Gehraaks

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Gehraak’s are powerful humanoid creatures that have been grafted into mechanical knight’s armor. This hulking beast is capable of accomplishing many feats with ease. Commanding officers spend years in school, training to control these powerful monstrosities. These powerful creatures are forged in different Gehr-smithies around the world embodying them with different elements, giving them strengths and abilities.

## Gehraak Types

— Ven’Gehraak – Basic used in all types of combat
— Altor’Gehraak – A defensive unit designed to block and hold a fortress

-     Enlarged arms

-    Thick Shields

— Gund’Gehraak – An offensive unit designed to attack heavily Armored positions

-    Powerful range/explosive weapons

— Imperial Gehraak – Advanced unites stationed deep within the Ashen Spire

— Arne’Gehraak – Flying units designed to bombard the enemy from above or at a distance

-    Wings that span 20ft with deployable air balloon

-    Shoulder mounted Fire-spears launcher

-     Underbody Bombs

— Mörser Gehraak – 20ft units capable of wiping out cities in a single day.

-    Four arms that rotate into forward position. Two short and bulky arms which pneumatic, flame throwing, battering rams on their forearms, they also act as shields. Two smaller and longer used for wielding the Siege Hammer. A ballista is attached to this left arm.

-    Siege Hammer - A hammer with a retractable chained claw on the end for grabbing rocks and launching them. (Claw can also be launched for combat purposes.) When attached to their back, it becomes a fully functioning Trebuchet.

-    Heavy artillery cannons protruding from the shoulders.

## History

Gehraak’s were created by the ancient Veteribus as workers to create buildings in harsh environments that humans couldn’t work in. Using their abilities to create Homunculi, they constructed these powerful creatures. Unlike the homunculi, Gehr’s had trouble taking complex commands. Thus they discovered a way to like men to Gehraaks, called pilots.

When it became time for the great war, they began modifying the Gehraak’s for combat purposes. This created several different types of Gehrs with several types even being repurposed for combat duties. Like the Arne’Gehraak, an aviation version designed to strike the enemy from above.

Once the great war ended, the Veteribus started to dismantle the war based Gehraaks. However, this wasn’t an easy process. With several killing the pilots along with destroying themselves. Along with the decline of the Veteribus, the Gehraak’s feel into ruin. Years passed before the empire began to create their own.

## Creation

Gehraaks are created by first ‘growing’ a homunculus, then infusing it with Aether to create a beastly humanoid creature. (Similar to a Drudge) Once the beast is ready, they graft its body to a specialized automata. That has been hollowed out like a suit of armor. Then several living plants are placed inside the shell to help connect the Homunculus and the automata. It is then placed inside a pool of Refined Aether, that slowly binds the construct together, creating a Gehraak.