The Made

The Made are a collection of beings who see themselves as living sentient beings who are not bound to biology but to the materials they are made from. Others see them as advanced golems or mechanical marvels, some do claim that these beings merely mimic having a soul but those voices are fewer each year.   The Made are unique as they are exclusively created by a single being The Maker who alone seems to have the capacity to make them. The Made see their souls as forged from a task that needs completing. Though all Made are roughly humanoid, each one looks distinctly different, with features and details that reflect their origin. This may be a simple task, some burly Made have been known to appear out of the woods, having spent their formative years repairing some ancient forgotten dam that was set to burst and flood the forest. Others are spindly complex scientific machines, with The Maker arriving at the laboratories of the great thinkers to deliver beings who have innate abilities which enable their research.   The Made see their time completing their inciting task as what forms their 'first iteration' the people and settings help shape their personality. When this task is complete or becomes no longer relevant (perhaps the project fails or alternative solution is found) they have started to reach a point of maturity and begin their second iteration. While the Made do this initial work for free, it is considered lucky to reward Made who work hard. Scientific institutions in particular often collect a salary for them as they do their first iteration work and give it as a lump sum at the conclusion of their time.   Made do seek each other out, and small communities have formed, but for most they seek to experience life in all its forms and are often nomads travelling from one location to another in search of more data to understand the world around them. This nature has led to clashes, some see them as feckless transients who only do a task or hang around till they move on with little rhyme or reason. Others seek to capture and study them, to understand how to make Made themselves. These eccentric individuals or secret organisations are a threat and are hunted by more militant Made, indeed The Maker is known to have on several occasions build Made with the express tasks of hunting down and breaking up these groups. Most in Reef do not dare push this agenda, well aware of the ancient taboo on slavery the capture and theoretical production of Made is considered a fools pursuit as it would be instantly stopped by The Seer Senate should it ever arise on scale.   Made are not known to die of natural causes, though few seem to be able to stay on Reef for more than a hundred years. For most they reach this milestone and become restless, leaving Reef to explore other worlds, though most always ones inhabited by sentient intelligent beings. This is for them the next step of their lives and not death but no recorded Made has ever returned to Reef from this journey and so they are mourned by Made and friends alike when they depart.