Mechanon (Mek-An-On)

Mechanons are magical robots who were created by the Kepek during The First Fae Invasion to help fight the back fae. Their lack of need for things like food or sleep made them ideal foot soldiers and sentries for high-value locations to not just the Kepek but anyone who purchased some. The Kepek designed the Mechanons to resemble other creatures living in Redbane in attempts to make them seem less intimidating to their customers, though their success on that front is debatable. Despite being sold to so many, the Kepek kept the methods behind their creation and even repair a closely guarded secret, even from the mechanons themselves. After The First Fae Invasion ended, the Kepek were able to use the mechanon to convince the other nations to allow them to keep their settlements in the Faewatch mountains independent, as the mechanons could maintain a watch over The Salted Lands. Over time the mechanons began learning from the other humanoids and even their fae foes, seemingly developing a true consciousness all on their own. Despite being sentient, most mechanons still live in Faewatch and the Faeguard Mountains, continuing to fulfil their original purpose, but a few have ventured out into the world to find their own paths.

Types of Mechanon

All mechanons resemble one of the other races of Redbane or mechanical animals, with each type being built for a specific purpose:

Drakuri

these Mechanons resemble the Drakuri or Drakura and were built to be warriors and close-combat battle

Elithi

Mechanon's designed after the Elithi are typically assassins or otherwise long-distance fighters

Centaur

Mechanons with the bodies of Centaurs are designed to be able to carry and haul heavy loads, or transport people

Ashessi and Grippli

These Mechanons are designed to be scouts, with Ashessi being better for ground-based scouting and Grippli being better for scouting terrain with heavy tree coverage

Human

Humanoid Mechanons are designed as all-purpose bots who can do a little of everything

Shell-back

Shellback Mechanons are defenders. They are designed to be the front line and act as a shield in battle

animal

Mechanons with animal-like bodies are new, but were created to help the mechanon scouting the The Faemeld not be noticed by the hostile fae as easily

Mechanon Players

Mechanons, functionally, are very similar to Automatons. Players wishing to play as a mechanon should use the rules found here:https://2e.aonprd.com/Ancestries.aspx?ID=48, simply replace the "Utopian" language with Mechnid.

Genetic Ancestor(s)