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# Author's Notes

## Homunculi

Homunculi are criminally underused in roleplaying games, despite having historical precedents in magical/alchemical lore, and despite having great potential.

It's a little being, with it's own will, but have simple minds. They are used as helpers, but can also be used to perform mischief, or perform mischief on their own.

What makes them so interesting from a roleplaying perspective is that they are actually personalities, they are people. Even if they are, in the game world, seen as property, their owners often grow very attached to them, almost like children.

This contrasts with the common people view of homunculi, who see them as abominations, as fake life.

As the author, I also find them notoriously easy to misspell, and I have to double check every time. My apologies if I messed up the spelling somewhere.

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