Warforged

The warforged were built to fight in the Belvarian Civil War. While the first warforged were mindless automatons, Clan Runegaurd of Khovetska devoted vast resources to improving their soldiers. An unexpected breakthrough produced sapient beings, giving rise to what some have only grudgingly accepted as a new species.

Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel, darkwood, or stone. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. Warforged share a common facial design, with a hinged jaw and crystal eyes embedded beneath a reinforced brow ridge. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was designed.

Although they were manufactured, warforged are living humanoids. They can feel pain and emotion. Resting and healing magic provide the same benefits to warforged that they do to other humanoids.

For most of their existence, warforged had a clearly defined function and were encouraged to focus purely on that role. The end of the war brought them freedom, but many still struggle both to find a place in the post-war world and to relate to the creatures who created them. Strangely enough, the warforged relate closest with the Dragonknights, as they were both created to be tools of the war.

The typical warforged has a sexless body shape. Some warforged ignore the concept of gender entirely, while others adopt a gender identity. The more a warforged develops its individuality, the more likely it is to modify its body, seeking out an artificer to customize the look of its face, limbs, and plating. Some even manage to transplant devices to their bodies that allow them new abilities.