Half-Dryad

About

Very rarely, a relationship may begin between an elusive dryad and male mortal. Even more rarely, a child is born of this union. Half-dryads reach adulthood at around age 18 at which point their growth slows down; they are known to live for around 600 years.

History

WIP

Physical Description

Half-dryads more closely resembal their paternal race than their mothers. By most standards, they appear to be a normal child or at most, a half-elf. Their hair often changes with the season – green in spring, blonde in summer, brown or red in fall and white or black in winter. Leaves and flowers from their mothers tree sometimes grow within their hair.

Society

Half-dryads usually live on the fringes of society, as their fey heritage makes them more comfortable in places where things grow, while cities feel oppressive and unnatural to them. When a half-dryad makes a home inside a city's walls, their residence is obvious from the explosion of foliage they have growing. Many half-dryads find a calling working with plants, and become farmers, gardeners or druids.

Relations

To many other races, even when the parent of a half-dryad is human, half-dryad often resemble half-elves and tend to be treated as such. For those who realise a half-dryads true heritage, the treatment shifts to somewhere between curiosity and fear.

Alignment & Religion

Half-dryads tend to worship nature spirits and gods, or otherwise take a cue from their fathers. As such, they can be of any alignment or religion.

Adventurers

Half-dryads make natural druids, though they are not often willing to travel far from their home – a trait reminiscent of their mothers.

Traits

Racial Qualities

RP

11

Type

Fey

Size

Medium

Base Speed

40ft

Ability Score

Flexible: +2 Dex, +2 Wis

Languages

Standard: Common, Sylvan

Racial Traits

Defense

Fey Damage Resistance Half-dryads gain DR 2/Cold Iron

Magic

Treacherous Earth Members of this race gain the following supernatural ability:
1/day—Will the earth to rumble and shift, transforming a 10-foot-radius patch of earth, unworked stone, or sand into an area of difficult terrain centered on a square it can touch. This lasts for a number of minutes equal to the user’s level, after which the ground returns to normal.

Movement

Fast Half-dryads gain a +10ft bonus to their base speed.

Other

No Low-Light Fey usually gain low-light vision; however, half-dryads do not gain this.
Treespeech Members of this race have the ability to converse with plants as if subject to a continual speak with plants spell.

Civilization and Culture

Naming Traditions

Half-dryads are often named after plants and trees.

Lifespan

600

Average Height

5'0 - 6'6ft

Average Weight

100 - 170lbs