Ever since I gazed upon the Android race in Inner Sea Bestiary, I longed for the opportunity to roleplay such an unusual race in Paizo's pulp fantasy setting. I've had the chance to do so in the Rise of the Runelords game I've been participating in for the past few months, and I wanted to share my experience and hear from others.
In the year 10245 AR, the Immortal Cyborg Sovereign Karzoug has dominated the barren world of New Thassilon for as long as anyone can remember. Dominating the known world via a combination of arcane and cybernetic supremacy, the end of Karzoug's empire is nowhere inside. One rogue technomancer has resorted to desperate measures: sending an android back in time to the long lost nation of Varisia in order to unearth information on Karzoug's ascension and maybe even stop the ascension from ever occuring.
There is one setback: In order to keep the eyes of entities guarding the timestream turned away from the android, the technomancer wiped all memories from the Unit T1-62B's memory, leaving only The Protocol in place. Awakening in the badlands of Numeria in the year 4707 AR, T1 has awoken knowing nothing but the Protocol: Travel to Sandpoint and await further updates. He follows the Protocol, stoically walking West through wilderness, mountains, and treacherous terrain and arriving in Sandpoint over a year later.
Roleplaying this has been hilarious fun. The GM and I did not originally disclose my character's race to the rest of the party, leaving them guessing as to this strange humanoid's identity and agenda. They still don't know of my character's backstory (although techincally my character doesn't know his own backstory either). Since there's pretty scant information on the Pathfinder Campaign Setting's androids, I've had fun taken liberties with what they're like. For one, T1 has no reproductive system, but submits to a "male" identity due to his voice and general appearance resembling that of a human male. Baffling the party with his various immunities and mannerisms has been priceless, and the way his Protocol gets "updated" as the story progresses makes for a weird and interesting approach to character development.
So, what are your android roleplay stories?