Karakuri Onmitsu

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Fearing that the short life expectancy of their foot soldiers would prove their order’s ultimate demise, a nameless Hingan ninja sect petitioned Doma’s puppetmasters to create a clockwork shinobi to supplement its ranks. Through magicks similar to those employed in the automation of kiyofusa, the puppetmasters were not only able to see to the automata’s creation, but also ensure that they possessed the capacity to wield simple ninjutsu.

— Encyclopædia Eorzea vol 2