Warforged Warforged are a rare race of humanoid construct s constructed through powerful ritual s . 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 . Extremely powerful and durable , warforged are able fighter s . Unlike most constructs , warforged are fully self - aware and maintain mental faculties on par with elves , human s , or similar races . 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 . The faces of warforged are simple and vague in their features , with beaklike jaws , heavy brows , glowing eyes , 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 . 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 . Living Construct : Warforged are living constructs and do not need to : Eat , drink , sleep or breathe . Composed of stone , metal and wood ; physically powerful ; crafted in multiple sizes and designs ; an iscription called " Ghulra " can disable material controls and material spell damage . Psychology . 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 . 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 . 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 .