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{{Creature
| image = [[Image:Warforged.jpg|250px|A warforged warrior]]
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| image = <tabber>
| name = Warforged
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5e = [[File:Warforged-5e.jpg|250px]]|-|
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4e = [[File:Warforged.jpg|250px]]|-|
| type = [[Natural creature|Natural]] [[humanoid]] ([[construct]])
 
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| vision = Normal
 
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| caption2 = Various depictions of warforged.
| distinctions = Dutiful, metallic or stone skin, curious, physically powerful, wooden muscles, ''ghurla'' inscriptions, living [[construct]]
 
| height = 6' - 6'6"
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| name = Warforged
| weight = 270 - 300 lbs
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| othernames =
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| size5e = Medium
| skincolor =Metallic hues
 
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| type5e = [[Humanoid]]
| location = [[Gontal]], [[Lantan]], [[Thay]]<ref name="DR371-p39-42">{{Cite dragon/371/Origin Stories: Incorporating Races}}</ref>
 
| language = [[Common]]
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| subtype5e = Warforged
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| alignment5e = Any
| eyecolor = Glowing red or blue
 
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| challenge5e = {{CR table|edition=5e|Soldier|1}}
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| refs5e = <ref name="ERLW5e-p35-36">{{Cite book/Eberron: Rising from the Last War|35-36}}</ref><ref name="ERLW5e-p320">{{Cite book/Eberron: Rising from the Last War|320}}</ref>
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| size4e = Medium
 
| origin4e = [[Natural creature|Natural]]
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| type4e = [[Humanoid]]
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| subtype4e = [[Living construct]]
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| alignment4e = Any
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| refs4e = <ref name="MM4e-p261">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 4th edition|261}}</ref>
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| size3e = Medium
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| type3e = [[Construct]]
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| subtype3e = [[:Category:Living constructs|Living construct]]
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| alignment3e = Usually [[lawful neutral]]
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| challenge3e = {{Frac|1|2}}
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| refs3e = <ref name="MMIII3e-p190">{{Cite book/Monster Manual III|190}}</ref>
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| diet =
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| lifespan = Unknown
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| location = [[Gontal]], [[Lantan]], [[Thay]]
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| language = [[Common]]
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| genrefs = <ref name="ERLW5e-p35-36" /><ref name="DR371-p39-42">{{Cite dragon/371/Origin Stories: Incorporating Races}}</ref>
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| height = {{SIrange|6'|6'10"|ft-in}}
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| weight = {{SIrange|270|318|lbs|k}}
 
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'''Warforged''' are a rare race of [[humanoid]] [[construct]]s constructed through powerful [[ritual]]s.<ref name="MM4e-p261">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 4th edition|261}}</ref> Warforged average between 6' and 6'6" and are made up of bulky (albeit resilient) metallic or stone bodies that weigh roughly 270-300 lbs.<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref> Extremely powerful and durable, warforged are able [[fighter]]s.<ref name="DR364-p27">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=27|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref> Unlike most constructs, warforged are fully self-aware and maintain mental faculties on par with [[elf|elves]], [[human]]s, or similar races.
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'''Warforged''' were a rare race of [[humanoid]] [[construct]]s created through powerful [[ritual]]s.<ref name="MM4e-p261">{{Cite book/Monster Manual 4th edition|261}}</ref> Warforged averaged {{SIrange|6'|6'6"|ft-in}} and were made up of bulky (albeit resilient) metallic or stone bodies that weighed roughly {{SIrange|270|300|lbs|k}}.<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref> Extremely powerful and durable, warforged were able [[fighter]]s.<ref name="DR364-p27">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=27|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref> Unlike most constructs, warforged were fully self-aware and maintained mental faculties on par with [[elves]], [[human]]s, or similar races.{{fact}}
   
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==Description==
==Physical characteristics==
 
Warforged are physically impressive humanoids made up of magically enchanted materials. The "skin" of a warforged is made of hardened materials such as metal or stone. Beneath this lies the skeleton, made up of similar materials, and the "musculature" of the warforged, made up of leather, wooden fibers, or any leather-like material. Throughout the warforged's body are vessels resembling the circulatory system of organic creatures, complete with a blood-like fluid. The arms of a warforged end in hands with two fingers and a thumb while the feet of the constructs are likewise two-toed.<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref>
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Warforged were physically impressive humanoids made up of magically enchanted materials. The "skin" of a warforged was made of hardened materials such as metal or stone. Beneath this lay the skeleton, made up of similar materials, and the "musculature" of the warforged, made up of leather, wooden fibers, or any leather-like material. Throughout the warforged's body were vessels resembling the circulatory system of organic creatures, complete with a blood-like fluid. The arms of a warforged ended in hands with two fingers and a thumb while the feet of the constructs were likewise two-toed.<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref>
   
