War Golems

War Golems are military constructs used throughout history by many different powers. Golems are most commonly associated with the Empire because of the increased use by the royals. Many golems were destroyed after the fall of the empire and few people are able to create them today.

History
Golems were first created during the first age by few powerful geomancers. Initially they had to be manually charged by their creators which severely limited their size. After the empire adopted the technology with the refined mage crack they were able to increase their size. These newer more powerful golems were used as siege weapons and shock troops. After the soul network technology took off the empire was able to create golems of even larger sizes.

Variations
Under the empire several varieties of war golems were created each with more specific functions. From peacekeeping to fighting fires to construction work, its no wonder that golems are almost always associated with the empire.

The Royals
Starting with empire something a specially crafted war golem was created for every leader of the empire. A carved face would be added to mimic the look of the emperor or empress. Every one was built to their each unique specifications and starting with emperor blank their bodies would actually be interred inside the golem after death.

Plague Golems
Created by the royal apothecaries and the alchemy guild these golems were designed to completely devastate enemy troops. These golems would emit a vicious miasma as they walked through enemy formations. Breathing in this cloud does nothing at first but within a few days infected soldiers will start to show symptoms. Many surviving soldiers would spread this to other troops when they went back to camp. Many times if the empire lost a battle the enemy army would disintegrate either way.

Flame Golems
An effective anti-troop weapon was created by the empire to aid in their conquest. Large golems with tanks of super fuel able to burn entire platoons alive. The flame golems used more traditional oil back in the days of the empire but in the renaissance the new discovery of greek fire makes refurbished golems much more destructive.

Siege Golems
This variation of golem is specifically designed for siege use. These are massive constructs designed to smash through and possibly even climb walls. Some were supposedly hundreds of feet high and had massive soul reactors to power them. Many had areas for archers to stand inside allowing them to have a roaming fortress to fire from.