Category:Forgekin

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When the field of modern archaeology was still in its youth, many of the self-propelled mechanical creations of the ancients were thought to be animated using powerful magicks similar to those which breathe life into stone golems. It was not until recently with advancements in automaton construction that scholars have come to realize that the life force within man-made (or beast-made) forgekin is born of a complex array of smoke-belching engines and metallic gears.

— Encyclopædia Eorzea vol 1

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Many of the entries below were once thought to be truly alive, but the class of "forgekin" was established once it was understood that the appearance of life was a result of a complex interplay of machinery. Included within this classification are the products of ancient Allagan research, magitek weaponry of the Garlean Empire, and examples of Loporrit ingenuity.

— Encyclopædia Eorzea vol 3

All creatures belonging to the class Forgekin.