Golem
Golems are creatures from Jewish mythology, animated humanoid creatures made from inanimate material (typically clay) brought to live by holy words by Rabbis. Purposes for making a golem include general labor, labour in hostile conditions, defending treasures, places and tombs and killing the fuck out of antisemitic mobs. Comparable myths about animated statues can be found in other places, for example the Greek God Hephaestus creating gold and silver maidens to help him out.
Golems in Dungeons and Dragons
In D&D, Golems are mid-tier enemies. There's about as many kinds of Golem as there are things you could potentially make Golems out of, from quasi-robot Steel Golems to quasi-Frankenstein's Monster Flesh Golems. You could even use clay, if you're weird.
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