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Bloodsuckle is a type of Hobgoblin plant that lurks in the Hedge.

Overview[]

≪rustle of leaves≫

A notorious carnivorous hobgoblin plant, bloodsuckle is, as most unintelligent creatures are, driven by the needs to feed, grow, and reproduce. Unlike most plants, however, bloodsuckle is highly mobile, actively hunting down prey, which it immobilizes and consumes, growing by using the nutrient-rich blood of its victims. It will only resort to drawing nutrients from the soil in the face of starvation.

Though preferring to ambush its prey as it sleeps, the plant is hardly slow, and is well known as a dangerous threat to all sorts of Hedge-dwellers. As such, it is often destroyed whenever and wherever it is found. Unfortunately, any shorn pieces of bloodsuckle, if not destroyed outright, will go dormant, becoming active if ever it gains enough nutrients — this includes any pieces that get caught under the skin of any unlucky travelers. This makes it remarkably easy to unintentionally create a new forest of the plant.

To make things worse, burning a bloodsuckle, one of the few ways to utterly destroy the thing, is difficult to do — the inner layer of bark on the plant is moist and its sap is not flammable. The fire must be strong enough and last long enough to dry out, then consume the thing. Any pieces that escape will inevitably start the whole cycle over again.

Appearance[]

Bloodsuckle appears to be a leafless woody vining plant with a root structure that splays out across the surface of the ground rather than beneath the soil; these vines can both cover horizontal surfaces and vertical, winding their way around trees and structures around them. Its grey, jagged bark splinters and cracks across the surface, revealing a viscous red-brown gum between the bark and core of each tendril. Bloodsuckle thrives in urban environments as well as the wilderness, and can be found spreading across patches of Hedge just on the other side of a city doorway.

Character Sheet[]

Mental Attributes: Intelligence 1, Wits 3, Resolve 3

Bloodsuckle


Physical Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3
Social Attributes: Presence 1, Manipulation 0, Composure 4
Mental Skills: None
Physical Skills: Athletics 2, Brawl (Grapple) 5, Stealth 4, Survival 3
Social Skills: Animal Ken 1, Empathy 1, Subterfuge (Camouflage) 3
Merits: Fast Reflexes
Willpower: 7
Initiative: 6
Defense: 3
Speed: 8 (Species factor 3)
Health: 6
Weapons/Attacks:

Type Damage Range Dice Pool Special
Brawl (Grapple) 0(B) 9

References[]

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