Leshy of the Giant Turnip

This Gourd Leshy was Touched by Winter, which disrupted its connection to its Turnip. The faded connection meant that, when the Gnome Vnushka Repka tried her enlarging experimentation on it, the turnip grew huge rather than enlarging the leshy itself.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Jagged shards of Unmelting Ice have crystalised and pierce through the leshy's chest, guarding and concealing its heart. Tendrils of decaying vines wisp around the leshy's misty body, an indicator that the leshy has been spiritually separated from its Turnip for so long that it is starting to fade.

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Mechanically, this is referred to as Entangle Decay: the Gourd Leshy's Entangle ability has been replaced by the ghost Corrupting Touch. The leshy takes less damage from physical attacks and deals less physical damage to corporeal creatures.

Challenge Rating

CR 3

Current Location

Trava Garden

Species

Leshy

Conditions

• Touch of Winter

Ethnicity

Gourd Leshy

Related Plots

• The Trava Garden

Related Reports

• Session 5: Turnip for the Books

Known Languages

Druidic, Plantspeech [Gourd], Sylvan

CR 3

Winter-Touched Gourd Leshy

Plant(1) Neutral Evil (Small) Plant, Wilderness Spirit

Initiative: +2 Senses: Low-light vision; Darkvision (60ft) ; Perception +8

Defense

AC: AC 17, touch 17, flat-footed 15 (+4 Dex, +1 size +4 Deflection)

HP: 14

Fortitude: +6 Reflex: +2 Will: +0 ( +4 vs. channel energy )

Defensive Abilities: Fading Form [Physical attacks deal half damage unless possessing ghost-touch quality. This includes attacks from magic weapons and spells.] Immune: ability drain, cold, death effects, death from massive damage, disease, electricity, energy drain, exhaustion, fatigue, mind affecting effects (i.e. charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects), non-lethal damage, paralysis, poison, sleep, sonic, stunning Weaknesses: fire

Offense

Speed: 20 ft, fly 30 ft (perfect)

Melee: slam +3 (1d3 [halved if target is corporeal] + entangle decay + numbing cold) critical 20x2

Ranged: seed +3 (1d1 + numbing cold) critical 20x2

Special Attacks: sneak attack (1d6 [halved if target is corporeal]).

Space: 5 ft Reach: 5 ft

Spell-like Abilities: Pass without trace (At will)

Statistics

Str 6, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 6, Wis 10, Cha 18

Base Attack: +0 CMB: +1 CMD: 15

Feats: Small But Deadly

Skills: Fly +12, Intimidate +8, Perception +8, Stealth +14 (+18 plains and undergrowth), Survival +0 (+4 plains and undergrowth)

Languages: Druidic, Plantspeech (Gourd), Sylvan

SQ:

Entangle decay

Wisps of fading spirit leak into the target on a successful hit dealing 3d6 damage [DC 14 Fortitude halves].

Keepsake

CL2

Can pop off the top of its head and store a single Fine-sized object such as a dagger or potion inside. While within the Leshy's head, the item is warded by Nondetection. In addition, after 24 hours, the item within is cleaned and polished, and, if damaged, repaired as if by a Mending spell.

Numbing cold

Any creature hit by a winter-touched creature's attack (natural or weapon) must succeed at a DC 10 Fortitude save or be staggered for 1 round.