Warforged

Created during the Elven Era by the Augur Elves, the Warforged- or the Forged, as they were once known- were mechanical beings created through the use of Soul Magic to create Magitek.

Warforged were different from other machines created with Magitek due to being ensouled. A soul would have it's memory wiped and be placed inside the magitek body, these souls would often belong to "lesser" species like Humans, conquered enemies, or prisoners. It is said that the procedure to create a Warforged was nightmarishly unpleasant- thankfully very few seem to remember the experience.

Various types of Forged were created over many years, each specifically built and designed for a task. They worked as a servant class for the Augury where they would be used as cleaners, child-rearers, police, service technicians, guards- basically any job that the Augur Elves did not want to do.

When the Winter Kingdom began it's war, most of the Forged became repurposed as soldiers known as the Warforged. They proved to be a double-edged knife, as Miasma would seep into their bodies unaware and leak out once they returned home, creating monsters inside the walls of the Augury cities. Out of fear, the Augur Elves sought to destroy all of the Warforged, causing the Warforged to rebel. Without any other means of protection, the Augury fell.

In the Dawn Era, the Warforged that remain vary greatly. While some have gone eccentric and dangerous from millenia without orders, others have found innner peace and freedom in their new existences. No new warforged have been created in over two thousand years, leading those who remain to be a solitary and ever-decreasing number.

## History

### Elven Era

The Warforged of the Elven Era were known as the "Forged", and served a variety of purposes in the Augury. They would do any menial task assigned with fierce devotion. Some would be treated as something similar to beloved pets, while others were simply machines built for a variety of jobs.

### Long Night Era

During the Long Night Era, the Forged were repurposed into a military fighting machine to protect the Augury and redubbed the Warforged. This proved to be a fatal error. While the Warforged were incapable of being corrupted by miasma, their cores proved able to hold onto it- Miasma would infiltrate the cities via their bodies and spread to infect the people who they met, as well as the city power lines.

Eventually, the Augury tried to destroy all the Warforged out of fear, causing many to flee, or fight back, hastening the downfall of the Augury.

### Dawn Era

There hasn't been a recorded case of a new Warforged being created in the Dawn Era, instead the Warforged who remain are those who survived the Long Night. Many roam lost and homeless, while others have devoted themselves to a purpose.

## Birth

Warforged are not born in the traditional way, instead they are created. First, a magitek form must be created for the being to inhabit, once this is complete, the still-living soul is ripped out of a body and placed inside the form. This experience is likely traumatic, and is often a Warforged's first memory.

Before the procedure, most Warforged have their memories erased. While some were volunteers, many were criminals or slaves forced into the procedure. How much of their lives prior to the creation they remember varies, some may know nothing while others may have brief glimmers. Those who were shown to have too many memories of their past lives were usually terminated, although some escaped.