Is this some mindless automaton or instead a living thing?

PLANT GOLEM (#20/31, #80/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 8

STAMINA: 13

ATTACKS: 2

WEAPON: Tendrils (As per Large Claw)

ARMOUR: Medium

DAMAGE MODIFIER: +1 to the Damage Roll

HABITAT: Anywhere their master is, Ruins, Dungeons, Forests,

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1

TYPE: Magical Creature

REACTION: Hostile

INTELLIGENCE:None

Alliana the Witch who dwelt among the Shamutanti Hills was infamous for using the rare Animate Guardian Spell (see Encyclopedia Arcana: Volume 1, p. 14), to turn chairs into Wood Golems who attacked those who bothered her. Similar, but more powerful, is the dreaded PLANT GOLEM, which is typically created by use of the Ritual of the Unshaped Form (see Heroes Companion, p. 17). Appearing as a large, roughly humanoid figure comprised entirely of dead vegetation, half-rotten plant remains, and twitching vines, they will animate and attack anyone who disturbs their area of guardianship, whether it be a special door, locked chest or sacred shrine. Fire is harmful to Plant Golems, and anyone wielding a flaming weapon can add 1 to the Damage Roll whenever they make a successful hit.

Each time a Plant Golem wins an Attack Round, its opponents must Test their Skill. If they fail, the Plant Golem has wrapped some of its trailing vines around the opponent's legs and arms, making it hard to move freely and fight, and the assailant must subtract 1 from their Attack Strength. The Plant Golem can do this up to three times per opponent, binding its victims tighter and tighter into its suffocating grasp. Anyone who fights a Plant Golem must do their best to despatch it quickly! They are typically used as sentinels by capable spellcasters of a more nemophilistic nature, such as Arch-Druids, Plant Masters, Xylomancers, and the like.

PLANT GOLEM (#21/31, #81/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: A roughly human-shaped figure, a huge shape comprised of rotten and decaying vegetation, thick knobbly limbs, and a twitching profusion of tendril-like vines and creepers.

 

Distribution: Wherever their master/creator is; ruins, dungeons and forests across Titan.

 

Effects: The Plant Golem is a magical creature made by conjuring rituals, from all types of vegetable matter (see sidebar for more information). To create a Plant Golem, one must be a spellcaster and master the Ritual of the Unshaped Form (see Heroes Companion, p. 17).

Cost: Unavailable to buy

 

Availability: Very Rare

 

Notes: The Plant Golem is a larger and more powerful version of the Wood Golem (see Out of the Pit, pp. 61-62).