Golemite

A dangerous category of Beasts thought to be related to the Elementick and Magitick, the Golemite are small creatures that are capable of inflicting tremendous damage. These small, insect-like creatures operate in swarms and animate (or reanimate) non-living matter through the use of a unique aura. They then move this matter as a vehicle and weapon. Often resembling crudely-made Golems of old, from which they get their name, these creatures are highly resistant to most spells and deeply territorial. Unlike most Beasts, Golemites will not often pursue victims for great distances, instead lairing near sources of magical energy on which they can feed and targeting those that come near in search of the same resources. They often appear in areas where ruins of a magical nature exist, and can sometimes pick up unusual properties both from the magic that they dwell near... and the more fleshy prey that they kill and consume.
Golemites are considered a major threat to delving Adventurers and others who explore ancient ruins; the creatures are common in 3rd Age and later constructions with any sort of magical signature and degree of abandonment. It's sometimes thought that their presence is an indicator that there may be ruins nearby, even if none are immediately obvious, leading some scholars to believe that such locations are the sites of former 3rd, 2nd, or even 1st Age ruins that are so utterly destroyed or consumed by the environment as to be indistinguishable from the natural world.
Golemites are generally best handled with brute force; unlike actual Golems, they're living creatures operating in and on an artificial shell. They can be killed through brute force and precision damage, and like conventional Golems the materials that make up their "bodies" can be affected with magic that may be unusually effective. For example, heating the metal of a Golemite swarm that happens to be inhabiting a suit of armor...
Category:Beast
Category:Gaea
Category:Canon
Category:NPC