Inevitable (Dungeons & Dragons)
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In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, inevitables are extraplanar magical constructs.
The marut first appeared in the first edition in the original Manual of the Planes (1987).
The marut appeared in the second edition in Monstrous Compendium Outer Planes Appendix (1991). The marut appeared for the Planescape setting in the Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix (1994).
The inevitables, including the marut, the kolyarut, and the zelekhut appeared in the third edition in the Manual of the Planes (2001). The quarut and the varakhut appeared in the third edition Fiend Folio (2003). The kolyarut, the marut, and the zelekhut appeared in the 3.5 revised Monster Manual (2003). The waste crawler (anhydrut) appeared in Sandstorm (2005). The inevitables were further developed in Dragon #341 (March 2006). A "misguided" kolyarut called Obligatum VII was presented as a major villain in the Pandorym scenario in Elder Evils (2007).
The marut appeared in the fourth edition Monster Manual 2 (2009). In 4th edition, they are officially classed as Immortal Humanoids, though it is eventually revealed they are technically constructs, having been created by Moradin and Amoth from the raw substance of the Astral Sea to serve as impartial judges in disputes amongst the gods. They are called inevitables by mortals because of their relentless nature, and are essentially warrior bureaucrats amongst the Astral Dominions.
In the standard cosmology, they are from Mechanus, the Lawful Neutral aligned Outer Plane. Inevitables are built and programmed in automated factories called creche-forges; one of them, mentioned in the Manual of the Planes, is called Neumannus (a reference to Von Neumann machines). Every type of inevitable is designed to enforce a particular type of universal law and will pursue its objective at any cost. In order to fulfill their tasks, they may ally themselves with other creatures or, if necessary, sacrifice themselves.
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