Hrymn

**Hrymn** is a golem made of lodestone that was somehow forgotten on a disc-shaped celestial body.

## Personality

Hrymn, being a golem, does not possess any emotions.

## History

### Origin

Crafted by dwarves, Hrymn is a relic of an age even before the Mage Imperium, millennia old. Not much is known of this time period, but it is known that all biological life on the disc where Hrymn was found was wiped out long ago. The crew of the *Taigun* found him defending the sanctum from the horrors of the void, and upon liberating him, took him back to the ship.

### On the Taigun

*Main article: The Deep Ether Campaign*
Finding himself on the Taigun, Hrymn soon proved himself to be a useful acquisition. His ability to manipulate magnetic fields, as well as being a 2,300 lb magnetite juggernaut immune to psionic powers soon proved to be extremely useful in close-quarters combat against the horrors of the aether. In particular, Hrymn found that, being metallic and mobile, as well as being conductive, allowed him to superheat himself and boil enemies alive through prolonged contact. In one such fight, he was mounted by Lumbergh, and charged into combat against a contingent of Gul'Dan to extreme effectiveness. Unfortunately, his heat led to Lumbergh losing his arm as it melted upon contact with the golem, a loss that Lumbergh has been unable to forgive.

Despite his powerful physical abilities, Hrymn nonetheless sustained irreparable damage to his body, which slowly began to manifest itself as mental episodes and hallucinations. Particularly during the fight with the Ophidian, seeing Klaus start devouring the still living Ophidian sparked a terrible memory within Hrymn, seeing the collapse of the Dwarven sanctum start with Dwarves for some reason consuming each other. Shaken by this experience, Hrymn started pondering the meaning of his memories, and pursued further experiences that might elicit further memories from his vault.

Hrymn died during the fight with the Rainbow Serpent in 380 A.U., dissolving in a burst of etheric energy to become one with the background radiation of the universe. Hrymn's sacrifice aboard the Naga fighter made possible the daring assault of Faolan, Dietmar, and Dundee into the mind of the Rainbow Serpent. He died not knowing whether that sacrifice was in vain, but history would remember how the Lodestone Golem from the lonely Panopticon proved instrumental in the final vengeance of Episur against the Naga, their last tormentors. As far as Hrymn was concerned, however, his last moment was a fitting and comforting culmination of millennia of frustrated vengeance—to the golem, in that instant, it all hung beautifully together. The Forge Fathers would have been proud, and the ether was a beautiful place to die.

Years after the KM expedition, Klaus turned over copies of the Lithographs of Hrymn for preservation; discovered within them were the secrets of golem fabrication. Klaus, on Hrymn's behalf, became the father of a new generation of golems.

## Trivia

* Hrymn's ability to manipulate magnetic fields allows him to craft ablative armor to deflect physical attacks. This is particularly effective after he finds a coating of adamantium particulate.