Elemental Warden, 5th level spell

Guardian of Ages Past The exact origin story of the Elemental Warden spell is unknown, but the legend, written in the original spellbook in where the spell was discovered, goes that a court wizard had created it to protect his king's beautiful daughter from sinister kidnappers looking for ransom, to the simple young boys or girls peeping into her room, as that had happened quite a lot...creeps..

Constructed Company The king, not wanting to have an emotionless being protecting his daughter, instructed his wizard to allow it a personality of its own. This trait still remains to this day, wizards or druids can give a Warden its own force of will, however weak it may be, and personality. Someone wanting a caring partner, but unable to find real companionship, might go for a loving and parental like Warden, while a cruel warlord might instruct his wizard or druid to give him a cruel and commanding Warden. The possibilities are endless! (Note, the Wardens cannot speak so giving them personalities that revolve entirely around talking might not be a good idea, or hard to roleplay.)

Varied and Valuable These Wardens are not always the same, some are brutes that only have the job of protecting a certain individual, some are spies who slip in unseen to places that normal fearful mortals wouldn't dare to go. It really all depends on the elemental's soul that is used during the ritual. A Mephit's soul would barely create a functioning Warden, at least nothing that could exceed to commands of "kill", "guard", and "pick up". A Warden made from the soul of an invisible stalker however is intelligent, has a personality of its own, can learn and improvise, choose its friends, react accordingly, and may even carry some skills from its previous form. Of course while this may seem like a no downside creation, bagging the soul is no easy feat in itself..... Some upside is that the blood used in the ritual can also affect its intelligence to a degree, so some seek to balance the soul and the blood of the creatures to not endanger themselves more than they already have.