User blog comment:The Reptile King/Mechanoid Beast Workshop/@comment-26073594-20161107000722

Aurum Family: Golem Type: Magic Creature Habitat: Civilized areas, particularly around Labs and Universities, usually near the Reptile Capital (only in the Reptile Kingdom). Diet: Energy of various types both magical and non-magical in nature. They prefer spirit energy. Disposition: Devoted, Loyal, Poor at Expressing Emotions, Varies.

Aurums are mass produced Mechanoid Beasts bearing the cobra likeness of the Apophis and lower bodies covered with brilliant scales of gold. They typically have bronze colored skin and dark colored hair.

Their duties involve the production and trading of their scales. While these scales are not very sturdy and therefore do not offer much protection, their brilliant colors are very aesthetically pleasing. They can be woven into garments, worked into jewelry, used in decor, or even melted down into bars. Aurums shed the skin on their lower bodies like real snakes, forming a collection of precious scales each time.

Aurums are often loaned to artisans and merchants in order to help finance their business ventures. These loanees first submit a proposal for a venture to the manufacturers. If their proposal is accepted, they are granted User/Operator status of a Mass Production Model Aurum as well as a fine that must be paid back over time. The Aurum will practice any skills necessary to best help her User/Operator, such as picking up their craft or learning how to negotiate with customers; while also providing their User/Operator with a supply of their scales. Their services often allow the loanees to pay back everything they owe to the lending manufacturer and still earn a handsome profit.

If the Aurum's User/Operator is a male, they may fall for them. However, because they only understand value in terms of wealth, they will try to show the man how valuable they are by dressing themselves in fine garments and jewelry or buying gifts for their User/Operator. If the User/Operator picks up on these advances and reciprocates her feelings, the two will come to seek sex with one another. At this moment the Aurum can never again take another User/Operator other than him. By taking his spirit energy into her Beast Core she will feel more coveted than any treasure on the planet. From that day on the scales she leaves behind will shine more brilliantly than ever before, allowing her to bring even more wealth to her beloved.

The Aurum's Combat Mode is designed to protect her User/Operator and herself in the event of armed robbery. Chain mail covers her head, torso,  and lower body while her left arm opens to reveal her primary weapon: the Midas. This flechette pistol fires small needles into its target which cause the areas hit to take on a golden tinge. These areas quickly turn numb and heavy as if they were turning into solid gold, causing victims to fall prone under their own weight. Though the effects are only temporary, they give the Aurum time to bind her assailants in her coils until authorities can arrive. While effective against humans and smaller reptile species, the Midas often fails to penetrate thick hides or heavy armor.