Animated armor is a suit of armor that moves and fights with nobody inside it.1 Three suits of dwarven plate in the sealed Underforge Vaults came to life when the party reached them on 30 Coldrise, 1714 PSF.2
Appearance
The three suits stood on armor stands in a decorated passage, remarkably untouched by time. They were decorative, made of cheap iron polished to look fine, and worth far less than real dwarven plate.2
Behavior
The suits stood still until someone came close, then turned their helmets to look.2 They fight with their metal fists.2 They do not speak, and there is no mind in them for magic to touch.2 The metal itself is thin enough that a spear goes through it.2 A large rust monster lay dead in front of them, having bitten off more than it could chew.2
History
Session 10
Luma was inspecting the suits, wondering why the rust monsters had left them alone, when the first helmet turned to look at her.2 The party destroyed all three. Temerity crushed one with a single blow of her hammer, Luma beat another down with her crowbar, and Iva drove her spear through the helmet of the last.2