Fantasy NPC: Goromil Yodla, The Lifetime Golem Researcher

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Goromil Yodla, The Lifetime Golem Researcher

A stooping, wrinkled dwarf in a leather work apron covered in stains. His beard is tightly bound into two braids running to the back, and tied behind his head to his rather meager pony tail, while his forehead is stretching to the middle of his skull.

CR (purely nominal) 15; 51,200 XP

Venerable male dwarf shaman 3/wizard 3/mystic theurge 10

LG Medium Humanoid (dwarf)

Init –3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +7

Defense
AC 23, touch 11, flat-footed 19 (+8 armor, +4 deflection, –3 Dex, +4 natural)
hp 110 (13d6+3d8+48)
Fort +12, Ref +6, Will +22; +2 vs. poison, spell, or spell-like

Defensive Abilities defensive training, stability

Offense
Speed 20 ft.

Melee rod of breaking +6/+1 (3d6, ignores DR and hardness)

Ranged hand of apprentice +16 (3d6, ignores DR and hardness, 30 ft., 10/day)

Special Attacks maker's touch (3/day, +5 touch, 1d6+1)

Shaman Spells (CL 13th, concentration +20)

0—4 prepared, 1st—6, 2nd—6, 3rd—6, 4th—5, 5th—4, 6th—3, 7th—2

Wizard Spells (CL 13th, concentration +20)

0—4 prepared, 1st—6, 2nd—6, 3rd—6, 4th—5, 5th—4, 6th—3, 7th—2

Statistics
Str 4, Dex 4, Con 16, Int 24, Wis 24, Cha 11

Base Atk +8; CMB +5; CMD 16
Feats Craft Construct, Craft Magic Arms And Armors, Craft Rod, Craft Staff, Craft Wands, Craft Wondrous Item^B, Iron Will, Magical Aptitude, Scribe Scroll^B, Skill Focus (Spellcraft)

Skills Acrobatics +0, Appraise +26, Craft (sculpting) +26, Diplomacy +5, Fly +2, Knowledge (arcana) +26, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +26, Knowledge (engineering) +26, Knowledge (nature) +26, Knowledge (religion) +26, Spellcraft +36, Use Magic Device +20

Language Aquan, Auran, Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Gnome, Goblin, Ignan, Terran

SQ hex (fetish), inherent bonus (Constitution +4), spirit animal (mechanical monkey)

Notable Gear bracers of armor +8, headband of mental prowess (Intelligence, Wisdom) +4, cloak of resistance +4, ring of protection +4, amulet of natural armor +4

Maker's Touch (Su) Three times per day, Goromil Yodla can touch an object or a construct and either repair it, or damage it, dealing 1d6+1 points of damage, ignoring hardness or DR.

Spells Goromil Yodla has a bewildering array of spells prepared, focused primarily on his research—that is, not terribly useful when dealing with threats and combat, but with a somehow useful number of utility spells and a few completely inane choices. He has an enormous supply of scrolls with various spells.

Goromil Yodla is a renowned designer and constructor of golems. Many would-be adepts of golemology over the years sought to become his apprentices, or steal his notes. His lesser designs spread wide and far, though the magical community is more and more concerned with his projects becoming more and more... How to say that... Quirky. While his early creations were more or less in line with the most common construct formulas, and his mid-life work was some of the most brilliant, currently, he seems to seeks ways of creating golems of more  and more unexpected materials. Some suspect that he is slowly giving in to senility, others defend him voraciously claiming that he is seeking to revolutionize a notoriously expensive field with the most cost-effective creations possible.

Both claims have a bit of truth to them, but Goromil keeps the real reasons behind his new weird creations to himself. When he was but a wee lad, he witnessed a golem going on a rampage, that crippled or killed a number of fellow dwarves, including some kin and friends of his. Since that time, he seeks to completely master the art of creating golems. His final aim, is to reach an impossible breakthrough and touch the divinity, even for a moment, become the god of golems, and change them forever, removing the flaw of golem rampancy from the very fabric of universe, turning them safe and docile.

He is nowhere near that goal, though, and he knows that his time is running short. Currently, he seeks a shortcut to power or a way to extend his life, considering slowly replacing pieces of his failing flesh with custom-constructed replacements. And he still needs to find time and materials to build constructs to order to keep financing his endless research.