Hephaesti
Hephaesti are magical beings that appear human but are in actually spirits created from material objects. Once treated as non-living servants, the Hephaesti have outlived their organic masters. Hephaesti now live in secret to elude detection and persecution.
The magical abilities of Hephaesti vary from each each individual, but all have the ability to transform back into the object they were created from at any given time.
Other Aspects:
- quality of the Hephaesti is related to the "quality" of the item it's made from, and that includes its inherent wisdom - some Hephaesti don't even know they're Hephaesti - they live as long as the object they were created from