u/Flameborn111

So I was just wondering where Talos may have come from for Inspirations. And at first I just googled Talos to see what would come up. I found a wiki article on the Talos from Greek myth. There are multiple variants but the most popular is a large bronze man who is the defender of Crete. The Numidion is also a large bronze man looking automaton thing. Tiber Septim did famously use the Numidion. So I wonder if Talos from Greek myth is where the idea for Numidion's design comes from. It's neat

So I have made a concept for a city after getting inspired by someone I know who was making art of a city where the homes are golems. I used that inspiration for my Pathfinder2e fantasy setting.

It is a nomadic city of ratfolk who live inside hollowed out clay golems as their homes. My idea is why they do this is co dependency. These golems are sentient beings. But there's only a finite amount of them. Unable to produce more of themselves. These ratfolk wanted both shelter and mobility for their survival and lifestyle. And these golems need protection and someone to repair and maintain their finite population. So a deal was struck. These golems provide shelter and mobility through their actual sculpted bodies. And the ratfolk act as their protectors, and repairmen. So they depend on each other to survive.

Helpful sense of scale. These ratfolk are around 3-4 feet tall, slim frames. These golems are around 10 feet tall, broad and bulky frames.

Say I had to be a peasant in high medieval Europe. I'm using wiki to get my timeframe of 1000-1300 for this question. So where in Europe would I live the most comfortably as just a peasant farmer. I'm asking about working conditions, housing, wealth, health, and protection. Like I know living as a peasant isn't that great. But if I had to, where should I do it?