Bronze golems were humanoid shaped constructs constructed out of bronze[1][2] that were similar to iron golems in some respects.[2]
Description[]
On average these golems stood 12 ft (3.7 m).[2]
Abilities[]
These golems could only be harmed by weapons with a +3 or greater enchantment. Magical lightning could slow a bronze golem down, whilst magical fire could heal them. And because their bodies were constructed of bronze these golems were not subject to rust.[2]
Much like iron golems, some bronze golems could breath noxious gas,[1] whilst other bronze golems lacked this functionality.[2]
History[]
In the month of Hammer, in the Year of Rogue Dragons, 1373 DR,[note 1] a group of adventurers from Ravens Bluff found themselves transported to the plane of Carceri after defending the githzerai fortress of Tah'Darr from a tanar'ri incursion. At the urgings of the fallen paladin Elendil, the adventurers sought out Mount Othrys and Cronus for a way back to Toril.[3] When they entered the crumbling palace they found Cronus to be deep into some kind of Cosmic Game with the marilith Cucathne, who was entertaining him with the game in hopes of negotiating the use of Othrys as a tanar'ri staging ground against Tah'Darr.[4] Cronus was unwilling to answer any questions that the mortals posed, but offered to gate them home if they would fight as part of his forces in the game.[5]
As part of this "game of the gods" the adventurers each had their bodies and minds temporarily merged with a powerful fiend somewhere in the multiverse, then were placed in a combat arena.[6] There they did battle with bronze golems and a weak child of the hecatoncheires,[2] unintentionally slighting Cronus as they were creatures of his own realm.[6][2] After the adventurers earned their trip home they found that the battle had actually occurred in Ravens Bluff, discovering the Ministry of Art to be in ruins.[7]
A year later in 1374 DR, bronze golems were one of many varieties of golems used as guardians inside the Onyx Tower.[1]
Appendix[]
See Also[]
- Bronze minotaur
Notes[]
- ↑ The events of the Living City Ravens Bluff campaign took place on a timeline that advanced together with the real world's time. Even though all Living City adventures and issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter were dated with real-world dates, there were events that received a DR year. The Living City timeline can be derived from Myrkyssa Jelan's historic events of the late 14th century DR. Myrkyssa Jelan attacked Ravens Bluff in 1370 DR, according to The City of Ravens Bluff and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition; these events are chronicled in an in-and-out of universe issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter. This places the real world year 1997 as 1370 DR, and in 1998 (1371 DR), Myrkyssa was at last arrested and tried and said to have been executed, only to reappear in 1372 DR in The City of Ravens novel. As the real world's months and the Calendar of Harptos are virtually identical, we can also date all events of the Living City Ravens Bluff as close as an in-universe month.
Appearances[]
Video Games
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Snowblind Studios (December 2001). Designed by Chris Avellone. Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Paul Pederson (January 2000). No Time to Lose. Living City (RPGA), pp. 17–18.
- ↑ Paul Pederson (January 2000). No Time to Lose. Living City (RPGA), pp. 9–10.
- ↑ Paul Pederson (January 2000). No Time to Lose. Living City (RPGA), pp. 17, 32.
- ↑ Paul Pederson (January 2000). No Time to Lose. Living City (RPGA), p. 16.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Paul Pederson (January 2000). No Time to Lose. Living City (RPGA), p. 32.
- ↑ Paul Pederson (January 2000). No Time to Lose. Living City (RPGA), p. 19.
Connections[]
Clay (Ceramic • Clay warrior) • Coal • Crystal • Doll • Flesh (Blood • Brain • Cadaver • Demonflesh • Fiendish flesh • Nyraala)
Gemstone (Diamond • Emerald • Ruby) • Gloom • Hammer • Ice • Iron (Furnace • Ironwym) • Lightning • Magic
Minogon • Necrophidius • Rag & String • Sand • Scarecrow • Siege golem • Snow • Stained glass
Stone (Colossus • Drakestone • Gargoyle • Guardian • Juggernaut • Spiderstone • Tombstone) • Thayan golem • Vault guardian
Related Creature
Half-golem