Golem

The Figure is based off of a Golem, the Golem originated within old jewish folktales about beings created from inanimate matter. However since then the Golem has found it's place within almost every fantasy game that I have played, all of which uses the similar definition of an inanimate humanoid object that has been animated via magical means.
Apparently in modern hebrew Golem means 'dumb' or 'helpless', which ties in nicely as my golem will not speak, he is going to function sort of like a conduit for the viewer, like a guide so to speak. A guide through a world of wonder and magic.