Clay Golem

Source: Monster Manual (2024) p. 72. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)

Clay Golem

Guardian of Home and Heart

• Habitat. Urban
• Treasure. Relics

Clay golems are magical defenders made from earth and clay to protect places or communities. The materials used in creating clay golems originate from near the location the golems protect and often have special significance to their creators, such as clay from a holy site or bricks from a magical ruin. While some clay golems are masterfully sculpted to resemble living beings, others have only vaguely humanlike forms.

These golems obey their creators’ orders and protect what their makers value most. Some still follow these orders long after their creators’ deaths. Roll on or choose a result from the Clay Golem Orders table to inspire the commands a clay golem follows.

Clay Golem Orders

dice: 1d4	The Clay Golem Follows Orders To…
1	Block the path of anyone who enters a site with a weapon drawn.
2	Defend any member of their creator’s family or community who is threatened in its sight.
3	Prevent any Fiend from crossing a bridge.
4	Remove any who enter its creator’s workshop.
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