Inspiration: Pacific Rim When The Tarrasque broke free from Bergolast and took his vengeance on those who had imprisoned him within their city, the survivors became desperate and sought to create a monster of their own to defeat the tarrasque.
And so they called spirits of smoke and flame from the depths and used them to shape the very molten blood of the earth into a colossal humanoid figure they named the Fist of Madai. Its veins coursed with pure quicksilver which collected in a pool within its head where its master sat and issued commands.
But if the survivors of Bergolast hoped that the Fist of Madai would save them, they were fools. The golem’s great month-long battle with the tarrasque scarred the land and caused even more devastation than the tarrasque’s initial rampage.
Finally the tarrasque was driven into the west and the Fist of Madai, drained of its silvery blood over the course of the great struggle, fell to its knees and moved no more.
The gnollish cattle herders of Clan Tukraal often camp in the shadow of the Fist of Madai. They say that the great golem is a sleeping god that will one day awaken and annihilate the gnollish race. In order to forestall this day, Clan Tukrall feeds sleeping potions to captives and chains them high up on the golem’s head so that they may accompany the Fist of Madai in its dreams and distract it from its fate.
Connections:
- -The Silverlings of Jahur (see above) claim that the founder of their order was the master of the Fist of Madai, who stumbled into Jahur in a cloud of noxious quicksilver fumes. Others say this is just the sort of mad lie that one can expect from the silverlings.
- -The eyes of the Fist of Madai were carved out and placed over the gate of Hoth Akbir (02.05), the giants that sacked that fortress did not realize their value and left them there. The rest of the golem is as intact as anything can be after a month-long battle with the tarrasque.
Hooks:
- -Who or what is (was?) Madai?
- -Would it be possible to repair the Fist of Madai and have it walk again? You would certainly need a lot of quicksilver.
- -What damage did the battle between the tarrasque and the golem inflict on the Burning Lands?
- -Is the golem dreaming as the gnolls believe? Where do the gnolls get sleeping potions from?
- -What other gnoll clans can you tell me of?
- -Who was the master who guided the Fist of Madai? Is what the silverlings say true?
- -Why did the dwarven take the Fist’s eyes? Why has none of the rest of the golem been taken?
