Golem, lesser, junk* [Dragon 341]
Golem, lesser, junk* [Dragon 341] Golem, lesser, junk* [Dragon 341]
Golem, lesser, junk* [Dragon 341]
JWM: I imagine a Nosos connection for these
things.
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Old Jakob made himself a son,
Hey, ho, ain't you most done?
To do his work from dusk till dawn.
Search all the leavings and take up the pickings;
Hey, ho, ain't you 'most done?
Tin cans, old pans, a pail, a nail,
A mop, a strop, a bucket, a locket,
Old rags, old bags, a kite, a knife,
That was the making of Jakob's son.
Search all the leavings and take up the pickings;
Hey, ho, ain't you 'most done?
from Old Jakob's Son, traditional Nosan
Golem, lesser, maggot* [Requiem,
Golem, lesser, maggot* [Requiem, Golem, lesser, maggot* [Requiem,
Golem, lesser, maggot* [Requiem,
Dragon 339]
Dragon 339] Dragon 339]
Dragon 339]
There is a saying in Darkon that Life breeds
Death. And yet, how often we see that Death
breeds Life, as well, as when decaying flesh brings
forth the larval fly! Therefore this creation is a
philosophical whole, binding Life brought from
Death to unlife, that it may thereafter slay the
living.
Fragmentary manuscript held in Special
Collections in the Great Library of Port-a-Lucine,
author unknown
Golem, lesser, paper* [Dragon 341]
Golem, lesser, paper* [Dragon 341] Golem, lesser, paper* [Dragon 341]
Golem, lesser, paper* [Dragon 341]
JWM: Small Construct, CR 1, neutral. An origami
humanoid folded from a single sheet of paper.
Instead of hands, its two arms taper into razor-
sharp points. Very decorative; creators commonly
model them on samurai (with paper "swords"
incorporated into the design). Extremely agile
(especially compared to other golems) and
dangerous in large numbers. Vulnerable to fire and
slashing weapons, as one might expect. Generally
found in the Scattered Lotus Archipelago.
---
-"What do you mean by this nonsense, noting in
the log of the Retriever that the cause of death was
not, as I and my peers could well imagine, savages
boldly met or sea fearlessly braved, but was by, as
you write, 'paper cut'?"
-"'Paper cuts,' sir. Three score I'd venture."
Inquiry into the death of Captain Weathermay,
discoverer of Sri Raji
Golem, lesser, tin* [Dragon 341]
Golem, lesser, tin* [Dragon 341] Golem, lesser, tin* [Dragon 341]
Golem, lesser, tin* [Dragon 341]
JWM: Looks somewhat like an armored human.
Not very tough in combat; it has no natural
attacks, though it can wield weapons. It has
limited intelligence, which give it the ability to
speak and the ability to perform specific skilled
tasks (the golem's creator "programs" it with ranks
in two Craft or Profession skills).
In Hour of the Knife, a local guild created a tin
golem (a precursor to the creature described here)
and modeled it after a streetwalker, intending to
use it as bait for Bloody Jack.
---
Little Dorte went a short way, she went a long
way, and at last she came to a little clearing in the
woods, and a wee house; and there before it stood
a most unusual man, a man all made of tin! He
must once have shone beautifully, but he had
rusted stiff, and now the rain and the sun had made
him green and brown, with only a hint of his shiny
skin beneath. Little Dorte knew that such men are
made by witches and warlocks to serve them, and
at first she was afraid; but then she took heart, for
the cottage was long deserted and the man had
obviously not been cared for in years; and it
occurred to her that it might not be an ill thing to
have such a creature at her beck and call.
Therefore she took a little lard from her hamper,
and rubbed it in the tin man's joints 'til he could
move.
"Now, then, Tin Man," she said. "I am your
mistress now, and you must obey me. Nod if you
agree!"
And the tin man nodded his head.