Trolls
From Artemis Fowl
Trolls are one of the most dangerous kind of fairies. Due to their uncontrolled aggression, they aren't afraid to eat, kill, or destroy almost anything they see. A cow would be a light snack to a troll.
[edit] Appearances
In book one, Domovoi Butler wrestles a bull troll and, unbelievably, defeats it. Artemis Fowl, Holly Short, Mulch Diggums and Domovoi Butler have all helped defeat a troll. They also appear later in the Opal Deception. There, Holly and Artemis are placed in mortal danger after Opal leaves them to die in the old Eleven Wonders Theme Park, the stomping ground for trolls.
[edit] History
The trolls evolved underground, before fairies were forced under the Earth's surface by the out-spreading menace of the Mud Man, about 9-10,000 years ago. They have developed a thick skull from the centuries of charging each other in dominance fights and mating rituals. LEP fairies such as Holly Short have tangled with trolls over the years, and usually the troll wins.
[edit] Traits
They have a serious aversion to light, since they developed in the semi-darkness of the underground tunnels of The People. If exposed to it, they will go virtually insane, rampaging until either detained by the LEP or slain by a Mud Man, on the rare occasions when they venture onto the surface. They also have a sedative on there tusks, when Butler first fights the Troll he is stabbed by a tusk and enters a surreal mood because of it. They also seem to be in a communal symbiotic relationship with "cleaner slugs" who, if their name is to be taken literally, clean of the various substances that make their way into a trolls fur. According to Holly, Trolls ocasionaly eat their mothers. Many trolls live in the Eleven Wonders Theme Park, because of the low light. However, there is no food, so they have taken to eating the young and feeble.
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