Golems are magically created automatons of great power. The creator of a Golem must have extreme magical and elemental powers. The Golem predates any known literature about there creation.
Some believe that a powerful Wizard first learned the secret to creating a Golem, but if this were true, the Wizard and anything about him is unknown. Golems are made strictly of elemental material. Over time, many different Golems have been created. From the Stone Golem to the Genneral Golem, even the Glass Golem have been magically created through the power of a Wizard.
The most famous is the Clay Golem. The body of the Clay Golem can be mad only by a lawful good priest. They are sculpted out of a single block of clay which weighs at least 1000 pounds. The process of sculpting this body can take up to one month, the spells which are used to bring the Clay Golem to life are "animate", "resurrection", "commune", "object", "prayer" and "Bless" The Clay Golem is a strict guardian, and is only used to serve good.