Construct

**Constructs** are creatures that are created, not born: inanimate material animated by magic.

## **Types of construct**

* Adranach - Constructs of mithral and astral energy crafted by spellwrights of the League of Miracles
* Animated armor
* Animated object
	+ Animated broom
	+ Animated kitchen knife
	+ Animated table
* Carrowhulk
* Clay warden
* Flying sword
* Gearkeeper construct
	+ Gear Warden - An updated version of the gearkeeper construct
* Golem
	+ Adamantine golem
	+ Chain golem
	+ Clay golem
	+ Cobalt golem
	+ Flesh-stitched automaton
	+ Flesh golem
	+ Forge guardian
	+ Iron golem
	+ Mage hunter golem
	+ Platinum golem
	+ Ruidium golem
	+ Sandstone golem
	+ Stone golem
* Helmed horror
* Hodmedod
* Living doll
* Ruidium elephant
* Rug of Smothering
* Shield guardian
* Taxman
* Vox seeker

### **Related race**

Aeormatons, although fitting the definition of a construct, are nevertheless classified as humanoid, and at least one, Fresh Cut Grass, is known to have a soul.

## **History**

### **The Founding and the Age of Arcanum**

Moradin created forge guardians to protect the smithies where the first dwarves were created. In turn, the dwarves of the Age of Arcanum were the first mortals to succeed at creating golems; they created legions of golems to protect their settlements.

## **Notable constructs**

### **Campaign One**

* Doty: A series of automatons created by Taryon Darrington
* Fassbender: Stone golem owned by Master Quall, used by Vox Machina to ambush Umbrasyl

### ***Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting***

* The Black King: A statue in Westruun that animates into a particularly intelligent, mounted stone golem when the city is under attack.

### **Campaign Two**

* Gear Warden
* Willi: Adamantine golem created by the Mighty Nein in the golem workshop of the Folding Halls of Halas, later transferred to Yussa Errenis

### ***Critical Role: Call of the Netherdeep***

* Ruidium elephants
* Alyxian the Hunter: A relentless ruidium golem resembling the human champion.

### **Campaign Three**

* Automatons of the Division of Public Benefit: Apple Pie, Oatmeal, Pussy, and Thunderstorm

## **Trivia**

* Because constructs do not have blood, they are unaffected by hemocraft (blood magic). Likewise, their lack of life force makes them immune to the Call of the Shadowseeds ability of druids of the Circle of the Blighted and the Wraithstorm ability of wraithroot trees.
* Barbarians who follow the Path of the Juggernaut deal extra damage to constructs with their melee attacks.

## **References**

1. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, pp. 223–225.
2. ↑ See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, p. 60. See also p. 246.
3. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 104.
4. ↑ See "The Draw of Destiny" (3x01) at 1:38:09.
5. ↑ See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, p. 248.
6. ↑ See "Breaking and Entering..." (3x20) at 3:34:24.
7. ↑ See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, p. 248. See also p. 60.
8. ↑ See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, p. 290.
9. ↑ See "The Search For Bob" (Sx45) at 2:54:38.
10. ↑ See "Bats Out of Hell" (1x93) at 3:52:22.
11. ↑ See "Between a Ball and a Hot Place" (2x129) at 37:45.
12. ↑ See "A Traveler's Gamble" (1x66) at 36:00.
13. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, pp. 239–240.
14. ↑ See "Deals in the Dark" (1x92) at 2:22:40.
15. ↑ See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, pp. 248–249.
16. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 241. See also p. 239.
17. ↑ See "The Story of Vox Machina" (Sx06) at 3:52.
18. ↑ See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, p. 122.
19. ↑ See "From Door to Door" (2x81) at 0:21:35.  The creature was identified at 3:49:43.
20. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 242. See also p. 239.
21. ↑ See "Enter Vasselheim" (1x16) at 2:38:06.
22. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 243. See also p. 239.
23. ↑ See *Call of the Netherdeep*, p. 160.
24. ↑ See "*Dungeons & Dragons* Campaign Tips" (1x12) at 2:53:02.
25. ↑ See "At Dawn, We Plan!" (1x53) at 1:37:39.
26. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 92.
27. ↑ See "Beyond the Heart City" (E1x07) at 2:03:30.
28. ↑ See "Reunions" (1x33) at 1:23:33.
29. ↑ See "Breaking and Entering..." (3x20) at 2:44:46.
30. ↑ See *Call of the Netherdeep*, pp. 95–97.
31. ↑ See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, p. 60.
32. ↑ See "Midnight Espionage" (2x12) at 2:51:00.
33. ↑ See "The Draw of Destiny" (3x01) at 39:13.
34. ↑ See "Trial of the Take: Part 4" (1x21) at 3:05:36.
35. ↑ See *Call of the Netherdeep*, p. 130.
36. ↑ See *Explorer's Guide to Wildemount*, p. 270.
37. ↑ See "Critical Role Campaign 2 Wrap Up" (Sx56) at 3:30:28.  Aeormatons are the Exandrian version of warforged, so they'd presumably use the same statistics, and therefore are humanoid.
38. ↑ See "A Dark Balance" (3x38) at 2:10:05.
39. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 239.
40. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting*, p. 7.
41. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting*, p. 61.
42. ↑ See *Call of the Netherdeep*, p. 95.
43. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 165. See also p. 179, regarding some abilities of Blood Magic wizards.
44. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 172.
45. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting*, p. 102.
46. ↑ See *Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn*, p. 166.

**Art:**

1. ↑ Official art of an adranach and a master adranach next to a humanoid mage, by Genel Jumalon (source). Used with permission.
2. ↑ Official art of Vox Machina retrieving the arcane cortex from the iron golem guarding Sevil Howthess's tomb in the Shadebarrow, by Wendy Sullivan Green (source). Used with permission.
3. ↑ Fan art of Vox Machina fighting Anders and his helmed horrors, by HollyOakhill (source). Used with permission.
4. ↑ Fan art of the battle with animated objects that brought Bells Hells together in Jrusar, by Amaury Allaire (source). Used with permission.
5. ↑ Fan art of Doty, by Jessica Nguyen (source). Used with permission.
6. ↑ Fan art of Little Willi, by BlackSalander (source). Used with permission.