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	==AD&D==		==AD&D==
	[[File:Marut 2e.jpg\|x300px~~\|thumb~~\|right~~\|A Marut as it apperas in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium.~~]]		[[File:Marut MC8.jpg\|left\|300px]]
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	Maruts made their first appearance in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, where they are stated and detailed in passing in the original [[Manual of the Planes]] [[splatbook]]. This information is extremely bare-bones; maruts are presented as [[golem]]-like servitors of the god Rudra, having the form of "great, red-eyed, unliving giants carved from polished black stone and dressed in gold armor with wide plates on the shoulders and armbands".		Maruts made their first appearance in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, where they are stated and detailed in passing in the original [[Manual of the Planes]] [[splatbook]]. This information is extremely bare-bones; maruts are presented as [[golem]]-like servitors of the god Rudra, having the form of "great, red-eyed, unliving giants carved from polished black stone and dressed in gold armor with wide plates on the shoulders and armbands".

	They would subsequently be updated to 2nd edition in the Outer Planes ~~edition of the Monstrous Compendium~~ Appendix ~~for [[Planescape]]~~. Although described in more detail here, the base concept is still quite simple; maruts are literally [[angel]]-[[golem]]s, combining divine power and allegiance to a deity with the single-minded purposefulness of a golem. They exist only to serve their god's will; nothing more. Though still described as having been first created by Rudra, they have also spread into the hands of other gods, mostly as payments from Rudra.		They would subsequently be updated to 2nd edition in the Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix. Although described in more detail here, the base concept is still quite simple; maruts are literally [[angel]]-[[golem]]s, combining divine power and allegiance to a deity with the single-minded purposefulness of a golem. They exist only to serve their god's will; nothing more. Though still described as having been first created by Rudra, they have also spread into the hands of other gods, mostly as payments from Rudra.
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	==3e==		==3e==
	[[File:Inevitables Regular.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|A Marut ~~as they appear in 3e is seen~~ on the right.]]		[[File:Inevitables Regular.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Marut on the right.]]
	In 3rd edition, Maruts were reinvented, most prominently by gaining an extended family... who haven't appeared in any edition since. The reason why the [[Inevitable]]s came to be is unknown, but we know that [[Modron]]s were pushed out of the spotlight in this edition due to being regarded as "too goofy". It's possible the aim was to minimize the outcry for modrons returning by filling the niche of "[[golem]]esque mechanical outsider" with Inevitables.		In 3rd edition, Maruts were reinvented, most prominently by gaining an extended family... who haven't appeared in any edition since. The reason why the [[Inevitable]]s came to be is unknown, but we know that [[Modron]]s were pushed out of the spotlight in this edition due to being regarded as "too goofy". It's possible the aim was to minimize the outcry for modrons returning by filling the niche of "[[golem]]esque mechanical outsider" with Inevitables.

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	==4e==		==4e==
	[[File:Marut 4e.jpg\|300px~~\|thumb~~\|right~~\|Marut as they appear in 4e.~~]]		[[File:Marut 4e.jpg\|300px\|right]]
	In 4th edition, maruts changed yet again, losing their [[Inevitable]] kindred. Ironically, they gained a lot of personality in this edition, being described as thinking, philosophical beings with individual minds and personalities. Maruts of the [[World Axis]] were created by the gods to be the ultimate adjudicators; completely impartial judges who would thusly be wise enough to act as mediators even the gods could not argue with.		In 4th edition, maruts changed yet again, losing their [[Inevitable]] kindred. Ironically, they gained a lot of personality in this edition, being described as thinking, philosophical beings with individual minds and personalities. Maruts of the [[World Axis]] were created by the gods to be the ultimate adjudicators; completely impartial judges who would thusly be wise enough to act as mediators even the gods could not argue with.

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	==5e==		==5e==
	[[File:Marut 5e.jpg\|200px~~\|thumb~~\|left~~\|A Marut as they appear in 5e.~~]]		[[File:Marut 5e.jpg\|200px\|left]]
	Ironically, when maruts returned to 5th edition in "[[Mordenkainen]]'s Tome of Foes", they actually borrowed a fair bit from their 4e lore. In this edition, inevitables have returned, to some extent, but they aren't detailed beyond the barest details. Maruts, and other inevitables, are once again celestial [[golem]]s, created by Primus, the god-mind of the [[Modron]] race as enforcers. In this edition, Primus has created a building in [[Sigil]] called the Hall of Concordance, for the purpose of promoting law by forging unbreakable contracts. Maruts (and other inevitables) exist to enforce these contracts, and as such a marut-enforced contract is regarded as completely binding.		Ironically, when maruts returned to 5th edition in "[[Mordenkainen]]'s Tome of Foes", they actually borrowed a fair bit from their 4e lore. In this edition, inevitables have returned, to some extent, but they aren't detailed beyond the barest details. Maruts, and other inevitables, are once again celestial [[golem]]s, created by Primus, the god-mind of the [[Modron]] race as enforcers. In this edition, Primus has created a building in [[Sigil]] called the Hall of Concordance, for the purpose of promoting law by forging unbreakable contracts. Maruts (and other inevitables) exist to enforce these contracts, and as such a marut-enforced contract is regarded as completely binding.

