Leshy, Leaf

This little plant person is clad in a winglike leaf cloak and pinecone armor, wielding a twig as a makeshift spear.

Leshy, Leaf (CR 1/2)

Small Plant (Leshy, Shapechanger)
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +1
Senses: Darkvision 60 feet, Low-Light Vision; Perception +1

Speed: 20 feet, Climb 10 feet, Fly 10 feet (clumsy) ( glide)
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 13, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+1 armor, +1 Dex, +1 size)
Hit Points: 5 (1d8+1)
Saving Throws: Fort +3, Ref +1, Will +1
Immunity: electricity, sonic, plant traits

Offense

Melee: shortspear +2 (1d4-2/19-20)
Reach: 5 feet
Ranged: seedpods +2 touch (1 plus deafen)

Spell-Like Abilities (CL 2nd; Concentration +3):

• Constant- Pass without Trace

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
6 (-2)	13 (+1)	12 (+1)	5 (-3)	12 (+1)	13 (+1)

Base Attack Bonus: +0
CMB -3
CMD 8

Feats: Weapon Finesse

Skills: Fly -1, Stealth +5 (+9 in forests and jungles), Survival +1 (+5 in forests and jungles)

• Racial Modifiers: +4 Stealth and Survival in forests and jungles

Languages: Druidic, Sylvan; plantspeech (trees)

Special Qualities: Change Shape (Small tree; tree shape), verdant burst

Special Abilities

Glide (Ex)

A leaf leshy cannot use its fly speed to hover. When flying, a leaf leshy must end its movement at least 5 feet lower in elevation than it started.

Seedpods (Ex)

Leaf leshys sprout explosive acorns, pine cones, or other seedpods, and can hurl these as ranged attacks. A seedpod has a range increment of 10 feet and detonates on contact to deal 1 point of bludgeoning damage (this damage is not modified by Strength). Anyone struck by a seedpod must succeed at a DC 11 Fortitude save or be deafened for 1 round. The save DC is Constitution-based.

Ecology

Environment: Any Forest or Hill
Organization: solitary or grove (2-16)
Treasure: standard


Leaf leshys tend to the well-being of trees, whether natural stands or cultivated orchards. In appearance, they have soft, pulpy-looking bodies and wear clothing made of dozens of leaves. Larger leaves cover their shoulders, often giving them the appearance of wearing cloaks, and most adorn their relatively featureless heads with helmets made from pine cones, nuts, or fruit rinds. This leafy layer of clothing functions as masterwork padded armor for a leaf leshy, but not for any other creature.

Leaf leshys love to play at war. When not laboring on their trees, they wheedle any companions to engage in mock duels with their twig spears, resorting to private weapon drills when they must. In actual battle, they are much more cautious, sticking to cover and harrying their foes with hit-and-run tactics, as they have a strongly developed sense of self-preservation.

GROWING A LEAF LESHY

Leaf leshys are usually grown under the shade of fruit or nut trees. To grow a leaf leshy, the maker plants an acorn and pine cone together, then mounds up leaves, sticks, and needles around them. When first born, a leaf leshy has no armor, leafy cape, or weapon, but can construct them from available materials given a day and left to its own devices (no Craft check required).

LEAF LESHY CL 5th; Price 1,000 gp

RITUAL Requirements Knowledge (nature) 5 ranks, magic stone, plant growth, summon nature's ally I; Skill Knowledge (nature) DC 12; Cost 500 gp