Blacklore Devices
by John Walter BilesThe pathetic Blacklore Elves of the Hollow World are able to survive despite being total losers because the Immortals pitied them, constructing ‘technological’ automatons and other devices (which look technological but are actually magic) to serve them.
Blacklore Automaton, Level 2 Soldier
Medium animate construct (Blacklore) XP 125
Initiative +5 Senses Perception +3
HP 41; Bloodied 20
AC 18; Fortitude 15, Reflex 14, Will 14
Resist Cold 10 Fire 5
Speed 6
m Metal Fist (standard; at-will)
+7 vs. AC; 1d10+3 damage
Alignment Unaligned Languages Blackmoorian Elvish, Quintenary*
Skills Craftwork +8, Heavy Lifting +9, Household Maintenance +8, Put Up With Idiots +13
Str 17 (+4) Dex 14 (+3) Wis 14 (+3)
Con 17 (+4) Int 14 (+3) Cha 6 (-1)
Equipment As given by their owner if any
These poor robots have the job of doing most of the real work in the Blacklore Valley of the Hollow World. They cook, they clean, they make goods, etc, etc. However, they were constructed to be completely subservient. Some are generic ‘YES MASTER’ robots; others have some degree of personality if not enough to free themselves of the yoke of their idiot masters.
*Blacklore devices are based on a 5 possible state system instead of just two: Four on positions (Air, Earth, Fire, Water) and one off (Entropy). This allows for much faster computing and much less space being needed for memory storage.