Leshy's
Leshies are immortal spirits of nature temporarily granted physical forms. As guardians and emissaries of the environment, leshies are “born” when a skilled druid or other master of primal magic conducts a ritual to create a suitable vessel, and then a spirit chooses that vessel to be their temporary home. Leshies are self-sufficient from the moment the ritual ends, though it isn't uncommon for leshies to maintain lifelong bonds with their creators. Many leshies relish the opportunity to interact with the physical world. While most leshy spirits are ancient, they rarely recall past lifetimes and see their new life as a chance to experience the wonders of the world once more.
If you want to play a character who is curious and connected to nature, you should play a leshy.
You Might... Act as a traveling agent for natural guardians who are unable to leave their territories. Encourage civilizations to cooperate with nature and build their cities in ecologically friendly ways.
Others Probably... Think you are a curiosity due to your spiritual origins. Assume you know only about nature and are unfamiliar with civilization and society.
Leshies are as varied as the material used to create their vessels, usually appearing as a bizarre mishmash of various plants or fungi. Their bodies are vaguely humanoid in shape, with numerous characteristics of the plant or fungus from which they were made. A typical leshy is about 3 feet tall. Leshies begin their lives as adults and don't age.
To most leshies, the concept of family is not a matter of birth, but rather determined by bonds of loyalty and friendship. Leshies are dedicated allies, but they have little tolerance for those who would despoil nature. As much as they are happy to accept someone who earns their trust into their family, they expect family members to look out for them and their natural wards in return. Leshies are grouped into categories akin to ethnicities, but these are not connected to physical features; rather, they represent broad categories of characteristics of their spirits. Certain spirits are more likely to gravitate toward particular physical bodies, though this predisposition is far from absolute. Leshies' genders are determined by the spirits that inhabit their bodies. Some leshies are exclusively male or female, while many consider themselves both. Others, particularly fungus leshies, tend toward far more complex expressions of gender, or eschew the concept entirely. Leshies choose and change their names multiple times throughout their lives.
Leshies' beliefs generally focus on the natural world. Those with a philosophical bent lean toward the Green Faith, Rontra and Eliwyn, are the most popular deity among faithful leshies. Some leshies also venerate green men, powerful spirits of nature. Popular Edicts: experience the physical world, form a family through loyalty and trust, protect parts of nature you embody Popular Anathema: embrace unnatural magic or influences
You Might... Act as a traveling agent for natural guardians who are unable to leave their territories. Encourage civilizations to cooperate with nature and build their cities in ecologically friendly ways.
Others Probably... Think you are a curiosity due to your spiritual origins. Assume you know only about nature and are unfamiliar with civilization and society.
Physical Description
Leshies are as varied as the material used to create their vessels, usually appearing as a bizarre mishmash of various plants or fungi. Their bodies are vaguely humanoid in shape, with numerous characteristics of the plant or fungus from which they were made. A typical leshy is about 3 feet tall. Leshies begin their lives as adults and don't age.
Society
To most leshies, the concept of family is not a matter of birth, but rather determined by bonds of loyalty and friendship. Leshies are dedicated allies, but they have little tolerance for those who would despoil nature. As much as they are happy to accept someone who earns their trust into their family, they expect family members to look out for them and their natural wards in return. Leshies are grouped into categories akin to ethnicities, but these are not connected to physical features; rather, they represent broad categories of characteristics of their spirits. Certain spirits are more likely to gravitate toward particular physical bodies, though this predisposition is far from absolute. Leshies' genders are determined by the spirits that inhabit their bodies. Some leshies are exclusively male or female, while many consider themselves both. Others, particularly fungus leshies, tend toward far more complex expressions of gender, or eschew the concept entirely. Leshies choose and change their names multiple times throughout their lives.
Beliefs
Leshies' beliefs generally focus on the natural world. Those with a philosophical bent lean toward the Green Faith, Rontra and Eliwyn, are the most popular deity among faithful leshies. Some leshies also venerate green men, powerful spirits of nature. Popular Edicts: experience the physical world, form a family through loyalty and trust, protect parts of nature you embody Popular Anathema: embrace unnatural magic or influences
Names
Scarlet in Summer, Verdant Taleweaver, Lurking Hunter, Masterful Sun Drinker, Noon Sky Evening Song, Snowy Pine Branch, Cascading RapidsHeritages
Cactus Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 67
Spines cover your body. You gain a spine unarmed attack that deals 1d6 piercing damage. Your spines are in the brawling group and have the finesse and unarmed traits.
Fruit Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 67
Your body continually produces small fruits imbued with primal magic. At dawn each day, a new fruit ripens. You or an ally can remove this fruit as an Interact action. If a living creature that can derive sustenance from fruit consumes it as an Interact action within the next hour, they regain 1d8 Hit Points, plus an additional 1d8 Hit Points for every 2 of your levels beyond 1st. This effect has the healing and vitality traits.
Fungus Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 67
Your body was made from fungi that grows in the shade of caves and trees, and you are at home in dark caverns and warrens. You gain darkvision. You lose the plant trait and gain the fungus trait.
Gourd Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 67
You have a large gourd for a skull, and since you don't have a physical brain, you can use the space inside your head. You can store a collection of up to 1 Bulk of objects within your head. The DC of checks to Steal objects from inside your head increases by 4. Additionally, if you store only one object within your head, you can draw it effortlessly into your hand as part of another action to use the object. Drawing the item grants this other action the manipulate trait.
Leaf Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 67
Your body is made mostly from natural foliage, and like a leaf tumbling from a tree, you land from falls with particular grace. You take no damage from falling, regardless of the distance you fall.
Lotus Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 67
You effortlessly float on the surface of water. You can walk on the surface of still water and other non-damaging liquids, moving at half your normal Speed. You can also attempt to Balance to move across the surface of flowing water, using the DC of a Swim check to move through the water. When you do this, you can't move faster than half your Speed, and if you fail or critically fail, you fall into the water rather than the normal effects.
Pine Leshy
Source Pathfinder #176: Lost Mammoth Valley pg. 77 You excrete a thick, sticky sap from your bark-like flesh, making it easier to climb and hold onto your gear. You gain the Combat Climber feat as a bonus feat, and you gain a +2 circumstance bonus to your Reflex DC against attempts to Disarm you.
Root Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 67
Your body is made from hardy roots that attach you firmly to the ground. You gain 10 Hit Points from your ancestry instead of 8. You can go without sunlight for 2 weeks before you begin to starve. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus to your Fortitude or Reflex DC against attempts to Reposition, Shove, or Trip you. This bonus also applies to saving throws against spells or effects that attempt to move you or knock you prone.
Seaweed Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 67
Your body is made from woven seaweed, and you're just as comfortable underwater as on land. You gain a swim Speed of 20 feet, and you can always breathe underwater. However, your land Speed is reduced by 5 feet (to 20 feet for most seaweed leshies).
Vine Leshy
Source Player Core pg. 68
Your prehensile vines grant you unmatched skill at climbing. You do not need to have any hands free to Climb. Additionally, if you roll a success on an Athletics check to Climb, you get a critical success instead.
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