Greetings Duchess Vaneth,
I have great news regarding our recent underground discovery in North Western Leirhorn.
Our engineers have carefully excavated the entrance to the mysterious structure, allowing myself and a team of explorers inside to investigate.
![Image](http://puu.sh/oOXfU/f6e9b84a35.png)
Initially we could see nought but darkness and dust. After placing several torches down we made our way inside. Our first glimpse was of a gigantic pair of feet. Situated in the centre of the room and at least 2M wide, it was an unusual first sight.
![Image](http://puu.sh/oEzbv/1e4fe03af1.png)
We made our way further inside and could see that the feet belonged to a large statue which occupied the entire room. Roughly 20 Metres tall and made of stone, its meaning is not entirely clear to us at this point.
![Image](http://puu.sh/oEzbT/fa549e3401.png)
Either side of the statue are 2 staircases. The staircase on the left appears to have collapsed at some point in the past.
![Image](http://puu.sh/oEzc3/3a15a659e5.png)
Luckily the staircase on the right hand side of the statue is intact
![Image](http://puu.sh/oEzd0/304fe16500.png)
At the rear of the room we found what appears to be a corridor or entrance room, but unfortunately this too was blocked, this time with solid stone.
![Image](http://puu.sh/oEzcI/b13f91fac3.png)
We made our way up the functional staircase and found ourselves on a balcony which brought us roughly chest height with the statue. It was at at this point we could clearly make out the face:
![Image](http://puu.sh/oEzdS/46a55dcd66.png)
Its a statue of an iron golem! The detailing on the face and upper body are unmistakable from this height.
Unable to explore further at this time, we decided to retreat and debrief. There are many questions raised by our exploration so far: Who built this structure? What is its intended purpose? What does the Iron Golem statue represent? Clearly there is further work is required.
Our next task is to excavate and secure the rear corridor so we may explore further. Unfortunately the material blocking our way is more dense than that which blocked the first entrance, meaning further excavation will take longer.
I will update you further when there are new developments
Vegeuros Cersil