Arbos vagus
Scientific name:Arbos vagus
Common name(s): Roaming tree
(tree people, tree pixie*)
Average size: The youngest saplings encountered were approx. 20-30cm tall; adults reach 3-4 meters in height.
Diet: Photosynthesis.
Favoured habitat (natural): Thick woodland
Classification:
Crinitidae Gnomidae Mixturidae Polymorphidae
Silvidae Squamidae Fae Undead
Key traits & Identifiers
- Very hard to spot because they blend perfectly within their habitat.
- Rarely show themselves to humans, especially after reaching adulthood. Most recorded encounters have been with saplings.
TAKE HEED
- Generally, Arbos vagus are very gentle and kind beings, but adults are large and powerful and not always aware of their strength (or our fragility).
- In areas that suffered deforestation Arbos vagus might see humans as a threat and prove dangerous.
Description:
Arbos vagus are sentient bipedal trees, who wander large woodlands. They are capable of speech and have their own language. Few have learned human languages, but for most, humans are too ephemeral to forge true connection.
The Arbos vagus lifecycle is usually divided into three stages: seedling, the initial growth from the seed and development of conscience. Seedlings do not reqire care in terms of nourishment, but it is in this stage that the parent Arbos vagus teaches the youngling language, how to find other Arbos vagus and to fend for themselves. Sapling, the second stage, are fully formed but small statured. They tend to roam widely and sometimes form small groups (called copse) with other saplings. The third, adult stage, is less known to us, but it is known the adult Arbos vagus tend to solitary lives alternated with companionship as they pass known meeting spots in their roaming.
*This nickname remains from when saplings were thought to be a different species. Arbos vagus do not seem to mind.
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