Clockwork Aide

The dwarf arranged various pieces of metal, gears, and scraps across a wooden table. The lantern light gleamed orange off the parts. The dwarf scratched at her beard, nodding as she pictured what she could create out of all this. A new guard? The healers had requested more help, perhaps a mobile construct to assist them on the battlefield.

She glanced sidelong at the smaller clockwork aide beside her. “What do you think? What do we need?”

The clockwork aide considered the pile before it, eyes glowing a soft green. It was a gangly, dexterous construct, and it had served as her building assistant for years.

It pointed to a few small parts on the table, pieces that would serve well as fingers used for detail work.

The dwarf rubbed her gloved hands together. “A medical assistant it is, then!”

She got to work. Clockwork aides are developed by the Riftwatchers using their innovative runemancy. Hopping from world to world chasing the Chaos Legion, the Riftwatchers learned to capitalize on restoring scraps and junk. One of the creations that came from this ingenuity is the clockwork aide.

These constructs are made from mismatched parts brought to life through runemancy. They serve multiple purposes depending on how they are built. The larger ones lift heavy items and perform manual labor. Smaller, more dexterous ones perform detailed tasks and assist runemancers or medics with their work. Others are built for battle or sentry work.

Clockwork aides have become an essential part of the Riftwatchers. They bring new purpose to the salvaged scraps and help daily life carry on when many of the Riftwatchers have their focus on the Chaos Legion.