Hephestians are complex magical/mechanical creations of an ancient god of the Retroverse. This blend of the magical and the mechanical results in beings that have an unmatched ability to learn new abilities and to master them. However, due to the instability of the melding of those forces, Hephestians are very fragile and become easily damaged. Thus, they tend to spend their time in locations of safety and concentrate on craftmanship of one sort or another