# [[Soldier Construct]]
![[Soldier Construct.svg]]
A Soldier Construct is a Level 8 heavily-armored construct created by [[Volluk Azrinae]]. It has a distinctive appearance with a humanoid upper body featuring a stylized helmet and cannon-like arms, but instead of legs, it moves on tank-like treads. The armor plating is quite thick, providing significant protection.
## Appearance
The construct is designed like a humanoid cannon with arms, made entirely of metal. It has:
- A stylized helmet
- Thick armor plates throughout
- Humanoid upper body (torso and arms)
- Tank treads instead of legs for mobility
## Behavior
During Session 103, a Soldier Construct was observed passing by the party's location in [[The Gauntlight]]. As it moved southward past the room where the party was fighting [[Tomb Jelly|Tomb Jellies]], it looked towards them but continued on its path, suggesting it had a specific objective or patrol route.
### Session 104 Updates
After the party defeated the Tomb Jellies, the same Soldier Construct returned and spoke something in Aklo that the party could not understand. Immediately after speaking, its green eyes turned red—suggesting a possible change in state, activation of a new protocol, or threat escalation. The significance of this color change and what it spoke remains unknown.
### Session 105 - Defeat
The party engaged and destroyed the Soldier Construct (nicknamed "Black Knight" by the party) in a brutal combat encounter. The construct proved to be extremely formidable with the following capabilities:
**Defensive Abilities:**
- AC 22 (reduced to 21 when clumsy)
- Hardness 20 - absorbed the first 20 points of damage from every attack
- High fortitude saves
- Immune to many conditions (mental, poison, sleep, bleed, death effects, disease, doom, drained, fatigue, healing, nonlethal, paralyzed, sickened, spirit, vitality, void, unconscious)
**Offensive Abilities:**
- **Damage Reflection (30ft range):** When struck, the construct absorbed the damage dealt and reflected it back at all targets within 30 feet as force damage, also pushing them back
- **Paralysis Gas (60ft range):** Exuded a gas that caused the slowed condition on failed fortitude saves
- **Flamethrower Spin:** When bloodied, spun and bathed the entire room (60ft range) in fire, dealing fire damage with persistent fire on failed saves
- **Mark Targets:** Could mark all enemies, giving itself +2 to saves against marked targets and imposing -2 to attacks against anything other than itself
- **Grab:** 15ft reach to grab and immobilize targets
**The Battle:**
[[Grumblebum]] crippled the construct's movement speed early with a severed tendon critical hit, reducing its speed significantly. [[Jaspen Bond Callistair|Bond]] dealt massive damage with paired shots (76 total, 56 after hardness) but the reflection hit the entire party for 56 force damage. [[Vayle]] provided crucial healing while staying outside the 30ft reflection range. [[Ashnefrotty|Ash]] delivered the killing blow with a critical sonic damage dragon stance attack for 68 damage (48 after hardness), causing the construct to explode on death and dealing 52 damage to Ash alone (halved to 26 on a successful reflex save).
The construct had taken approximately 149 total damage before being destroyed.
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