Warforged

Whenever organic races have needed the superior resilience, strength, or cunning of artificial life, it is not uncommon that they give their mechanical progeny a humanoid form that resembles their creator. The Warforged are a highly diverse race which count among their number the myriad platforms which organics have graced with sufficient intelligence to be considered living, as opposed to mere golems.

Constructed, Not Born

The Warforged share an artificial heritage, no matter their place of origin. As a result, their features tend to resemble those of their creators. A dwarven Warforged will be stout and broad, better disposed to the physical tasks of mining, forging, and melee combat. Elven Warforged, conversely, are tall, slender, and elegantly crafted, finding their use among the feyfolk as house servants, sage assistants, and hunters.

The material of a Warforged is contingent on availability and the tasks for which the creature was designed. Nations with access to advanced biomedicine or necromantic magics, for example, often use the Fleshforged for infiltration and espionage missions.





Immortal and Single Minded

Warforged are functionally immortal, at least as long as their material does not begin to break down and degrade. While they may be killed by terminal damage to their platform, they care little for time, food, drink, and disease.

As Warforged are both immortal and built for a purpose, they tend to be driven towards a singular focus. While a Warforged possesses the independence to set its own agenda, they rarely deviate totally from their originally set tasks. An infiltration unit will always tend to accumulate knowledge, while combat units will always be looking for a fight with their favoured enemy.

Built to Serve

Many Warforged, especially those who seek their fortune in adventuring, have slipped the bonds of their creators, either by design of their progenitors or by other means. Many more, however, live in servitude to the organics that created them. The results can be quite varied: many societies live in grand utopias where the Warforged perform all labour, while others have been wiped away by a sudden uprising of their mechanical slaves.

Independent warforged typically do not create their own societies. In rare cases, warforged are known to band together in isolated pockets, where they hide from their former masters. They may also band together for protection against the suspicious who view them as abominations.

In most cases, however, the Warforged live solitary lives and choose their own path in the world. Whether travelling or settling down, they closely study the mannerisms and mores of the people amongst whom they live, striving to blend in as much as they can in their new homes.