"We cannot stress enough that adventurers should not attempt to steal from this vault, as it is well guarded. Attempts to bribe the guard with a cut of the gold stolen are almost certainly ill-advised, at best. Furthermore, we have concerns over the guard escaping if it doesn't have any gold to protect, and worry that this may pose serious risk to surrounding villages.

Attempts to steal the guard itself, while tempting, are entirely to be avoided."

If you're REALLY nice to it, though, it just MIGHT give you a shed skin.