Automaton

An automaton (plural: automata or automatons) is a magically animated construct. "Automaton" does not have a strict mechanical definition and is instead broadly applied to a varied range of constructs. Automata are most often made of metal, but they may also be made of stone, clay, flesh, or fabric. Though most automata are not sentient, Aeormatons are a sentient people. Other notable examples of automata are golems and vox seekers and, from the Age of Arcanum, carrowhulks, hodmedods, Taxmen. Notable automaton characters include Doty, Willi, and the Aeromatons Devexian and Fresh Cut Grass.

History
Automata were common throughout the Age of Arcanum. They were of "incredible designs" and built to perform a wide variety of functions. Aeor developed Aeormatons, sentient automata who fought to be free and became citizens of the city. Sentience is unique to Aeormatons even among Age of Arcanum automata; in the Post-Divergence, sentience is indicative of an Aeormaton.

In Avalir, Nydas Okiro and the Golden Scythe produced a number of types of automata, including carrowhulks (to ferry people through the city), hodmedods (to perform simple tasks), and Taxman (for war with the mages of Aeor). The guild hall of the Golden Scythe was full of busy automata as they prepared for the Replenishment.

Notable automatons
The following types of constructs have been described as automatons or individuals who are a type of construct that has been described as an automaton.

Types of automatons

 * Aeormaton
 * Carrowhulk
 * Gearkeeper construct
 * Golem
 * Hodmedod
 * Taxman
 * Vox seeker

Individual automatons

 * Centurion, massive golem still guarding the ruins of Aeor from intruders after the city fell
 * Devexian, Aeormaton dis-animated in Aeor when the city fell and re-animated in 836 PD by the Mighty Nein
 * Dweomer, Aeormaton research assistant to Laerryn Coramar-Seelie in Avalir
 * Doty, series of automatons built in Wildemount by Taryon Darrington to be his servant and friend
 * Fassbender, stone golem belonging to Quall that Vox Machina kept for a time
 * Fresh Cut Grass, Aeormaton adventuring through Marquet with the Bells Hells in 843 PD
 * Gear Warden, errant clockwork warden originally built by Cleff Tinkertop to guard the Gearhole Prison in Hupperdook
 * Willi, golem constructed by the Mighty Nein in the Folding Halls following the research of Halas, an Age of Arcanum archmage