![]() Some are made from obsidian or other natural glasses, while others are comprised of forged metal. The most common appear to be made from marble, with a color similar to their original skin tone. They are made entirely from stone, metal, gemstones, and other inorganic substances. The most curious and noteworthy thing about the statuesque is their skin and flesh. Strong and imposing, they appear to be heroes in their prime, tempered with age and experience. The statuesque are precisely as they sound in regards to their appearance, with clear musculature and bodies many would describe as the pinnacle of physical achievement. There is a duty that must be fulfilled, for even false heroes can be real ones. If two awakened statuesque of the same hero meet, the reaction is impossible to predict, but rarely does it end in death for one or both. Many will mistake them for who they resemble and may bear grudges or offer help in turn. Those known as skilled combatants or fearsome spellcasters intrinsically gain a fraction of the abilities of their supposed selves and know all of the legends and history surrounding their false past. They firmly believe themselves to be heroic and take up the names and tasks of their former stations. They are fabricated beings, assembled from the endless stories and emotions of those who looked upon the monument in awe. These are awakened statuesque, and they are not reincarnations of the real heroes of the past. In a flash of radiant light, the statue will come to life, cast in the form of one of the heroes of old. When ruin and destruction come for a place where these monuments have been carefully preserved and maintained for at least a century, the Citadel may invoke a fraction of its eldritch power, calling forth the collected memories and emotions associated with the champion. All those who look upon these monuments with love, hate, praise, fear, joy, and sorrow add credence to the names of these champions for all of eternity. As time goes on and mortal heroes die, statues are constructed in their honor, fabricated from stone and metal in remembrance of their great virtue and sacrifice. Not all statuesque are those transformed by the Citadel from a mortal state. These individuals are known as statuesque, for they become as living stone and statuary come to life. The things that these elders have seen must be preserved and used to great effect, for if they were lost to time, the world would suffer for it. The power of the Eternal Citadel restores strength to weary limbs, fitness to worn minds, and light to dreary eyes. They are not allowed to die or age, instead being embraced by the solid light around them. In that light, those who are old, withered, and frail begin to change to suit the needs of the Citadel. The beauty of the Eternal Citadel is eerie and strange, given form by the radiant light of preservation that rests between the twin spires of the central keep. The Statuesque race from The Compendium of Forgotten Secrets.
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