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| >//“Do you know how Constructs were first created? The machinery, of | >//“Do you know how Constructs were first created? The machinery, of |
| course, is all Gulpax’s design, but it took more than simple gearworks to breathe life into these metal shells. She snuck into Hosek, the Plane of Life, stealing the newly created souls of mortals from the Golden Rynar trees in the swamps of Elestria. As Gulpax likes to say, | course, is all Gulpax’s design, but it took more than simple gearworks to breathe life into these metal shells. She snuck into Hoshek, the Plane of Life, stealing the newly created souls of mortals from the Golden Rynar trees in the swamps of Elestria. As Gulpax likes to say, |
| to gain knowledge, one must be willing to defy the gods."// - Alpha-Zero - The Hive (GS-ADV3) | to gain knowledge, one must be willing to defy the gods."// - [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]] - The Hive (GS-ADV3) |
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| Constructs experience a full range of emotions, but sometimes express these emotions in ways that are difficult for others to understand. They are also just as diverse in their personalities and dispositions as all the other races, despite being artificial beings. Constructs were originally modeled after [[human|Humans]]; | Constructs experience a full range of emotions, but sometimes express these emotions in ways that are difficult for others to understand. They are also just as diverse in their personalities and dispositions as all the other races, despite being artificial beings. Constructs were originally modeled after [[human|Humans]]; |
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| >//“These were here in a chest with the [[gulpax_s_journal|journal]] [[gulpax|Gulpax the Crafter]] kept as she made the first Constructs. It says [[gulpax|Gulpax]] abducted a male [[human|Human]] in white robes and brought him here to study. She wanted our bodies to be just like his. So you see, my dream wasn’t exactly right, but it wasn’t exactly wrong either. How can that be?”// - [[b-143|B-143]], Gurlung Colossus (RPA-ADV9) | >//“These were here in a chest with the [[gulpax_s_journal|journal]] [[gulpax|Gulpax the Crafter]] kept as she made the first Constructs. It says [[gulpax|Gulpax]] abducted a male [[human|Human]] in white robes and brought him here to study. She wanted our bodies to be just like his. So you see, my dream wasn’t exactly right, but it wasn’t exactly wrong either. How can that be?”// - [[b-143|B-143]] - Gurlung Colossus (RPA-ADV9) |
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| Like their flesh-and-blood counterparts, Constructs require rest. This generally involves standing perfectly still to conserve and restore their energy, but they can also rest lying down or in a seated position. Although Constructs do not require a specific amount of sleep, they are capable of sleeping and even dreaming. | Like their flesh-and-blood counterparts, Constructs require rest. This generally involves standing perfectly still to conserve and restore their energy, but they can also rest lying down or in a seated position. Although Constructs do not require a specific amount of sleep, they are capable of sleeping and even dreaming. |
| >//“Do you know how Constructs were first created? The machinery, of course, is all [[gulpax|Gulpax’s]] design, but it took more than simple gearworks to breathe life into these metal shells. She snuck into [[hoshek|Hoshek, the Plane of Life]], stealing the newly created souls of mortals from the Golden Rynar trees in the swamps of Elestria. As [[gulpax|Gulpax]] likes to say, to gain knowledge, one must be willing to defy the gods."// - [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]], The Hive (GS-ADV3) | >//“Do you know how Constructs were first created? The machinery, of course, is all [[gulpax|Gulpax’s]] design, but it took more than simple gearworks to breathe life into these metal shells. She snuck into [[hoshek|Hoshek, the Plane of Life]], stealing the newly created souls of mortals from the Golden Rynar trees in the swamps of Elestria. As [[gulpax|Gulpax]] likes to say, to gain knowledge, one must be willing to defy the gods."// - [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]], The Hive (GS-ADV3) |
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| Contrary to popular belief, the [[gurlung_colossus|Gurlung Colossus]] was not the first Construct created by [[gulpax|Gulpax]], but it is among her most notable inventions [P.A.R.]. | Contrary to popular belief, the [[gurlung_colossus|Gurlung Colossus]] was not the first Construct created by [[gulpax|Gulpax]], but it is among her most notable inventions. |
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| Knowledge about how to build new Constructs was a closely guarded secret, known only to a few. By the year 2900, that knowledge was lost [P.A.R.]. | Knowledge about how to build new Constructs was a closely guarded secret, known only to a few. By the year 2900, that knowledge was lost. |
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| >//“You decided the right thing to do was to rediscover and preserve how to build Constructs, and that’s what you did.”// - [[metheos|Metheos]], Backstory Codex (BC-Artificer). | >//“You decided the right thing to do was to rediscover and preserve how to build Constructs, and that’s what you did.”// - [[metheos|Metheos]], Backstory Codex (BC-Artificer). |
| >//Those who are present for a Construct's first waking moments can exert enormous influence. Constructs are deeply affected by the first words they heard when they gain consciousness for the first time. A brief, carefully chosen statement can shape that Construct's “life purpose.”// - [source unidentified] | >//Those who are present for a Construct's first waking moments can exert enormous influence. Constructs are deeply affected by the first words they heard when they gain consciousness for the first time. A brief, carefully chosen statement can shape that Construct's “life purpose.”// - [source unidentified] |
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| >//“These are ancient Constructs, not like the ones you see nowadays,” he explains nervously. “They’re not dead. In fact, they haven’t even been born. Once activated, you can give them a life purpose. It can only be a few words.”// - Kern, Backstory Codex (BC-Split) | >//“These are ancient Constructs, not like the ones you see nowadays,” he explains nervously. “They’re not dead. In fact, they haven’t even been born. Once activated, you can give them a life purpose. It can only be a few words.”// - Kern - Backstory Codex (BC-Split) |
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| Constructs sometimes have a gender identity, but genders tend to be open and loosely defined. | Constructs sometimes have a gender identity, but genders tend to be open and loosely defined. |
