The product of centuries of elven research into the links between magic, the divine, and the mortal soul, the Mechanical Demigod began as a simple experiment: could the soul of a long-dead elf be called back from beyond the veil and bound to animate a golem? For this task, the soul of a great hero was chosen as the test candidate. The results were incredible, but...something went wrong. Maybe the bond between soul and machine was unstable. Maybe the hero's death had been too traumatic. Maybe the power just went to its head. Whatever the cause, the thing went mad. Killed half the research team, caused the rest to flee and seal the door behind them. Now it lurks in the depths of that forgotten lab, waiting to be unleashed on a world unprepared for such tireless power. Instinct: To ascend to true godhood

• Push the boundaries of magic
• Make a display of arcane might
• Assert superiority