Hidden truths

[Anastasia]

As you head back to the stairs up, you can hear the footsteps coming closer, towards that stairway as well. No effort to hide, a simple and inexorable approach.

[Nephrite]

Moore will simply wait, then, since whatever it is seems to be coming!

[Anastasia]

Sylvie steps in front of you as does Kaja, ready, while Xandra stays back with you.

"Ready yourself," she warns softly, "This may well be a battle."

[Nephrite]

Moore simply nods, quiet words of power to bolster them.

Inspire Courage and Inspire Heroics.
Immunity to charm and fear effects and a +24 morale bonus on attack and weapon damage rolls
+20 morale bonus to saves and +20 dodge to AC

[Anastasia]

It comes down the spiral stairs. A looming thing of metal, man sized but moving with purpose. Empty eyes, the creature advancing without care or concern. It is covered in carved metal armor, plain but thick.

"A golem?" Kaja asks, "But why?"

[Nephrite]

"A failsafe, maybe?" Moore asks. "Hello?" He calls out.

[Anastasia]

No response. It's approaching, slow and inexorable.

Init.

[Nephrite]

Supreme for Moore, everyone else gets +17.

[roll][22:10] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+28 Xandra
[22:10] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+28 Xandra --> [ 1d20=12 ]{40}
[22:10] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+18+17 Kaja
[22:10] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+18+17 Kaja --> [ 1d20=20 ]{55}

Is it even really coming for us or just coming down the stairs? We can't really tell, right?

[Anastasia]

You can't really tell, in case this influences your actions. Go ahead and go, I'll roll init for the other two after that.

[Nephrite]

'Down the stairs, we don't know if it's actually hostile. If it isn't, let's just follow it.' Moore says to the others.

[Anastasia]

To be clear you're at the bottom of the stairs already, it's coming down them.

[Nephrite]

Oh, I thought we went up a bit. Okay. Is there enough space for us to move out of the way? If not we'll just fly up over it.

[Anastasia]

There is space, yes.

[Nephrite]

Then we will go to the side and see if it tries to club us uselessly.

[Anastasia]

The golem...walks by. No reactions, it simply marches on past the party with the way cleared.