Druganok
A Druganok is the corrupted form of a Dryad has come in contact with dark magic. There once noble beings of nature are nothing more then twisted creatures that consider all creatures as threats to nature. Along with slowly descending into madness.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Though their bodies are similar to a Dryad they have been altered greeting from beautiful to terrifying. With hardened flexible plant matter making up their bodies.
Biological Traits
Most Dryads often have their smooth plant skin turn into a rough bark like skin that covers most of their bodies. Along with a few mutation during the dark magic corruption. Such as increased height, extra limbs, strength and decrease in speed. Along advanced control over plant life. Not to mention that they keep the bones of what they killed inside of them as they are tangled into their bodies. Which can act as both a defense and a weapon, along with psychological effects as well.
Growth Rate & Stages
The more the Starka feeds on animals and takes on plants the bigger it gets over time. Their hunger grows over time with the more they wanted to eat. Which will make the corruption inside them stronger and more powerful. Causing it to become more. Primal and eventually kill them.
Ecology and Habitats
Druganok prefer forested environments as they feel better at home in them. Often created overgrown plant lair to stay in when they are not hunting anything other than palnts
Dietary Needs and Habits
Druganok kill anything they get their hands on often tearing them limb from limb and absorbing them into their body for nourishment.
Biological Cycle
As time goes by the longer the Druganok lives the worse their condition becomes as their mind and body become more unstable from the contact with dark magic.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Druganok often are often isolated from one another and act on their own accord. But when they are together they often act as hive mind and go on killing spree as if they were pack animals. They of course eventually turn on each other once they are too far gone and turn mad.
Uses, Products & Exploitation
Even though Druganok deteriorate once they finally die, their remains can be used dark ritual due to the properties of dark magic embed into it.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Average Intelligence
Their minds are nothing more then shattered as they try to remember who they once were. Driving them insane in the process and attacking just about anything they see to be a threat. They have become more animalistic and reasoning is just about out of they question.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
A Druganok only have two senses hearing and sight. They sight is a little bit above average and their hearing is something to be scared about as their bodies act as amplifier to hearing sound. But when other Starka are around they have hive mind mentality that allows them speak to each other from great distances.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Class: Magic Born
Lifespan
200 - 400 years
Average Height
5'10" - 6'8" ft
Average Weight
220 - 280 lbs
Average Physique
Their once lush plant like bodies are now bark like and hardened. They have become larger and stronger and as their plant matter is enlarged by the dark magic that corrupted them.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Black, green, grey, brown.
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