Vily (Winter-touched Vila)

Vily

The Forest of Frost holds many secrets. Inside some of the trees, magical creatures, artefacts and monsters wait to be discovered. Vily was a vila tree spirit (like a Russian dryad - uses Dryad stats), minding her own business tending the trees. But she was imprisoned in her tree by Birch (a good spirit and keeper of the forest) after she was touched by Winter. Now her chest glows a dim icy blue, where her heart has been pierced by the frozen shard.
Her tree contains an inscription in Druidic and Ancient Elven. A DC10 Perception to notice it, and a DC15 linguistics or INT check to decipher the runes (DC13 if the decoder knows Elven or Sylvan, DC12 if they know both - no check necessary if they know Druidic).

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Stats

Boreal Winter-touched Dryad (CR4; 1200XP)

NE Medium fey. Init +4.

Senses

Low-light vision; Perception +11.

Defense

AC 17, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+4 Dex, +3 natural)
hp 33 (6d6+12)
Fort +4, Ref +9, Will +7
DR 5/cold iron
Immune Cold

Weaknesses

Tree Dependent Vila are bonded to a single, enormous tree and must never stray more than 300 yards from it. A vila who moves 300 yards beyond her bonded tree immediately becomes sickened. Every hour thereafter, she must make a DC 15 Fortitude save to resist becoming nauseated for an hour. A vila that is out of range of her bonded tree for 24 hours takes 1d6 points of Constitution damage, and another 1d6 points of Constitution damage every day that follows—eventually, this separation kills the vila.
Vulnerability to Fire +50% on top of regular fire damage.

Offense

Speed 30 ft.
Melee unarmed strike +5 (1d3+1 {+1d6 cold}, plus Numbing cold)

Special Attacks

Numbing cold any creature hit by a winter-touched creature's attack (natural or weapon) must succeed at a DC15 fortitude save or be staggered for 1 round.

Spell-Like Abilities

(CL 6th; concentration +7)
Constant—speak with plants
At will—entangle (DC 15), tree shape, wood shape (1 lb. only)
3/day—charm person (DC 15), deep slumber (DC 17), tree stride
1/day—suggestion (DC 17)

Statistics

Str 12, Dex 18, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 18
Base Atk +3; CMB +4; CMD 18

Feats

Improved unarmed strike, Stealthy, Weapon focus (unarmed strike)

Skills

Bluff +15, Climb +5, Diplomacy +8, Disguise +10, Escape Artist +14, Fly +8, Intimidate +5, Knowledge (geography) +9, Knowledge (history) +3, Knowledge (nature) +11, Knowledge (religion) +7, Perception +11, Sense Motive +6, Sleight of Hand +8, Stealth +15 (Stealth in snow +19), Survival +3 (Survival in snow +7), Swim +5

Languages

Common, Elven, Sylvan; speak with plants

Special Qualities

Trackless Step A boreal creature does not leave a trail in snow and cannot be tracked. It can choose to leave a trail, if it so desires.
Tree meld A vila can meld with any tree, similar to how the spell meld into stone functions. She can remain melded with a tree as long as she wishes.

Alignment

Neutral Good previously ; Neutral Evil since being touched by Winter

Conditions

• Touch of Winter

Year of Birth

1296 157 Years old