Ancient C.R.T.R. Construct
| Ancient C.R.T.R. Construct | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hostile enemy | |
| Faction | Ancient Constructs |
| Regions | |
| Trophy | - |
| Flame | - |
The Ancient C.R.T.R. Construct is the most common of the Ancient Constructs. Its name stands for Construct Reconstruction and Termination Rig. It looks like a small metal spider, with a domed silver and gold body and glowing pink eyes. Long, curved gold legs carry it along. It turns up all over Cinder's Cradle and its beacon dungeons, from mines to the Shroud Lair.
Where to Find the Ancient C.R.T.R. Construct
The C.R.T.R. is the most common construct in Cinder's Cradle. It turns up in the region's mines and ruins and inside the beacon dungeons. The Engine Chambers and the Frontier Research Lab hold many of them. It also guards the Shroud Lair of the region, the last and strongest lair in Embervale. Some crawl out of spawn tubes in the walls. Others travel in packs that escort an Ancient G.T.H.R. Construct I on patrol, so one sighting often means several more nearby.
Behaviour
The C.R.T.R. is a small maintenance unit that repairs other constructs. It was also meant to take apart faulty constructs, but it never did that job reliably. For that reason, Artificer Constantio held back its approval. Some C.R.T.R. units crawl out of spawn tubes. Others travel in packs that escort an Ancient G.T.H.R. Construct I on patrol.
Damage Weaknesses
It is weak to blunt weapons and ice. It resists cutting, piercing and fire, and takes little damage from poison and shock.
How each damage type works against it:
| Damage | Effect |
|---|---|
| Cutting | Resisted |
| Piercing | Resisted |
| Blunt | Effective |
| Poison | Resisted |
| Fire | Resisted |
| Ice | Effective |
| Shroud | Neutral |
| Shock | Resisted |
Drops
What it drops when defeated:
| Item | Image | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Archaic Shards | 
|
Always, 1 |
| Gold Ore | 
|
Always, 1 |
Lore
C.R.T.R. stands for Construct Reconstruction and Termination Rig. The small unit was built to repair other constructs and to take apart faulty ones. It never did the second job reliably, so Artificer Constantio held back his approval. Construct Report No. 34 still records new C.R.T.R. units sent to the Worker's Ward. There they kept the mining rigs of that flying island in repair.
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