-55+p at merchants (except the weighted axe 1p) and the feel lucky people even find/win a forest loop (1-1.5k).

When you are in a group or resting infront of the fortress grow some eyes in the back of your head, the passing spellslinging goblins can easily ruin your day if they catch you or your group by surprise.

I hunted these at levels 24-30 in groups and solo.

First of all dont forget that all giants have alot of hp's and also run at sow speed, you can run - but make sure you have a sow and a head start.

Also all giants are immuun to "stun" and "mez" spells, if you are unlucky enough to ever encounter a spell slinging giant you can still use stun spells to disrupt their spellcasting but they wont be "stunned".

If you cant find a group or no groups are present, my only reason to solo, I tried to snare-dd or root-dot. Both worked ok, but I found out that one or two partial/complete resists (161wis)one my dd spell (combust) would make me need to "run-med-nuke" now and then.

If you want to use this tactic I would advise you to pull the giants to the open field - right of the fortress as I never seen any other mobs wander around here (no goblin spellslingers). I normaly choose for the "root-dot-med" tactic because I like the idea of getting mana back while the giant is melting.

I rooted the giant at on side of the field, dotted it and then ran to the otherside and meditated and kept my eye for the message telling me the root ended. If you stand up and start hitting your spell button you will start casting and hopefully have the giant rooted before it starts to pound you into the ground. I normaly ended up with 3-4 bubs of mana left.

The tumps can hit you for easily 60+ dmg and its advised to be at full health and if possible a regen on you while doing this. 3-4 creeping cruds killed them and sometimes needed to nuke once ot end it.

Nice loot here also, all weapons/armor sell for atleast 11p-55+p at merchants (except the weighted axe 1p) and the feel lucky people even find/win a forest loop (1-1.5k).

When you are in a group or resting infront of the fortress grow some eyes in the back of your head, the passing spellslinging goblins can easily ruin your day if they catch you or your group by surprise.

Does anyone know the approximate HP's of these giants?

Well, been hunting in FM for a while now, gotta say these hillocks have the crappiest loot since my younger days beating up gnoll pups in blackburrow. Sure, now and then I've gotten an emerald or a couple of plat, but usually I end up with 7 or 8 silver pieces and some copper! What the hell crap loot is this? I guess I have to wait for a big score (forest loop), but haven't seen one yet. I guess if ya see one with a weapon, it's worth attacking it, but otherwise, you'll never be rich fighting these paupers.

An enchanter friend (24) and myself (24 druid) killed 8 of these guys last night. A couple words (can't remember what page numbers), a Peridot, and a Black Pearl. Not bad for an hours work. Oh yeah, the forrest loop that they drop has been selling for 800-2000 pp recently. I'd say they have great loot for an easy kill.

I have noted that the Mountain Giant are resistant to all Mez spells. Only charm and the charm line of spells will work.

pretty sure the drop the lumber jack cap to

There are several weapon drops. With my low 55 Charisma, these are sell prices on weapons. Leg Chopper 36pp, Hammer of Flattening 10pp, Giant Tree Flayer, 10pp. Don't know about the pick, and there is also a 45dam/150 dly weapon that drops as well. Haven't gotten it yet though.

Also got a Giant Grub Digger, 2H Slash.
War Ran Pal Shd. 12/49, sv +5 poison. (ick). Looks like a mining pick.

these hillocks dont seem to drop much in terms of loot. a little bit of plat. sometimes they are carrying a Giant Tree Flayer axe or a Leg Chopper sword.