Android
The androids of Torrigoyd are superficially identical to humans in many ways, and to the uninformed it can be difficult to differentiate the two. In the right light, though, androids’ alien nature is revealed by the metallic sheen in their eyes and the biological, tattoo-like circuitry that riddles their skin. Their bodies are completely artificial, though made of materials that mimic the flexibility, shape, and density of human flesh and bone (with some of these even being organic). Their organs mirror those of humans so well that only by examining the materials and makeup of these systems—which use sheeny oils and polymer alloys rather than blood and marrow—could one guess that their physiology is alien. Androids are roughly the same size as humans; on average, they are 6 feet tall and weigh 200 pounds.
Rumors speak of great forges where androids are “born” from metal wombs and are cut from electrified umbilical cords, and of androids that fall from Rhostir Goleuni. Even androids can’t refute or verify such stories, since most appear stumbling out of the wilderness naked and without any memories beyond the last few hours. Their complex design is unlike that of any race known on Torrigoyd.
What separates androids from golems and other mindless constructs is that androids are living beings and as such possess souls. Similarly, androids don’t live forever, though barring violence or tragedy their bodies never deteriorate. Rather, an android’s cybernetic mind eventually shuts down and self-restarts after about a century, leaving its body vacant for several weeks to months as the old soul departs for its final reward in the Great Beyond, the body's nanites repair the wear and tear of life, and a fresh new soul finds its way into the shell. This process can even repair massive physical damage that damaged an android beyond its current soul's ability to handle, although in this case the repair may take years or even decades.
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