The faces of warforged are simple and vague in their features, with beaklike jaws, heavy brows, glowing eyes, [[rune|runic]] markings, and little else. The most important marking for any warforged is their ''ghurla'', a rune distinctive to each warforged which is placed upon their forehead and means "truth" in [[Primordial]].<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref>
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The faces of warforged were simple and vague in their features, with beak-like jaws, heavy brows, glowing eyes, [[rune|runic]] markings and little else. The most important marking for any warforged was their ''ghulra'', the [[Primordial language|primordial]] word for "truth", a rune distinctive to each warforged which was placed upon their forehead.<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref>
   
Warforged are completely sexless (though some do 'adopt' genders) and are incapable of reproduction. Each warforged is individually created through ritual, like any other construct. The warforged's artificial nature also gives the race a unique relationship to pain, which seems limited to actual injury. This allows warforged to modify themselves with some ease, giving them a varied appearance in spite of their lack of inherent biological diversity. Warforged's artificial nature also means they do not need to eat, drink, or breathe. Likewise, warforged do not need to sleep but do nonetheless require rest in a fully-aware state for a period of at least four hours.<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref>
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Warforged were completely sexless&mdash;though some did "adopt" genders&mdash;and were incapable of reproduction. Each warforged was individually created through ritual, like any other construct. The warforged's artificial nature also gave the race a unique relationship to pain, which seemed limited to actual injury. This allowed warforged to modify themselves with some ease, giving them a varied appearance in spite of their lack of inherent biological diversity. Warforged's artificial nature also meant they did not need to eat, drink, or breathe. Likewise, warforged did not need to sleep but did nonetheless require rest in a fully-aware state for a period of at least four hours.<ref name="DR364-p28"/>
   
==Psychology==
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==Personality==
 
[[Image:WarforgedJuggernautPath.jpg|thumb|right|Warforged Juggernaut]]
 
[[Image:WarforgedJuggernautPath.jpg|thumb|right|Warforged Juggernaut]]
Warforged take their name from their original purpose, as soldiers, and many have a dutiful attitude towards life taking pleasure from fulfilling commands. Warforged as a whole have a strong work ethic and share an aversion to failure. Warforged are capable of fear, often of death or pain, as much as other races and they can come to hate the sources of these fears just as easily. Warforged are also capable of loyalty and joy, particularly in relations to friends and allies and can be driven to anger when their loves or goals are threatened. However, warforged as a whole exhibit a simple-minded and reserved approach to life with straightforward goals and reactionary passions.<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref>
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Warforged took their name from their original purpose, as soldiers, and many had a dutiful attitude towards life, taking pleasure from fulfilling commands. Warforged as a whole had a strong work ethic and shared an aversion to failure. Warforged were capable of fear, often of death or pain, as much as other race and they could come to hate the sources of these fears just as easily. Warforged were also capable of loyalty and joy, particularly in relations to friends and allies and could be driven to anger when their loves or goals were threatened. However, warforged as a whole exhibited a simple-minded and reserved approach to life with straightforward goals and reactionary passions.<ref name="DR364-p28"/>
   
Since warforged are created physically mature many exhibit a childlike perspective that is often mistaken as naïve or emotionally crippled; this is not necessarily true. Some warforged, in fact, develop a particularly sophisticated view of the world, ever curious about its mysteries in part due to the odd nature of their creation. Many wonder where they might go in death and if they even have souls.<ref name="DR364-p28-29">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28-29|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref> Some create deeply ordered philosophies to govern themselves or maintain a perpetual list of tasks to occupy themselves with. Others fall in with the religions and mindsets of other races. Some warforged even live long enough to develop a deep and weathered personality as tempered by time as that of other races.<ref name="DR364-p28">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref>
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Since warforged were created in a state of physical maturity, many exhibited a childlike perspective that was often mistaken as naïve or emotionally crippled; this was not necessarily true. Some warforged, in fact, developed a particularly sophisticated view of the world, ever curious about its mysteries in part due to the odd nature of their creation. Many wondered where they might go in death and if they even have souls.<ref name="DR364-p28-29">{{Cite dragon|author=[[Chris Sims]]|title=Playing Warforged|issue=364|pages=28-29|publisher=[http://www.wizards.com Wizards of the Coast]}}</ref> Some created deeply ordered philosophies to govern themselves or maintained a perpetual list of tasks to occupy themselves with. Others fell in with the religions and mindsets of other races. Some warforged even lived long enough to develop a deep and weathered personality as tempered by time as that of other races.<ref name="DR364-p28"/>
   
