Bruce

Infobox

Bruce

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Basic Information

Type	Stat
Race	Dwarven Automaton
Nationality	Iron Forge
Class	Paladin
Subclass	Oath of Ancients
Age	Over 500
Alignment	Neutral Good
Pronouns	He/ Him

Stats

Skill	Score	Mod
STR	?	?
DEX	?	?
CON	?	?
INT	?	?
WIS	?	?
CHA	?	?

Type	Stat
AC	17
Senses	Sight
Languages	Common, Ancient Dwarfish

"ROCK - - - ON"Bruce - Session 05

Overview

Bruce is A Dwarven automaton found in Iron Forge under modern-day Steelwick. Bruce seemed to be one of the original caretakers of the city, chasing off invaders and supporting the dwarfs and other automatons where needed. As The Cleansing carried on, many of the Dwarfs died or moved to Fort Moldan and Bruce was left to take off the city by himself until Corvus moved in.

He was finally rediscovered when The Party accompanied Strixhaven researchers to explore what they thought was an Ancient Dwarven Stronghold. The party immediately took a liking to him, especially Chenris Tallfellow ‡, and decided to take him on to journey with them.

Personality

Although Bruce is an automaton, the extended period of time where he was left alone has caused many bugs in his coding and construction, leading him to his own personality. Bruce is sweet, endearing and kind of awkward but is incredibly energetic in whatever he does.

Other Information

Originally Bruce was only powered by lava that was pumped into him from a hose, severally limiting his operation time and where he could go. Chenris was able to create a semi-functioning battery for Bruce so they could take him to Strixhaven to fit him with a proper engine.
Researchers managed to fix an airship core to him giving him an abundance of power but also making him slightly buoyant in air, requiring him to be weighed down with heavy metal plating.
He has been travelling with The Party as a Companions ever since.

History & Mentions

§	Interactions
Session 40	They soon reached Old Earthgrog. It was an old-fashioned mining town swarmed with Automatons similar to Bruce. Halfbie suddenly felt very nostalgic again and immediately approached one and said hi. The Automaton outputted an error. Halfbie then tried to say hi in ancient Dwarvish. The Automaton immediately looked their way and asked if the fighting would soon continue.
Session 39	Suddenly remembering the opportunity they had, Korrigan inquired about how Emmeline and Bruce were doing. Drache quickly chimed in with his concern for his girlfriend's safety. Xekai dismissively assured them that both were fine and currently out roaming the world, helping people. He did stress that they were swamped with work, which was why they hadn't had the time to check in with the party.
Session 31	When everyone was back together, they decided to go do some research. The library had nothing they didn't already know, so Mordecai and Drache resolved to talk to people. They decided that their best bet would be to go to the researchers who helped fix Bruce[^5]. Entering the engineering room, one of the researchers greeted them warmly, half-joking that they hoped Bruce was still operational and took great delight in the fact that he was.
Session 05	Meanwhile, the rest of the party followed the researchers to a laboratory bustling with arcane energy. There, the researchers proposed integrating the core of an airship into Bruce, the automaton companion, to restore his mobility. As tools clinked and diagrams were drawn, Bruce was temporarily retrofitted, allowing him to float gently above the ground. The sight of Bruce tethered like a balloon brought laughter, but the mood turned serious as the researchers explained the intricacies of the task. Full integration would take time and skill, and while the researchers offered their services freely, success was not guaranteed. Reluctantly, the party left Bruce in their care, trusting in their expertise.
Session 04	Korrigan breaks from the party to go to the room with the rations and bumps into a shadowy figure that he tries to befriend. It turns out that this figure has been living in the stronghold for a while to stay away from humans. He also warns not to get in Bruce 's way.