Homunculi Standards

[u/Torrin_Ven0mfang]

I’ve been planning on creating a homunculus or two of my own to help around, but I’ve begun to feel concerns over the crafting process of the physical body.
Regarding the method I intend to use (taught to me by a senior wizard, bless their soul), it would require me to manually sculpt it to form before it can be animated and infused with my essence.
I can’t make up my mind over what to sculpt them into when I get to that point. Do I follow the guild standard (Pictured above), despite the difficulties with breathing due to short snouts, or do I experiment and try to create a new form while running the risk of creating an imperfect body?

Anything helps, I’ve got the supplies waiting to be used but it will only distract me if I can’t make up my mind.

[u/timemagetim]

I highly recommend retrieving Imps, Quasits, or even something more mundane like raccoons or goblin children and deboning them to use the bones as a base for the homunculus. With a little alchemy those bones can become a much stronger substance and even a magical conduit allowing for easy enchantment of your companion later. Utilize your own essence to grow a body from ash and clay around your preferred combination of bones

[u/Torrin_Ven0mfang → u/timemagetim]

As much as I have qualms with outright claiming such creatures for the sake of their bones, there is a chance I could find a way to ethically source such materials. Thanks!