Banyant

This animated tree has many large branches that writhe and thrash about it.

Banyant (CR 9)

Huge Plant
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Initiative: -1
Senses: Low-Light Vision; Perception +13
Speed: 20 feet
Space: 15 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 19, touch 7, flat-footed 19 (-1 Dex, +12 natural, -2 size)
Hit Points: 114 (12d8+60)
Saving Throws: Fort +15, Ref +3, Will +8
Damage Reduction: 10/slashing
Immunity: plant traits
Weaknesses: vulnerability to fire

Offense

Melee: 4 slams +14 (1d8+7/19-20)
Reach: 15 feet
Ranged: rock +7 (2d6+10)
Special Attacks: Rock Throwing (150 ft.)

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
25 (+7)	8 (-1)	21 (+5)	12 (+1)	14 (+2)	12 (+1)

Base Attack Bonus: +9
CMB +18
CMD 27
Feats: Alertness, Cleave, Great Fortitude, Improved Critical (slam), Iron Will
Skills: Diplomacy +7, Intimidate +7, Knowledge (nature) +7, Perception +13, Sense Motive +8, Stealth -2 (+14 in native environs), Survival +6

Racial Modifiers: +16 Stealth in native environment

Languages: Banyant, Common, Sylvan
Special Qualities: animate plants, double damage against objects, plantspeech

Special Abilities

Animate Plants (Sp)

A plant guardian can animate any plants of the same type within 180 feet at will, controlling up to two such plants at a time. It takes 1 full round for the plant to uproot itself, after which it moves at a speed of 10 feet and fights as a plant of the same type as the one animating it (exceptions are noted in each entry below), gaining the plant guardian's vulnerability to fire. If the plant guardian that animated it terminates the animation, moves out of range, or is incapacitated, the plant immediately takes root wherever it is and returns to its normal state.

Double Damage against Objects (Ex)

A plant guardian or animated tree that makes a full attack against an object or structure deals double damage.

Plantspeech (Ex)

A plant guardian has the ability to converse with plants as if subject to a continual speak with plants spell, and most plants greet them with an attitude of friendly or helpful.

Ecology

Environment: Warm Plains
Organization: solitary or grove (2-7)
Treasure: standard

The banyants are the plant guardians of warm plains such as savannas and equatorial grasslands.
A banyant resembles a banyan tree.