Unfortunately, as soon as he called out to the group, it seems that, whatever was stalking them noticed as well, and the sound of crashing was quickly accompanied by an enormous<em>tree</em>barreling out of the wood! The monstrous plant looks like a dark brown tree, 20 feet tall, with dark, twisted roots; a few reddish-brown leaves hang on the gnarled, wickedly curved scythe-like branches that surround it. What looks like a long scar in the center of the tree’s trunk splits open to reveal a toothy mouth, as it charges.<br/><br/>It races as close as it can to the center of the camp, its long branches able to reach nearly everywhere, before swiping at the person on watch, though he had plenty of time to dodge, as it announced its presence. (Natural 1.)