Apotheosis is a dark fantasy, story-rich, open world expansion for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim set across the 17 Planes of Oblivion, and 'Dreamsleeve', in an echo of a fallen world.
Azura's Guardians are hollow suits of armor, molded of stone and clay, and magically given life by the Princess of Dusk and Dawn. They fiercely defend Moonshadow against all dangers, their molded physical form being tough to break. Guardians are virulent and sturdy foes, to be carefully tackled at a distance.
Curious, would these "guardians" be a kind of stone atronach given their origin?
Sure. Similar in nature of conception, but not necessarily their form or purpose. Good observation.
It's just sad that after 9 years we still use vanilla skeletons.I hope that in TES 6 there will be a way to customize animations for new creatures.