golem
In Jewish folklore, a golem is an artificial being made from inanimate matter, traditionally clay or mud, which is then animated by supernatural means. The resulting entity is physically robust and can be directed to perform work, but is usually not fully sapient; lacking both initiative and common sense. Thus its instructions must be carefully worded, lest certain mishaps ensue. Essentially, a magical, pre-industrial robot.
In modern fantasy, a wider range of base materials can be used, with the hardness/toughness of the material serving as an indicator of the golem's strength (e.g. a stone golem is stronger than a mud golem, and an iron golem is stronger still.) This is extremely common in RPGs. Golems may even be depicted as intelligent, although a tendency towards being either dim-witted, subservient or both remains.
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在现代幻想中，可以使用更广泛的基础材料，材料的硬度/韧性可以作为傀儡强度的指标（例如，石傀儡比泥傀儡更强，而铁傀儡更强。 ）这在角色扮演游戏中极为常见。魔像甚至可能被描述为聪明的，但仍然存在愚蠢、顺从或两者兼而有之的倾向。