Synopsis

Thestorybeginswithanelderlyhermitmagelivingontheoutskirtsofalabyrinthtown.Invokingspellworkthatistrivialforamageofhiscaliber,hecreatesasimplemudautomatontoaidhiminhouseholdchores.However,inthemiddleofhisefforts,somethinggoeswrong;hisancientheartfinallyfails.Now,halfcompleteandwithlimitedunderstandingoftheworld,anartificialbeingofmudstirs.Despiteitslimitations,ithasamissiontofulfill.Thelastinstructionsofadyingcreator."Defendmyhome,andmypossessions."TothemechanicalmindofMud,onlyabsoluteperfectionisacceptablewhenfulfillingtheordersofTheMaster.MudwillmakesurenothingintheuniversewilleverthreatenTheMaster'shome! --- ThisfictioncontainsRPGelementssuchasskillsandlevels.Theprotagonisthasaninhumanmindandactsoninstinctsandpreferencesthatarecompletelydifferentfromthoseofanormalhuman,andmayattimesflyinthefaceofcommonsense.Thegeneraltoneislighthearted,buttherearesomesceneswithdisturbingcontentsuchasmindcontrolandreferencestotorture.