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====Ambulatory Mana Refinery (AMaR)====

The Ambulatory Mana Refinery (or AMaR for short), colloquially known as the "Factory Man" is considered by some to be a "sign of the times" and a herald of the death of a nature-centric worldview in these changing times. The Benaloran Alchemist Engineer Mikhail Miranus however sought a more peaceful purpose with his creations. These hulking beings were very much like the golems we are acquainted with, but without a soul. Their movements and processes were entirely automatic and controlled by the engineers without fail.

The truth, in fact, is much more complex. According to what fragmented reports there are, it came to being sometime around 4E year 562 coinciding with the death of renowned Alchemist Engineer, Mikhail "Madman" Miranus. Scattered newsrolls leading up to the event mention of Miranus' promise of of an invention to, and I quote, "Revolutionize our burgeoning industry while, at the same time, allowing the common folk to still maintain their touch with nature." His death by a chemical explosion which obliterated his laboratory, along with any remains of the good doctor, his country manor and several wooded acres around his property, was the end of the situation. From then on the scattered reports of "Factory man" began to surface. The creature, despite its reported size, has not yet been verified nor witnessed in any official account, but there is much evidence to its existence: massive footprints, brass casings and bits found near eyewitness locations, and uprooted trees that have been seemingly devoured are well known. As stated before, no official accounts exist and the beast, if that is what it is, is considered a cryptid.

In his annals, the great explorer Ezel Carbane mentions his travels into the mysterious eastern lands of Benalor. In his time, it has been rumored that it once housed a great empire of steel and smoke, an empire whose ruins would inspire the devious minds of Vashial magi to construct their Dreadnoughts centuries later.

But Carbane and his crew came across a peculiar AMaR ruin which apparently took in too much mana for its specifications to manage. However, it wasn't destroyed, but rather gained a degree of sentience and was very much alive. His daughter Prifa, who traveled with her father and would become the Chancellor of the Imperial University upon his death, fearlessly approached the AMaR, who insisted on being called "Rusty" for some reason. They struck a friendship which allowed Carbane and company to have it accompany them on the voyage back to the University, a truly wonderful asset to have in our stock!

Of note is one eyewitness account by a Miranda Rivernell who said she met the being up close and described it as looking "cute" and "huge and really nice, but a bit sad-looking." It should be noted that the girl was 5 years old at the time, so her descriptions could be written off as a child's fanciful imagination.

*'''Bolruk, Elemental of Earth'''
*'''Frostman, The'''
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