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we faced off against the mighty
creature. As soon as I struck the
first blow I knew we could defeat
the thing, for the weapons burned
into the monster’s flesh as if it were
butter! The battle was bitter, but I
preuailed!
Even now the thing’s body lies
just outside. On the morrow Ishall
attach it to the sled and bring home
my trophy in triumph so that all
might witness.
-Final journal entry of
Terrence Crannock
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Emorclinq Abilities
Golems are extraordinarily diverse
creatures, each a unique reflection of
its creator’s obsessions and desires. As
su&, almost all golems have certain
unusual abilities and powers which
other creatures of the same type lack.
Most golems have no more than two of
these unusual or unique abilities,
however. This is fortunate, as any
power given to the Created beyond
that which they already possess is truly
frightening. Such abilities can be very
dangerous, but most particularly if
they come as a total surprise to the
golem hunter.
I have therefore attempted to
compile a representative sampling of
the extraordinary abilities that either I
or a reliable witness has seen
manifested in one of the Created.
Most examples are not linked to a
golem’s physical body per se, but
instead derive from the creator’s
particular reasons for creating the
golem. I point this out by way of a
warning: Such abilities might apply
equally to golems constructed from a
material other than flesh (although
my research along this vein is
admittedly less reliable). I shall also
present abilities derived horn peculiar
body parts-the snout from a hound,
for example, or the arms of two giant
apes. Obviously, the abilities arising
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As you read the following
from such peculiar parts apply solely (5
to creatures of flesh.
descriptions, keep in mind that the list
is only representative. It is by no
means meant to be an exhaustive
compilation of such abilities.
Gizella, the young girl I
mentioned in my preuious entry,
lay curled on her straw pallet, the
light from the flames bathing her
flesh with the ruddiness of life.
Relieued, I stepped forward,
preparing to wake her; As I reached
out, I noticed that Gizella’s face was
turned toward the fire. But her
body was turned toward the
doorway opposite!
For the second time in as many
days, I was too late. Being careful
not to disturb the body, I noted the
massiue contusions and bruises all
along the girl’s neck and shoulders.
Brushing back her long, pale hair I
found what I was seeking: the
bruised imprints of the culprit’s
fingers, starkly maleuolent against
the pale flesh. Setting to work, I
carefully measured the marks. It
soon became obuious to me that
the fingers belonged to no ordinary
mortal. For what human or
demihuman has the fingers of a
human man on one hand and the
fleshy claws of an owlbear on the
other?
My horror at the untimely and
particularly brutal murder of this
unfortunate young girl, not yet
seuenteen winters old, has only
strengthened my resolue. Tomorrow,
I will send for Palouian and his
group. After the euidence discouered
tonight, I am conuinced the golem
created by Delona is murdering the
youth of this uillage.
-From the journal of
Dr. Van Richten