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Document Path: /doc/monsters/golem

Name:
	Golem  (Magical Creature)

Stats:
	No. Appearing  : 1
	Climate/Terrain: Any
	Frequency      : Very rare
	Organization   : Solitary
	Activity Cycle : Any
	Diet           : Nil

Description:
	Golems are magically created automatons of great power. The construc-
	tion of one involves mighty magic and elemental forces.

Combat:
	All golems share several traits in common. They are all immune to all
	forms of poison and cannot be affected by hold, charm, fear, or other
	mindbased spells, as they have no minds of their own. Certain spells
	can harm golems, though, depending on their material. Most golems are
	fearless and need never check morale.

Habitat/Society:
	Golems are all made from elemental material. So far, the great wizards
	have only discovered how to use various earthen materials, such as
	clay, stone, iron, and even glass, to make golems. The exceptions, such
	as the flesh golem, use organic materials as components. The animating
	force of the golem is an elemental spirit from the elemental plane of
	earth. Since the spirit is not a natural part of the body, it is not
	affected by most spells or even by most weapons. The process of crea-
	ting the golem binds the unwilling spirit to the artifical body, and
	enslaves it to the will of the golem's creator. The nature of this spi-
	rit is unknown, and has so far eluded the grasp of all researchers.
	What is known is that it is hostile to all prime material plane life
	forms, especially toward the spell caster that bound it to the golem.

Ecology:
	Golems predate any known literature about their creation. The wizard
	who discovered the process, if indeed there was only one, is unknown.
	Some of the rediscoverers have written their secrets in various arcane
	manuals, enchanted to aid the reader in construction. It is thought
	that the first golem created was a flesh golem, possible an accident of
	some great wizard experimenting with re-animating human bodies. Flesh
	golems are easier to make than any other sort because they are made of
	organic material that once lived. Later the process was generalized to
	suit certain earthen materials, which produce much stronger golems.