Godherja Encyclopedia

The Kartharaddi Man (artifact)

A masterpiece of the lost clockwork art of the Kartharaddi, this humanoid automata stands two heads taller than an average man and is breathtakingly articulated, with delicate steel springs for tendons and disturbingly lifelike glass eyes which stare sightlessly. Before their downfall the Kartharadds went to great lengths to keep any information regarding these masterworks secret, and even today their intended purpose is a complete mystery hotly debated in Aversarian scholarly circles. Some claim that the Kartharadds were fabricating an army of fearless iron soldiers, others speculate that these were meant to house the human soul in an insane attempt at immortality. Whatever the true intentions behind this project, the deaths of their creators during the Night of the Bleeding Moon left it unfinished and inanimate. Despite this confusion, they are still objects of deep fascination and study. Six are known to have survived relatively intact into the modern day, and the Mayikprolollan boasts possession of two of these priceless artifacts.