Ædorian
Habitat:
Ædorian is often seen as an invasive species that clings to other plant life, slowly sucking the life force out of its surroundings. It is a hardy plant that can grow pretty much anywhere there's soil and sunlight. There is no place that its presence is welcome and it is fairly difficult to eradicate completely. It can be found all around the world.
Size:
This plant's size is dependent on the amount of plant life around it. It will grow until it has no other source of Saol to sap from then maintain its size by taking nutrients from the ground.
Biome Role:
Ædorian is seen as a destroyer of biomes, but there is some balance to this. It is an incredibly tasty snack for small creatures and insects, so it is possible for it to be held at bay by local wildlife. Often times if it grows too large it simply cannot sustain itself with the nutrients in the ground and slowly dies off.
Life Cycle:
Ædorian are odd in the sense that they only produce seeds once there is little life force for them to sap from the surrounding plant life. The process takes about a year, after which its seeds are carried by the wind to take root elsewhere.
Cultural Significance:
Not many even know about this plant's name, outside of Druids and the botanically inclined. They are difficult to visibly distinguish from similar, non-harmful plants. It's rumored that this plant was once used as a form of torture where the branches would be wrapped around a victim to die a slow death.
Description:
This plant has long, tendril-like roots and branches. They extend as far as its nutrition source allows it to and can grow as thick as vines. They are green in color and sprout leaves along the length of the branches.
Harvesting:
There is nothing to harvest.
Notable Features:
- CR0 in most instances due to how easy it would be to avoid. CR3 is the most one might expect to encounter in the wild under the worst circumstances.
- Roots and vines can be used to drain the life force of anything they touch. The speed of the drain is correlated to its thickness. Druids making use of this effect can siphon the drained life force into their own bodies, so long as they are physically touching the plant.
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