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	For the first time, maruts have undergone a genuine change of appearance. Heightening their resemblance to modrons, 5e maruts appear as armor-plated giants of clockwork innards, with no head but a prominent hunch where the head should be, into which is set a single, ever-staring, organic-looking eye. Below this is the indentation into which the marut's golden disk is inset in order to activate it.		For the first time, maruts have undergone a genuine change of appearance. Heightening their resemblance to modrons, 5e maruts appear as armor-plated giants of clockwork innards, with no head but a prominent hunch where the head should be, into which is set a single, ever-staring, organic-looking eye. Below this is the indentation into which the marut's golden disk is inset in order to activate it.

			Good luck fighting them; their attacks automatically hit and automatically deal maximum damage, with the marut passing all saves. Dice are a tool of Chaos!

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	==AD&D==		==AD&D==
	[[File:Marut 2e.jpg\|x300px\|thumb\|right\|A Marut as it apperas in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium.]]		[[File:Marut 2e.jpg\|x300px\|thumb\|right\|A Marut as it apperas in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium.]]
	Maruts made their first appearance in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, where they are stated and detailed in passing in the original [[Manual of the Planes]] [[splatbook]]. This information is extremely bare-bones; maruts are presented as [[golem]]-like servitors of the god Rudra, having the form of "great, red-eyed, unliving giants carved from polished black stone and dressed in gold armor with wide ~~plats~~ on the shoulders and armbands".		Maruts made their first appearance in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, where they are stated and detailed in passing in the original [[Manual of the Planes]] [[splatbook]]. This information is extremely bare-bones; maruts are presented as [[golem]]-like servitors of the god Rudra, having the form of "great, red-eyed, unliving giants carved from polished black stone and dressed in gold armor with wide plates on the shoulders and armbands".

	They would subsequently be updated to 2nd edition in the Outer Planes edition of the Monstrous Compendium Appendix for [[Planescape]]. Although described in more detail here, the base concept is still quite simple; maruts are literally [[angel]]-[[golem]]s, combining divine power and allegiance to a deity with the single-minded purposefulness of a golem. They exist only to serve their god's will; nothing more. Though still described as having been first created by Rudra, they have also spread into the hands of other gods, mostly as payments from Rudra.		They would subsequently be updated to 2nd edition in the Outer Planes edition of the Monstrous Compendium Appendix for [[Planescape]]. Although described in more detail here, the base concept is still quite simple; maruts are literally [[angel]]-[[golem]]s, combining divine power and allegiance to a deity with the single-minded purposefulness of a golem. They exist only to serve their god's will; nothing more. Though still described as having been first created by Rudra, they have also spread into the hands of other gods, mostly as payments from Rudra.

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	Anyway, in this edition, Maruts lost their connection to the gods; instead, they were entities of Cosmic Law, entrusted with the task of preserving one of the Great Laws of Reality in order to keep the [[multiverse]] from collapsing in on itself. Specifically, maruts in 3rd edition are custodians of the Law of Life & Death - "Thou shalt not cheat death". They go after any being who seeks to become free of death's grip, from powerful [[wizard]]s to ancient [[lich]]es and [[vampire]]s, as well as those who have a habit of being resurrected (like many [[adventurer]]s) and [[necromancer]]s (due to their creating [[undead]] in abundance), not stopping until they have destroyed their target or been destroyed. They gained exaggerated Roman Centurion-style helmets in this edition, and are noted as being the least-personable and most mechanically minded of their kinsfolk.		Anyway, in this edition, Maruts lost their connection to the gods; instead, they were entities of Cosmic Law, entrusted with the task of preserving one of the Great Laws of Reality in order to keep the [[multiverse]] from collapsing in on itself. Specifically, maruts in 3rd edition are custodians of the Law of Life & Death - "Thou shalt not cheat death". They go after any being who seeks to become free of death's grip, from powerful [[wizard]]s to ancient [[lich]]es and [[vampire]]s, as well as those who have a habit of being resurrected (like many [[adventurer]]s) and [[necromancer]]s (due to their creating [[undead]] in abundance), not stopping until they have destroyed their target or been destroyed. They gained exaggerated Roman Centurion-style helmets in this edition, and are noted as being the least-personable and most mechanically minded of their kinsfolk.

