Serveros War Engine

In size and shape this massive construct is not unlike a squat _hill giant_ —if hill giants were made of metal, leather, wood, and glass. With all manner of wheels, gears, cables, and hinges, when worn its movements are surprisingly fluid, if somewhat loud and heavy.

The last of its kind, the _Serveros War Engine_ was used by a forgotten empire's soldiers in wars that spread far beyond their kingdom. It’s hard to imagine there may once have been entire armies outfitted with these magical constructs and engaged in battle against one another, and impossible to conceive of the untold destruction they wrought.

Mounting the war engine is a fairly straightforward matter. As you enter the construct, you can don a helm and belt, both connected to the war engine, which allow you to attune to and control the construct. The construct is not sentient and moves only when controlled in this way.

When controlling the construct, you form a psychic bond with it, seeing through its eyes, moving with its limbs, and experiencing pain through its body.

**Legends and Lore** Success on an Arcana or History check reveals the following:

**DC 15** This is the _Serveros War Engine_, the last war machine of a forgotten empire.

**DC 18** The engine is piloted from inside, and only those with mental and physical fortitude can endure it. In addition to offering great might, it can manifest arcane blades, cannons, and other effects.

**DC 21** Destroying the engine requires destroying the helm, which is heavily enchanted with fortifications against harm.

**Artifact Properties**

The _Serveros War Engine_ has one lesser artifact benefit. Piloting the war engine can be quite taxing, both mentally and physically. You gain no benefits from a _long or short rest_ while mounted in the war engine, and when you expend its last available charge you suffer both a level of _fatigue_ and _strife_ .