Stat block
A knee-high bundle of dead twigs that passes for brush until it scuttles out to claw; fire burns it badly.
| AC | HP | Speed | CR | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 (2d6) | 20 ft | 1/8 | 25 |
| STR | DEX | CON | INT | WIS | CHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 (-2) | 14 (+2) | 11 (+0) | 4 (-3) | 8 (-1) | 3 (-4) |
- Skills: Stealth +4
- Vulnerable: fire
- Condition immunities: deafened
- Senses: blindsight 60 ft; passive Perception 9
- Languages: Common (understands but can't speak)
Traits
- Pack Tactics. Advantage on attack rolls against a target that has a non-Incapacitated ally of this creature within 5 ft.
Actions
- Claw. Twiggy claws.
Where you meet it
- The Old Den: The Dancing Bear · Out of the trees all round the clearing come things that aren't trees, toward the sound of the cub crying.
- Village of Barovia: Cut After Noon · The woodpile stands up. It is taller than Grigore's house, logs for ribs and roots for fingers, and the…
- Village of Barovia: Cut After Noon · The logs split in the fire, and things crawl out of the splits: pale, thorned, too many legs, and very angry…
- The Wizard of Wines: The vines on both sides of the lane shiver, though there's no wind. Then, row by row, they stand up.
- The Winery: Druids look up from the vats, where they have been feeding something green and pulpy into the wine. Around…
- Yester Hill: The men round the fire are big, bearded and painted green to the eyebrows. They see you, grin, and reach for…
- The Crown of Yester Hill: The humming breaks into a shout. The effigy's chest splits like a log in frost, and out of it, unfolding,…
- The Crown of Yester Hill: The Druid Who Came Back · The ash of the whole crown stands up round the thing in the turned earth, grey and smoking, twice a man's…
On the road: Krezk Road, Vineyard Road