			As an [[Open Gaming License\|OGL]] monster, this incarnation of Marut appears in [[Pathfinder]]. They actually differ a lot in the transition, having gone from extraplanar constructs to proper outsiders with some construct features and now have con scores. The magical effects on its fists have been freed of an of 3.0 leftover that specified left and right hands for its natural attack.
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	==AD&D==		==AD&D==
	[[File:Marut 2e.jpg\|x300px\|thumb\|right\|A Marut as it apperas in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium.]]		[[File:Marut 2e.jpg\|x300px\|thumb\|right\|A Marut as it apperas in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium.]]
	Maruts made their first appearance in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, where they are stated and detailed in passing in the original [[Manual of the Planes]] [[splatbook]]. This information is extremely bare-bones; maruts are presented as [[golem]]-like servitors of the god Rudra, having the form of "great, red-eyed, unliving giants carved from polished black stone and dressed in gold armor with wide plats on the shoulders and ~~armbnds~~".		Maruts made their first appearance in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, where they are stated and detailed in passing in the original [[Manual of the Planes]] [[splatbook]]. This information is extremely bare-bones; maruts are presented as [[golem]]-like servitors of the god Rudra, having the form of "great, red-eyed, unliving giants carved from polished black stone and dressed in gold armor with wide plats on the shoulders and armbands".

	They would subsequently be updated to 2nd edition in the Outer Planes edition of the Monstrous Compendium Appendix for [[Planescape]]. Although described in more detail here, the base concept is still quite simple; maruts are literally [[angel]]-[[golem]]s, combining divine power and allegiance to a deity with the single-minded purposefulness of a golem. They exist only to serve their god's will; nothing more. Though still described as having been first created by Rudra, they have also spread into the hands of other gods, mostly as payments from Rudra.		They would subsequently be updated to 2nd edition in the Outer Planes edition of the Monstrous Compendium Appendix for [[Planescape]]. Although described in more detail here, the base concept is still quite simple; maruts are literally [[angel]]-[[golem]]s, combining divine power and allegiance to a deity with the single-minded purposefulness of a golem. They exist only to serve their god's will; nothing more. Though still described as having been first created by Rudra, they have also spread into the hands of other gods, mostly as payments from Rudra.

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	~~[[File:Marut 2e.jpg\|x400px\|thumb\|right\|A Marut as it apperas in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium.]]~~
	'''Maruts''' are a species of extraplanar [[golem]]-like [[monster]] that have appeared in every edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] to date. Their lore has changed a lot between editions, but the core idea of a single-minded, automaton-like pseudo-[[angel]]ic being has remained consistent throughout all editions.		'''Maruts''' are a species of extraplanar [[golem]]-like [[monster]] that have appeared in every edition of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] to date. Their lore has changed a lot between editions, but the core idea of a single-minded, automaton-like pseudo-[[angel]]ic being has remained consistent throughout all editions.

	==AD&D==		==AD&D==
			[[File:Marut 2e.jpg\|x300px\|thumb\|right\|A Marut as it apperas in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium.]]
	Maruts made their first appearance in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, where they are stated and detailed in passing in the original [[Manual of the Planes]] [[splatbook]]. This information is extremely bare-bones; maruts are presented as [[golem]]-like servitors of the god Rudra, having the form of "great, red-eyed, unliving giants carved from polished black stone and dressed in gold armor with wide plats on the shoulders and armbnds".		Maruts made their first appearance in [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition, where they are stated and detailed in passing in the original [[Manual of the Planes]] [[splatbook]]. This information is extremely bare-bones; maruts are presented as [[golem]]-like servitors of the god Rudra, having the form of "great, red-eyed, unliving giants carved from polished black stone and dressed in gold armor with wide plats on the shoulders and armbnds".

