Homunculus (VTM)

Homunculus, pl. Homunculi, are terms used by Tremere to describe the thaumaturgically created servants that are useful into completing menial tasks.

Overview
A homunculus is basically a tiny creature crafted out of the caster’s blood and tissue and animated by a ritual called "Soul of the Homunculus". Once birthed, he acts as an extension of the caster’s will, acting according to its master’s orders - which may be issued nonverbally as long as the beast is in its creator’s presence.

Many types of homunculi exist; different thaumaturges create different sorts of beasts. The most common are ﬂyers (which resemble tiny winged demons), grubs (which look like worms with their masters’ faces), and hoppers (small, bald, implike entities with their casters’ features reduced to miniature).

The grotesque animated creatures known as homununculi are the prefered servants for work around Tremere chantries and must not be seen by mortals as this would constitute a terrible breach of the Masquerade. They are unfailingly loyal, but there it's rumored that at least once in the past a homunculus managed to befoul a ritual in a laboratory and dispatch its master in a conﬂagration, so that it might run free.

It is said that, over time, some homunculi develop their own personalities and goals.