Golem

Golems

Golems are huge elemental or mechanical entities, mainly in humanoid forms, that are built generally as guardians or protectors of a person, place, or thing. Usually composed of stone or metal, they are brought to life by the elemental magic infused inside them. Most usually have Golem Oil flowing inside them like blood, but some are also mechanical. Most golems can be found in and around Dalaran, for the mages there created them to perform manual labor and guard their mystical holdings. Certain renegade wizards have also been known to create their own golems to protect their secret dens and lairs. Most golems are magically protected from spells, so that enemy mages cannot turn them against their creators. Golems are generally thought to be mindless. However, there have been documented cases of golems roaming freely, without their masters to control them. Where these vagabond constructs go or what they seek is a complete mystery.Template:Cite

Golems can be found in stone, flesh, or iron types and typically guard mystical dwellings. Recent reports tell of golems roaming the countryside as if independent of any masters. Some sages suspect a hybrid form of arcane magic is causing this phenomenon.Template:Cite

The undead Bone Golem constructs in Scholomance and found during the Scourge Invasion are a mixture of different sets of bones (skeletal abominations) and are fueled by  [Ichor of Undeath].

Golems were featured in Warcraft III, usually as creeps.

Golems also appear in Blizzard's Diablo games, in the form of Clay, Blood, Iron and Fire Golems, summoned by Necromancers.

Golem Types

• Abomination
• Arcanite Golem
• Arcane Guardian
• Battle Golem
• Black Iron Golem
• Bone Golem
• Crystal Golem
• Defender Golem
• Dragon Golem
• Fire Golem
• Flesh Golem
• Granite Golem
• Guardian Golem
• Harvest Golem
• Iron GolemTemplate:Cite
• Junk Golem
• Mud Golem
• Obsidan Golem
• Patchwork Golem
• Proto-golemTemplate:Cite
• Ragereaver Golem
• Remote-Controlled Golem
• Rock Golem
• Siege Golem
• Steam Golem
• Stone Golem
• War Golem
• Wood Golem

Myth

The original meaning of the word comes from European Jewish folklore and mysticism. A golem was an animated humaniod form, made from flesh or clay, given life and potency by holy scripts and the singular word of truth.