Animated Taxidermy

To the naked eye a animated taxidermy appear as empty metal frames coated in the fur of a once magnificent creature. Motionless they stand, as silent sentinels watching over the hallway of their master. It is only once they are triggered and make their move that one sees the fell magic in their lifeless eyes.
==Description==
Animated taxidermies are created by magi to protect their secret workshops from any prying eye. They place them around the house, disguised as quaint ornaments that decorate the hallways or welcome guests to the central lobby. Once the taxidermies spot an intruder they begin to slowly stalk their target. Every time the intruders turns around the same taxidermied animals appear to stand in the hallway behind them, making them wonder whatever they are being followed or are just imagining things. Only once they get close enough do the animated taxidermies make their true nature known as they claw and bite the would-be thief to death. When the target is dead one of the taxidermies will shove it inside of its leathery mouths, slowly crushing it inside of their metal skeletons until it turns into a bloody pulp that can easily be disposed off by their master.
The animated taxidermies are cured with a flammable oil in order to preserve the fur and skin of the animal around the metal wire frame. The decomposing corpses inside of them also usually leak fats and body oil into their fur, making the animated taxidermies one of the main sources of house fires for wizards using them.
Category:Constructs
Category:Creatures
Category:Medium
Category:Bas