b'Lichen Leshy \n'b'  Family:   Leshy  \n'b'  Small   plant  (leshy),  neutral  \n'b'  Armor Class  13 (mossy armor)  Hit Points  39 (6d6+18)  Speed  20 ft., climb 20 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 11 (+0) DEX:  12 (+1)  CON:  17 (+3)  INT:  10 (+0)  WIS:  15 (+2)  CHA:  10 (+0)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Skills   Perception  +4,  Stealth  +5  Damage Resistances  lightning, thunder  Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  14  Languages  Druidic, Sylvan  Challenge  1/2 (100 XP) \n'b' SPECIAL TRAITS \n'b'\n'b'  Degradation . The lichen leshy\xe2\x80\x99s attacks envelop the target in a lattice of delicate digestive growths. As an action, a target can tear away any such growths. If a creature ends its turn without having removed the growths, the tendrils fall away as they release acid that deals 5 (2d4) points of acid damage, and the victim must succeed at a DC 13  Constitution  save or become  incapacitated  until the end of its next turn. \n'b'  Expert Climber . The leshy can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check. \n'b'  Lichen Speech . Lichen leshys can communicate with lichens, asking them about events within the past day, gaining information about creatures that have passed, weather, and other circumstances, within a radius of 30 feet. \n'b'  Pass Without Trace . In areas of natural vegetation, a leshy can\xe2\x80\x99t be tracked except by magical means. The leshy leaves behind no tracks or other traces of its passage. \n'b'  Verdant Burst . When slain, a leshy explodes in a burst of fertile energies. All plant creatures within 30 feet of the slain leshy regain 6 (1d8+2)  Hit Points , and lichens quickly infest the area. If the terrain can support the growth of lichens, the undergrowth is dense enough to make the region into  difficult terrain  for 24 hours, after which the plant life diminishes to a normal level; otherwise, the plant life has no significant effect on movement and withers and dies within an hour. \n'b'  Weathering . A lichen leshy can release a slow-acting acid that dissolves stone and organic material. By remaining in contact with a 5-foot-square area for 8 hours, the leshy can deal 10 (3d6) points of acid damage to the surface. \n'b'\n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Slam .  Melee Weapon Attack : +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage plus degradation. \n'b'  Filaments .  Ranged Weapon Attack : +3 to hit, range 20 ft/100 ft., one target.  Hit : 1 bludgeoning damage, plus degradation \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Like the curious plantlike organisms from which they\xe2\x80\x99re composed, lichen leshys are rugged creatures able to survive in unforgiving climates. Unlike most leshys, lichen leshys are rarely content to stay in one place for long, instead using their survival skills to reach the grandest vistas, harshest environs, and most daring heights. There, they rest in quiet contemplation and awe, slowly breaking down inhospitable rocks into nutrient-rich soil that can sustain new plant life. \n'b' Lichen leshys almost always wear cozy rain cloaks that they use to blur their outlines and better camouflage their forms, which serves as well as armor for them but collapses into ordinary moss for other creatures. They often secret away tiny mementos within their garb to remind them of their greatest achievements, and one can earn a lichen leshy\xe2\x80\x99s ready assistance if willing to listen to its rambling tales of how it found each trophy. \n'b'  Growing a Lichen Leshy . A lichen leshy can grow nearly anywhere that\xe2\x80\x99s exposed to clean air, though most creators prefer large, rocky escarpments. The creator prepares an unguent of spores, aromatic salts, and pure rainwater, which she uses to paint an image of the leshy-to-be on the growing surface. Once the leshy has matured, it peels itself off the prepared surface. Left to its own devices, it can construct its rain cloak and other gear from available materials within a day. Creating it requires 2,000 gp of materials, a DC 13  Nature  check, and casting call woodland beings,  meld into stone , and  plant growth . \n'b' Growing a Leshy \n'b' The process of growing a leshy has some similarities to making a construct. Typically, the creator of a leshy must be a powerful