The golem is a monster that originated in the first Dragon Warrior. Originally it was the guardian of Cantlin. To defeat the golem the hero had to put it to sleep with the music of the fairy flute. When it was defeated you could never fight it again, however, you could continually fight its cousins the goldman and stoneman enemies.

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