	They would subsequently be updated to 2nd edition in the Outer Planes edition of the Monstrous Compendium Appendix for [[Planescape]]. Although described in more detail here, the base concept is still quite simple; maruts are literally [[angel]]-[[golem]]s, combining divine power and allegiance to a deity with the single-minded purposefulness of a golem. They exist only to serve their god's will; nothing more. Though still described as having been first created by Rudra, they have also spread into the hands of other gods, mostly as payments from Rudra.		They would subsequently be updated to 2nd edition in the Outer Planes edition of the Monstrous Compendium Appendix for [[Planescape]]. Although described in more detail here, the base concept is still quite simple; maruts are literally [[angel]]-[[golem]]s, combining divine power and allegiance to a deity with the single-minded purposefulness of a golem. They exist only to serve their god's will; nothing more. Though still described as having been first created by Rudra, they have also spread into the hands of other gods, mostly as payments from Rudra.
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	Anyway, in this edition, Maruts lost their connection to the gods; instead, they were entities of Cosmic Law, entrusted with the task of preserving one of the Great Laws of Reality in order to keep the [[multiverse]] from collapsing in on itself. Specifically, maruts in 3rd edition are custodians of the Law of Life & Death - "Thou shalt not cheat death". They go after any being who seeks to become free of death's grip, from powerful [[wizard]]s to ancient [[lich]]es and [[vampire]]s, as well as those who have a habit of being resurrected (like many [[adventurer]]s) and [[necromancer]]s (due to their creating [[undead]] in abundance), not stopping until they have destroyed their target or been destroyed. They gained exaggerated Roman Centurion-style helmets in this edition, and are noted as being the least-personable and most mechanically minded of their kinsfolk.		Anyway, in this edition, Maruts lost their connection to the gods; instead, they were entities of Cosmic Law, entrusted with the task of preserving one of the Great Laws of Reality in order to keep the [[multiverse]] from collapsing in on itself. Specifically, maruts in 3rd edition are custodians of the Law of Life & Death - "Thou shalt not cheat death". They go after any being who seeks to become free of death's grip, from powerful [[wizard]]s to ancient [[lich]]es and [[vampire]]s, as well as those who have a habit of being resurrected (like many [[adventurer]]s) and [[necromancer]]s (due to their creating [[undead]] in abundance), not stopping until they have destroyed their target or been destroyed. They gained exaggerated Roman Centurion-style helmets in this edition, and are noted as being the least-personable and most mechanically minded of their kinsfolk.
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	4th edition introduced its own take on maruts in the 2nd [[Monster Manual]], and then fleshed them out further in "The Plane Above", a [[splatbook]] dedicated to the [[Astral Sea]].		4th edition introduced its own take on maruts in the 2nd [[Monster Manual]], and then fleshed them out further in "The Plane Above", a [[splatbook]] dedicated to the [[Astral Sea]].
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	World Axis maruts exist to preserve, honor and enforce contracts, a role that often leads to them acting as mercenaries, guards, police and other forms of enforcement. In truth, the maruts have their own great goal; to weave a web of contracts, favors and obligations that they can use to ultimately force the [[multiverse]] into adopting a more lawful, orderly format. Ironically, in creating the ultimate judges and mediators, the gods have created a race of would-be tyrants, compelled to seize ultimate power over the multiverse so they can rule it with an iron fist - not because they really want to, but because the clash between the ultimately lawless nature of reality and their own internal drives as beings of inflexible order and uncompromising law demands it.		World Axis maruts exist to preserve, honor and enforce contracts, a role that often leads to them acting as mercenaries, guards, police and other forms of enforcement. In truth, the maruts have their own great goal; to weave a web of contracts, favors and obligations that they can use to ultimately force the [[multiverse]] into adopting a more lawful, orderly format. Ironically, in creating the ultimate judges and mediators, the gods have created a race of would-be tyrants, compelled to seize ultimate power over the multiverse so they can rule it with an iron fist - not because they really want to, but because the clash between the ultimately lawless nature of reality and their own internal drives as beings of inflexible order and uncompromising law demands it.

	Mortals unfortunate enough to fall under marut control, which has happened in places that fell in ~~dept~~ to them, quickly learn that they are the most brutal and repressive of taskmasters. Completely lacking every single vulnerability, need or urge that mere mortals have, such as the requirements of food and sleep or the limits of memory, maruts demand blind adherence to every rule, no matter how small. Those who must live under their fist learn quickly that there is no pity, no compromise, no mercy; Obedience or Death, that is the only choice.		Mortals unfortunate enough to fall under marut control, which has happened in places that fell in debt to them, quickly learn that they are the most brutal and repressive of taskmasters. Completely lacking every single vulnerability, need or urge that mere mortals have, such as the requirements of food and sleep or the limits of memory, maruts demand blind adherence to every rule, no matter how small. Those who must live under their fist learn quickly that there is no pity, no compromise, no mercy; Obedience or Death, that is the only choice.

	4th edition introduced its own take on maruts in the 2nd [[Monster Manual]], and then fleshed them out further in "The Plane Above", a [[splatbook]] dedicated to the [[Astral Sea]].		4th edition introduced its own take on maruts in the 2nd [[Monster Manual]], and then fleshed them out further in "The Plane Above", a [[splatbook]] dedicated to the [[Astral Sea]].

1d4chan>Biggus Berrus at 21:00, 7 June 2018

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	For the first time, maruts have undergone a genuine change of appearance. Heightening their resemblance to modrons, 5e maruts appear as armor-plated giants of clockwork innards, with no head but a prominent hunch where the head should be, into which is set a single, ever-staring, organic-looking eye. Below this is the indentation into which the marut's golden disk is inset in order to activate it.		For the first time, maruts have undergone a genuine change of appearance. Heightening their resemblance to modrons, 5e maruts appear as armor-plated giants of clockwork innards, with no head but a prominent hunch where the head should be, into which is set a single, ever-staring, organic-looking eye. Below this is the indentation into which the marut's golden disk is inset in order to activate it.

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