druid, but anyone capable of making the required Knowledge checks and casting the required spells may attempt the process. \n'b' Growing a leshy body takes 2 weeks per Hit Die, during which the nascent form must be well fertilized, watered as needed, and kept safe from harm. During this period of growth, certain rare nutrients and fertilizer must be used to prime the leshy\xe2\x80\x99s transformation from a normal plant into a sentient one\xe2\x80\x94the cost of these components varies according to the leshy but is never less than 1,000 gp. The cultivator must make a successful  Nature  check; the required DC varies according to the leshy. If the check fails, the plant withers and dies and the cultivator must begin anew. \n'b' If, on the other hand, the skill check is successful, the cultivator must then step in and perform a 24-hour ritual within a day of the leshy\xe2\x80\x99s cultivation. During this ritual, the cultivator must cast a number of spells (see each individual leshy for a list). At the ritual\xe2\x80\x99s climax, there\xe2\x80\x99s a flat 50% chance that the attempt to create a leshy succeeds\xe2\x80\x94if this final check fails, no appropriate spirit is close enough to answer the call. The plant body rots and the creator must begin anew with fresh materials if he wishes to try again. At the GM\xe2\x80\x99s discretion, this final chance for success might increase to 75% or even 100% for particularly magical areas where leshy spirits are much more common than normal. Discovering such a rare and magical site should be the focus of its own adventure. If the ritual is successful, the leshy awakens fully formed and able to serve as a minion. A freshly created leshy is under no particular compulsion to obey its creator, but most regard their makers as friends and allies. \n'b' Plant creatures are particularly adept at growing leshys, gaining advantage on their  Nature  checks to create them and reducing the time required to grow the leshy by 50% and the cost by 25%. A plant creature is always successful in luring a spirit into the body, and need not make the final percentile roll for success. At the GM\xe2\x80\x99s option, leshys with more Hit Dice than normal can be created. Each additional Hit Die adds 2,000 gp to the cost of creating the leshy, increases the DC of the  Nature  check by 2, and requires an additional 2 weeks of growth. \n'b' Attempts to create leshys larger than Small always fail\xe2\x80\x94the strange spiritual energies that animate these creatures are only capable of doing so to a body no larger than that of a  human  child. \n'b' Cantankerous flytrap leshys represent the harsh and seemingly cruel aspects of the natural cycle that are ultimately needed for the greater well-being of all creatures. When necessary to protect their homes, flytrap leshys start controlled fires, relying on their fire  resistance  to wade through the flames. Unlike most of their kind, flytrap leshys eat flesh and are not picky about the kind of meat that they consume. They particularly savor insects, and one of the few ways to placate a flytrap leshy is to offer it a rare or unusual insect to consume. A typical flytrap leshy is 2 feet tall and weighs 20 pounds. \n'b'  Ready to Fight . Most leshys are peaceful creatures that focus their efforts on tending the natural region around them. While flytrap leshys do not leave their homes to pick fights, they relish the opportunity to attack intruders. These carnivorous plants tend to attack before asking questions. \n'b' While they rarely work together with other creatures, the aggressive creatures eagerly collaborate with others of their kind. They fight best in teams, and coordinate with each other so seamlessly that a group of flytrap leshys is nearly indistinguishable from a single creature\xe2\x80\x94an illusion that the similarity between a flytrap leshy\xe2\x80\x99s head and hands only compounds. While a typical flytrap leshy has one head and two hands, more powerful flytrap leshys exist with greater numbers of heads and hands. \n'b'  Growing a Flytrap Leshy . A flytrap leshy is usually grown in swampy or marshy terrain. A flytrap leshy will only emerge if it is given a small pile of freshly killed insects to eat. Creating it requires 3,000 gp of materials, a DC 14  Nature  check, and casting call woodland beings,  plant growth , and thorn whip.'