{{Lore}}
Golems are animated constructs made out of inanimate matter. They take on humanoid shapes, with a main body, a head, two arms and two legs. They do not possess hands, instead having balls or stumps, which they mainly use to punch and smash things. Their feet are usually completely flat and have no toes. However, these shapes do not translate into functional limbs, and in fact, were it not for the force that animates them, they have no joints or articulations, and would be completely fixed statues were it not for the force animating them. Although they can perform surprisingly violent actions such as punching or swinging their limbs to attack creatures, they have an extremely low land speed, rarely exceeding 5 feet per second (3.4 mph, comparable to the average human walking speed) and are seemingly unable to jog, run, sprint, or even jump. For this reason, they are considered to be among the slowest and un-agile of creatures in the Mazes. On average, golems are about 7 foot tall; the actual weight varies depending on the type of golem.
The force animating golems is magical in nature. The exact process that creates these hulking constructs is not fully understood, but according to multiple first-hand account witnesses, a cloud of purple-colored miasma coalesces around or into large piles of abandoned material being left in one place, which then animates and reshapes this material into the form of a golem, then continues animating it until it is destroyed. Goleme are hostile and seek to attack any living creatures they see, and there is absolutely no reasoning, taming, pacifying or capturing them - they will not stop attacking, ever, until destroyed. Upon destruction, what remains of the golem briefly shimmers purple as the miasma dissipates, suggesting that the miasma can no longer control something that has been sufficiently destroyed.
Steel golems are, as the name suggests, constructs formed out of steel. They are usually dark, sometimes completely black, with an initially noticeable shine which slowly disappears the longer they survive. Like their [[iron golem|iron counterparts]], they typically form in refuse piles containing mostly metallic objects, particularly if the iron or steel content of these piles is high. As explained on the iron golem article, steel golems form much more rarely. The average weight of a steel golem is about the same as that of an [[iron golem]], at around 1200 pounds, or about 0.55 metric tons.
Steel golems are the most dangerous of the five golem types; they are the heaviest, the most resistant to damage, and the most adept at fighting, with no less than 3 different attacks. Like iron golems, steel golems have only one ball for a 'hand', the other being replaced by a crude, but enormous blade, with which the steel golem can cut and stab enemies, as demonstrated by the ''golem blade'' and ''golem spike'' attacks.