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==Notable Warforged==
==References==
 
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* [[Warden (warforged)|Warden]], a prison warden from [[Eberron]] turned [[Realmspace]]-wandering minion of [[Hadar]].<ref name="IC">{{Cite game/Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms}}</ref>
{{refs}}
 
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[[Category:Warforged| ]]
 
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==Appendix==
[[Category:Constructs]]
 
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===Appearances===
[[Category:Humanoids]]
 
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:;Video Games
[[Category:Natural creatures]]
 
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::''[[Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms]]''
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===External Links===
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* {{EW}}
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===References===
 
{{Refs}}

Revision as of 15:14, 22 May 2020

Warforged were a rare race of humanoid constructs created through powerful rituals.[3] Warforged averaged 6′‒6′6″ (1.8‒2 m) and were made up of bulky (albeit resilient) metallic or stone bodies that weighed roughly 270‒300 lb (120‒140 kg).[6] Extremely powerful and durable, warforged were able fighters.[7] Unlike most constructs, warforged were fully self-aware and maintained mental faculties on par with elves, humans, or similar races.[citation needed]

Description

Warforged were physically impressive humanoids made up of magically enchanted materials. The "skin" of a warforged was made of hardened materials such as metal or stone. Beneath this lay the skeleton, made up of similar materials, and the "musculature" of the warforged, made up of leather, wooden fibers, or any leather-like material. Throughout the warforged's body were vessels resembling the circulatory system of organic creatures, complete with a blood-like fluid. The arms of a warforged ended in hands with two fingers and a thumb while the feet of the constructs were likewise two-toed.[6]

The faces of warforged were simple and vague in their features, with beak-like jaws, heavy brows, glowing eyes, runic markings and little else. The most important marking for any warforged was their ghulra, the primordial word for "truth", a rune distinctive to each warforged which was placed upon their forehead.[6]

Warforged were completely sexless—though some did "adopt" genders—and were incapable of reproduction. Each warforged was individually created through ritual, like any other construct. The warforged's artificial nature also gave the race a unique relationship to pain, which seemed limited to actual injury. This allowed warforged to modify themselves with some ease, giving them a varied appearance in spite of their lack of inherent biological diversity. Warforged's artificial nature also meant they did not need to eat, drink, or breathe. Likewise, warforged did not need to sleep but did nonetheless require rest in a fully-aware state for a period of at least four hours.[6]

Personality

WarforgedJuggernautPath

Warforged Juggernaut

Warforged took their name from their original purpose, as soldiers, and many had a dutiful attitude towards life, taking pleasure from fulfilling commands. Warforged as a whole had a strong work ethic and shared an aversion to failure. Warforged were capable of fear, often of death or pain, as much as other race and they could come to hate the sources of these fears just as easily. Warforged were also capable of loyalty and joy, particularly in relations to friends and allies and could be driven to anger when their loves or goals were threatened. However, warforged as a whole exhibited a simple-minded and reserved approach to life with straightforward goals and reactionary passions.[6]

Since warforged were created in a state of physical maturity, many exhibited a childlike perspective that was often mistaken as naïve or emotionally crippled; this was not necessarily true. Some warforged, in fact, developed a particularly sophisticated view of the world, ever curious about its mysteries in part due to the odd nature of their creation. Many wondered where they might go in death and if they even have souls.[8] Some created deeply ordered philosophies to govern themselves or maintained a perpetual list of tasks to occupy themselves with. Others fell in with the religions and mindsets of other races. Some warforged even lived long enough to develop a deep and weathered personality as tempered by time as that of other races.[6]

Notable Warforged

Appendix

Appearances

Video Games
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms

External Links

References