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The Automatic Man is a dread mechanical golem that was the creation of the mechanical engineer [[Howard Lumley]]. His death in 672 BC at the hands of the Automatic Man coincided with its ruin by the frightened local population. [[Lumley House]] was left to rot and fell into the possession of the machine which reconstitution of itself within the building's technologically advanced infrastructure. While it might be possible to burn down the house without destroying the machine, and while it is possible to destroy the machine without destroying the house, Lumley House and the Automatic Man can easily be mistaken for having become one and the same. Eighty years after Lumley's death the house remained shunned. Ownership of the property eventually fell into the hands of Howard's great-grandnephew [[Oren Lumley]] who attempted to take possession of it in 752 BC. He quickly discovered that locals refused to even approach the house, obliging him to hire a band of adventurers to clear it of any remaining dangers. | |||
''' | [[Lumley House]] may have been simply the fruit of brilliant mind. Whereas the sentient Automatic Man was born clearly of dark desire. Howard Lumley was unable to sufficiently miniaturising the power plant for the semblance of autonomous life that he was obsessed with creating. It was brought to his attention that a text by [[Creighton Arkwright]] titled ''[[Notes on Animation]]'' might contain the answer. Taking the bait, the commissioned the Vistani to steal for him from [[Lamordia ]]. Through the work the Dark Powers waved the spellcasting requirements of a proper ''Golem Manual'' in exchange for accepting their minute scrunity and accepting the "boon" of the dread golem template. | ||
'''WIKISEED FROM CATALOGUE :''' Resides in [[Mordent]]''(Please edit freely, then remove this note and WIKISEED label)'' | '''WIKISEED FROM CATALOGUE :''' Resides in [[Mordent]]''(Please edit freely, then remove this note and WIKISEED label)'' | ||
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The Automatic Man is a dread mechanical golem that was the creation of the mechanical engineer Howard Lumley. His death in 672 BC at the hands of the Automatic Man coincided with its ruin by the frightened local population. Lumley House was left to rot and fell into the possession of the machine which reconstitution of itself within the building's technologically advanced infrastructure. While it might be possible to burn down the house without destroying the machine, and while it is possible to destroy the machine without destroying the house, Lumley House and the Automatic Man can easily be mistaken for having become one and the same. Eighty years after Lumley's death the house remained shunned. Ownership of the property eventually fell into the hands of Howard's great-grandnephew Oren Lumley who attempted to take possession of it in 752 BC. He quickly discovered that locals refused to even approach the house, obliging him to hire a band of adventurers to clear it of any remaining dangers.
Lumley House may have been simply the fruit of brilliant mind. Whereas the sentient Automatic Man was born clearly of dark desire. Howard Lumley was unable to sufficiently miniaturising the power plant for the semblance of autonomous life that he was obsessed with creating. It was brought to his attention that a text by Creighton Arkwright titled Notes on Animation might contain the answer. Taking the bait, the commissioned the Vistani to steal for him from Lamordia . Through the work the Dark Powers waved the spellcasting requirements of a proper Golem Manual in exchange for accepting their minute scrunity and accepting the "boon" of the dread golem template.
WIKISEED FROM CATALOGUE : Resides in Mordent(Please edit freely, then remove this note and WIKISEED label)
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