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The Strongmen are a paradox: their strength is unparalleled, yet they live fleeting lives; their loyalty is steadfast, yet their origins are rootless. They stand apart from all, and perhaps that is their greatest tragedy.
—Elder Archivist Velas Mun, Of the Ancient Mysteries
No one knows where the Strongmen came from, but it's easy to tell a Strongman from a regular human because they all look alike. These bald, muscle-bound clones, despite their name, come in both male and female designs. It is said they lack souls, and thus magic is not their forte. They are brooding, loyal, and fiercely independent.
The Strongmen are a relatively new race in the history of the world; the earliest records of their existence date back to the epoch of time before the Lords of Men drove Asag's children into the north. Strongmen only survive between fifty and sixty years, reaching maturity in less than ten. This fleeting nature contributes to their lack of lasting culture, as they rarely stay in one place long enough to create lasting legacies.
Though interbreeding is possible between humans and Strongmen, few have ever witnessed the birth of a Strongmen sired by other Strongmen, for such couplings only last long enough to rear the child. Their lack of a common culture or society makes uncovering their true origins a nearly impossible task. Strongmen do not travel together, nor do they congregate for a collective purpose. Instead, Strongmen tend to pledge their sword to a specific cause, contract, or person, and only for the time it serves them.
The mystery of their origins is further complicated by their accelerated aging process, a possible consequence of their cloned nature. Their existence has been tied to numerous theories, from divine experimentation to ancient magical engineering. Some scholars believe their apparent "cloned" nature hints at an attempt to create the perfect soldier—disciplined, fiercely loyal, and physically dominant. Others suggest they may be remnants of a forgotten faction that sided neither with the Lords nor Asag during the ancient wars.
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