Blood Grass Golem
Blood Grass Golems are haunting and unsettling entities, the tragic remnants of earth elementals that have been overtaken by a sentient and invasive plant known as blood grass. What was once a solid, earthen form imbued with elemental power has been twisted and reshaped, the blood grass seizing control and transforming the elemental into a grotesque hybrid of earth and parasitic vegetation. These golems now exist as shambling horrors, driven by the will of the blood grass, spreading its influence wherever they tread.
The appearance of a Blood Grass Golem is a disturbing fusion of stone and plant life. Their bodies are cracked and crumbling, patches of the original earthen shell now overrun with thick, crimson grass that pulses faintly as though alive. Long, tendril-like blades of grass sprout from these cracks, writhing unnaturally as if seeking something to latch onto. What remains of the golem’s rocky form is warped and uneven, twisted by the invasive influence of the blood grass, with jagged protrusions of stone now serving as makeshift armor for the living vegetation beneath.
The transformation from earth elemental to Blood Grass Golem is a violent and agonizing process, leaving behind only fragments of the elemental’s original consciousness. These golems are no longer creatures of purpose and stability but are instead vessels for the blood grass’s insidious will. The grass uses the golem’s strength and durability to spread itself, driving the once-proud elemental to trample soil, shatter stone, and infest the land with its crimson spores. Wherever a Blood Grass Golem roams, the earth becomes infested, sprouting patches of blood grass that take root and begin to spread their invasive presence.
In combat, Blood Grass Golems are relentless and brutal, their movements driven by the parasitic hunger of the grass rather than the slow deliberation of their elemental past. The tendrils of blood grass that sprout from their bodies whip and lash out with terrifying speed, seeking to pierce flesh and spread spores into living hosts. Their rocky fists, still imbued with the strength of their elemental origins, crush and pulverize anything in their path, while the invasive grass ensures that even their physical attacks carry the threat of infestation.
Despite their monstrous appearance and behavior, Blood Grass Golems are not inherently evil. They are tragic creatures, remnants of earth elementals enslaved by a sentient parasite. Some scholars theorize that deep within their corrupted forms, traces of the original elemental might still exist, buried beneath the will of the blood grass. Efforts to free these golems are rare and dangerous, for the blood grass’s hold is strong and its influence spreads quickly, but legends speak of powerful magic capable of severing the parasitic connection and restoring the elemental to its former self.
