Xacon

This creature resembles a mottled-green humanoid, about 6 feet tall, composed of bark, vines, leaves, and other plant material. Its hand end in wicked claws and a gaping maw dominates its head. No eyes appear to be present.

Xacon (CR 2)

Medium Plant
Alignment: Neutral
Initiative: +2
Senses: Blindsight 60 feet, Low-Light Vision; Perception +3

Speed: 30 feet, Climb 30 feet
Space: 5 feet

Defense

Armor Class: 14, touch 12, flat-footed 12 (+2 Dex, +2 natural)
Hit Points: 22 (4d8+4)
Saving Throws: Fort +5, Ref +3, Will +2
Immunity: plant traits

Offense

Melee: 2 claws +5 (1d4+2), bite +5 (1d6+2)
Reach: 5 feet

Statistics

Str	Dex	Con	Int	Wis	Cha
15 (+2)	15 (+2)	12 (+1)	6 (-2)	12 (+1)	8 (-1)

Base Attack Bonus: +3
CMB +5
CMD 17

Feats: Alertness, Stealthy

Skills: Climb +10, Escape Artist +4, Perception +7, Sense Motive +3, Stealth +10 (+18 in undergrowth)

• Racial Modifiers: +8 Stealth in undergrowth

Languages:

Special Qualities: adaptation, tree meld Languages Sylvan (can't speak)

Special Abilities

Adaptation (Su)

A xacon can, by touching an earthen, metal, stone, or wooden item of Small or larger size, can absorb a portion of the item's properties. A xacon that touches a wooden or earthen item (including the ground), increases its natural armor bonus to +5 (granting the xacon AC 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15). If the xacon touches a metal or stone item, its natural armor bonus increases to +8 (granting the xacon AC 20, touch 12, flat-footed 18). This bonus to its natural armor lasts for 1 minute. After using this ability, the xacon must wait 1d4 rounds before it uses it again.

Tree Meld (Su)

Once per day, a xacon can meld its body and possessions into a tree. This ability functions similar to a meld into stone spell with no duration.

Ecology

Environment: Temperate Forests
Organization: solitary, pair, or pack (3-6)
Treasure: standard


Xacons are plant creatures that inhabit thickly wooded forests and forested hills and mountains. They act as protectors of nature, oftentimes working with good- or neutral-aligned druids and other forest denizens when the area comes under attack or defilement by evil-aligned druids, foresters, and others who destroy the trees and surroundings without care or recourse.

Xacons make their homes in treetops, using the largest and sturdiest of the trees to hold their dwellings (small wooden huts). A typical dwelling holds up to four of these creatures (who may or may not be an interrelated family). All inhabitants of a single dwelling are adults. No young xacons have ever been seen. Xacon reproduction methods are unknown but sages believe they procreate through some form of budding.

Xacons stand 6 feet tall and weigh around 160 pounds. They seem to converse with others of their own kind through a series of hand signals and other gestures. They understand Sylvan but cannot speak.

A xacon attacks by slashing and tearing at its foes with its thorny claws. During battle (or before battle if it is aware of its foes), a xacon contacts a natural object (such as a large stone or tree) in order to fortify its natural armor against its foes.