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Construct Island
Construct Island is a sandy, desert island with little of interest to an outsider, aside from a few stunning ruins left by a previous civilization.
The few living locals are quite skilled at constructing golems of all shapes and sizes. They do so mostly for the sake of export.
The Golem Forge
The forge is a large archway covered in magical runes at the center of the island's largest ruin. Who or what originally enchanted it is a mystery, since the forge was there when the island was first colonized.
This powerful artifact is used by the locals to enchant golems, without the aid of a wizard. It's guarded by a standing army of several thousand sand stone golems.
It's capable of casting a variety of Golem-related spells on behalf of the user. It's Magery level varies by each user, based on the lowest skill level used to construct the potential golem or golems (some Golem variations can enchant multiple golems at once). Use the following table to determine magery level:
| Skill Level | Magery Level |
|---|---|
| 10 or less | 0 |
| 11 | 10 |
| 12 | 40 |
| 13 | 90 |
| 14 | 160 |
| 15 | 250 |
| 16 | 360 |
| 17 | 490 |
| 18 | 640 |
| 19 | 810 |
| 20+ | 1000 |
The forge has an energy reserve of 20, which refills at the rate of 1 point per minute. No skill roll is required to enchant the golem, but the usual skill rolls for shaping the materials are required.
Only locals are allowed to use the forge.
The Locals
The locals are not what they appear to be. In fact, most are simulacra. The few that aren't are originally from somewhere else.
Long, long ago (no one is quite sure how long ago anymore), the island was a lush, verdant jungle, full of untamed nature, with the Golem Forge hidden deep within the jungle. Slowly, over the span of a single generation, the jungle died, to be replaced by a desert.
To survive without the ability to grow their own food, they turned to the Golem Forge and transformed themselves into simulacra.
The locals now reproduce by constructing golems. These creatures are given the spark of life and intelligence by their parents working hard to produce the best body they can for their child. They begin as blank slates and must be taught, just like ordinary children. However, they always look like adults. The simulacrum effect imparted on the child is produced by mixing materials from both parents into the golem, which takes on a randomized mixture of traits from each parent, instead of mimicking either of them. This may simply be a side effect of building a simulacrum from a pair of them, with a bit of the original magic carrying over to alter the final effect.
