Geppettin
3 variants
Geppettin can be scary, adorable, or funny or anything in between. They can be made or come to life on their own. The life of a Geppettin is odd to say the least. They spend most of their time purposefully or unintentionally scary unsuspecting people that do not expect dolls to move.
Born of Feelings or Made to Order
Geppettin can occur in two ways. A master construct maker like a Golem artisan can make them or they can spontaneously become sentient as a beloved doll soaks in the emotions of those that loved them over time. They are less a race and more oddities born of magic but they are certainly living beings that share certain aspects though their forms can vary greatly.
Doll/Puppet People
Each Geppettin has a story about their creation. Were they lovingly made in the form of a beloved relative and made of porcelain, or were they silly looking and made of wood by a skilled construct maker to perform in a circus, or maybe they were simple in appearance and stitched by a poor parent who made it as a gift for their child. Though they are made of simple materials that are not strong on their own, the process of becoming sentient makes their components much more durable and able to heal like living flesh.
Charming or Uncanny
Geppettin usually evoke two feelings in those that see them: fear or delight. Most adults find the moving dolls to be horrifying while most children find them to be delightful. This can change based on the person though most are startled at first but can grow to love the uncanny doll. Though many never get over the chilling sensation of a doll beginning to move.
Geppettin can be scary, adorable, or funny or anything in between. They can be made or come to life on their own. The life of a Geppettin is odd to say the least. They spend most of their time purposefully or unintentionally scary unsuspecting people that do not expect dolls to move.
Born of Feelings or Made to Order
Geppettin can occur in two ways. A master construct maker like a Golem artisan can make them or they can spontaneously become sentient as a beloved doll soaks in the emotions of those that loved them over time. They are less a race and more oddities born of magic but they are certainly living beings that share certain aspects though their forms can vary greatly.
Doll/Puppet People
Each Geppettin has a story about their creation. Were they lovingly made in the form of a beloved relative and made of porcelain, or were they silly looking and made of wood by a skilled construct maker to perform in a circus, or maybe they were simple in appearance and stitched by a poor parent who made it as a gift for their child. Though they are made of simple materials that are not strong on their own, the process of becoming sentient makes their components much more durable and able to heal like living flesh.
Charming or Uncanny
Geppettin usually evoke two feelings in those that see them: fear or delight. Most adults find the moving dolls to be horrifying while most children find them to be delightful. This can change based on the person though most are startled at first but can grow to love the uncanny doll. Though many never get over the chilling sensation of a doll beginning to move.
Traits
Superior Darkvision
120 ft
Construct Anatomy
Though you were constructed, you are a living creature. You are Immune to nonmagical disease and you do not require food, water, or air. Instead of sleeping, you can enter an inanimate state for 4 hours each day. You do not dream in this state and are aware of your surroundings. You can still be placed in a torpor-like-sleep by magical means.
Innocuous
While you are not moving you are indistinguishable from a nonliving doll or puppet.