Homebrew Arcane Automaton Species Details

Automatons are humanoid machines that were created long ago by wise men, whose names were forgotten over time, only to be remembered by the emblem they left on their creations. The goal of these so-called Arcane Designers was to create machines that emulate living beings, in movement as well as intelligence and emotion. These machines are constructed from metal plates, gears and springs and powered by a mysterious engine, the blueprints for which have been lost to the ages. Some of their components have been described as so complex that they resemble magic and parts of the functioning of automatons still remain a mystery even to scholars who dedicated their entire lives to studying them. 

Automatons serve many purposes, from law-enforcers, guards and soldiers to assistants and servants, thus they also vary in design and materials. Some are made of regular metal others are made of silver and gold, some are tall, bulky and intimidating and others are designed to more closely resemble their creators. While early models were designed to resemble humans and be fast and agile on the battlefield, over time the designers started to emphasise on size and strength in later models. This lead scholars to separate the era of Automaton design into two separate parts: the streamlined era and the industrial era. Automatons separate themselves similarly into early models and late models with a lot of resentment between them, with late models seing early models as inferior versions of themselves and early models seing late models as the reason for the downfall of the Arcane Designers. 

 

 

 

Arcane Automaton Traits

How the Arcane Designers managed to grant the Automatons sentience and intelligence remains a mystery, many theorize that it is some sort of magic or soul transference, however it has been observed that all automatons tend to think logically and somewhat lack creativity and mental flexibility. They rarely show emotion and have almost no sense of humor. However the older an Automaton becomes, the more personality it gains, meaning that, while younger models seem emotionaly blank, older models seem to show slight signs of a distinct personality.

Built for Finesse

Due to their mechanical nature, Automatons have great control over their entire body. Automatons are ambidextrous and are proficient with both hands equally.