Leshen

Embodiments of savage and untamed nature, lords of the forest, the most terrible of wild fey

We never hunt in these woods. Never. Not even if it means the whole village starves.

Leshens are ancient and powerful forest spirits. They are towering humanoids with tree-like arms and wearing deer skulls and antlers on their heads. They are wild fey that do not bow to the archfey known as the Sidhe.
Fiercely territorial, they aggressively attack any and all non-animal intruders. Leshens wield powerful magics, are immune to mundane weapons, and can command any and all beasts of the forest. They are among the most deadly creatures of the natural world, capable of slaughtering entire bands of woodcutters, mercenaries, and even trained soldiers.
It is believed the leshen is nature's way of protecting forest wildernesses and the animals that live within them from the threat of ravenously expanding civilization. Leshens hunt with stealth and cunning, and can heal other woodland animals and summon tree-spirits or animals to serve them.
Some say that every ancient forest houses a leshen, and that to intrude upon its territory is to invite swift and certain death. In truth, leshens cannot be found in most forests. They refuse to share territory with other creatures that tend to claim "ownership" of a forest, such as powerful fey or primordial servants of nature deities.

Gwent Card: Leshen by FrostedFlakes62

SYNONYMS
leshy, tree elemental
PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Anatomy
Humanoid.
Average height
2-3 meters.
Average physique
Tall and lean. Supernatural strength and endurance.
Body tint, color and markings
Skin is wooden and bark-like.
Special characteristics
Bodies of leshens are mostly covered in pieces of wood and bone.
Perception and senses
Exceptionally highly tuned senses. Ability to sense magical auras, planar portals, positive and negative energy as well as the presence of primordial entities.

LIFE-CYCLE
Reproduction and birth
As eternals leshens are not born biologically.
Growth rate and stages
Unknown.
Mortality and death
When a leshen dies violently, their bodies disappear, leaving behind only the pieces of wood and bone they carried. Thus their bodily remains cannot made into undead, and neither do they leave behind souls that could become ghosts. It is unclear what happens to a leshen's soul so quickly after death.

ECOLOGY
Origin or ancestry
Unknown.
Distribution
Scattered across the universe, with the biggest population in Tír-na-nÓg.
Habitats
Forests. Only one leshen can live in one forest. Leshens fight for territory with other leshens as well as Unicorns and Sidhe for example.
Population
Leshens are exceedingly rare. Only a few individuals might exist on any single world.