The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

downwards in the centre of the room and a corridor
ending in a second flight of steps leads upwards from
the eastern wall. Upon the floor is an engraved stone
image of a long-haired man raising his hand in blessing
while a crowd of supplicants bows and scrapes before
him.
Six large, hooded black iron figures stand in three pairs
before this staircase, facing one another. In turn, as
you watch, each pair bows from the waist and grinding
voices speak a phrase. The first pair says, ‘Hail unto
Thee who art Noctulos in thy darkness.’ The second
pair follows with ‘Hail unto Thee who art Noctulos in
thy silence.’ The last finishes, ‘Hail unto Thee who art
Noctulos in thy majesty.’ The first pair bows and speaks
again and the cycle repeats itself.
The iron guardians are there to ensure that Noctulos
is approached with the proper respect. When passing
the first pair, the supplicant must close his eyes. When
passing the second, he must place a finger to his lips (or
cover his ears). When passing the third, he must bow,
crawl or give some other sign of obeisance. Failure
to make the proper sign of obeisance causes all of the
statues (which are iron golems set to a continual course
of action) to animate and attack.
Iron Golems (6): CR 14; Large construct; HD
24d10+30; HP 162; Init +0; Spd 20 ft.; AC 31, touch
9, flat-footed 30; Base Atk +18; Grp +34; Atk +29
melee (2d10+12, slam); Full Atk +29 melee (2d10+12,
2 slams); Space/Reach 10 ft./10 ft.; SA breath weapon;
SQ construct traits, damage reduction 15/adamantine,
darkvision 60 ft., immunity to magic, low-light vision;
SV Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +8; Str 34, Dex 10, Con —,
Int —, Wis 11, Cha 1.
Breath Weapon (Su): Ten-foot cube, cloud of poisonous
gas lasting one round, emitted as a free action once
every 1d4+1 rounds; initial damage 1d4 Con, secondary
damage 3d4 Con, Fortitude saving throw (DC 22)
negates.
Immunity to Magic (Ex): The golems are immune to any
spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance. In
addition, certain spells and effects function differently
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