Homebrew Clockwork Species Details

The Metal man's face was as unreadable as ever and it looked forward blankly. However, you could feel the anger radiating off of its metal frame, it was powerful and strong. Eventually it moved forward towards its unlucky foe, pulling the staff from its back and hurling a bolt of fire. What was left of the aggressor was a blotch of blood soaked ground and scorched earth. "let us leave here," it spoke musically with it's pan flute voice, even with the ever present whirring of gears underlying its voice. This is a clockwork, seemingly cold but surprisingly emotional.

Created centuries ago, the clockworks are an old race of humanoid machines infused with the essence of life and music.

A Race of Machines

A mass of cogs and gears brought to life through unknown means, these mechanical men cover their mechanisms with hammered sheets of bronze, brass, or copper fitted to their bodies. Their figure is in the shape of a regular human sometimes with some special aesthetic features (Horns, Tails, etc.). Normally these mechanical marvels have ornate designs carved into their metal flesh, these designs are usually of creatures that are considered to be very beautiful or strong, like butterflies, Horses, foxes, lions, dragons, etc. It is said that these carving help make the clockwork's personality.

A Place For A Gearhead

The Clockworks are scattered around the world and can be found in any part of the world, but mostly in the north. No one knows why, but all the clockworks just seem to like the cold. While the art of producing a clockwork is knowledge exclusively known by a select few of their kind, some people of other races have learned the craft and produce clockworks of their own, everyone that knows the craft is loath to tell its secrets. 

When they are made they will have some form of instrument worked into their design. The reason behind this is that the instrument enables the clockwork to speak, how this incorporated instrument does this is unknown, one hypothesis is that the instrument is enchanted for this exact purpose. 

Common Names

They aren't given names by their creator, but will eventually make one for themselves when they have done a great deed or adopted a craft, sometimes the'll have a surname, but its rare.

Common Clockwork Names: Scope-eyes, Dragon-killer, Clockmaker, Sword-maker, Dream-weaver, Song-singer, etc.

 

 

Clockwork Traits

CON +2, STR +1, Construct nature, Natural Armor, Incorporated Instrument, Darkvision 60ft.

Ability Score

Your Constitution score increases by 2 and your Strength score increases by 1.

Age

Clockworks have no childhood and no adolescence, and being made of metal, they can last a long time, you can be anywhere from 1 minute old to hundreds of years old. 

Alignment

Clockworks are usually of a neutral alignment, This is because, while they feel emotion, they don't feel it greatly enough to build beliefs off of it, and when they do they don't understand the emotions their feelings as much as they would like.

Size

Based off the humans body, the clockwork's body is the same size as a human, your size is medium.

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30ft

Darkvision 60ft

You spy with your robotic eye 60ft in darkness, you have 60ft of darkvision.

Construct Nature

You don't need to eat, sleep, drink, or breath, you also cannot become exhausted. Also, because of your metal composition, you can't be poisoned, petrified, exhausted, or have any diseases. You're also immune to poison damage and any effect that puts you to sleep.

Natural Armor

Your metal skin acts as a armor, protecting your mechanisms from harm, Your Base AC increases by 2.

Incorporated Insturment

Some sort of musical instrument was incorporated into your body, this instrument is one you're proficient with. You choose the instrument your proficient with. This instrument is also how you speak. The instrument can be played at any time.

Language

Most Clockworks only ever learn one language because they don't really move around or travel anywhere. Mostly its common, but some speak some other langauge. Choose one langauge.