Restful Birch Bonsai

This tree’s papery bark flakes off in strips. When a creature consumes a piece of the bark, it reduces the amount of sleep it needs that night by 2 hours (to a minimum of 6 hours). If the creature consumes additional pieces of bark, it is sickened for 8 hours and gains no additional benefit.

The bark’s potency is increased if it’s brewed into a tea. A piece of bark brewed into a tea reduces the amount of sleep the imbiber needs by 4 hours (to a minimum of 4 hours). The tea of the restful birch is considerably safer than consuming the bark raw; multiple doses grant no additional benefit but also cause no penalties.

Unlike a full-sized restful birch, this miniaturised version can have enough bark safely removed each week for a single creature to eat or drink. If another attempt is made to harvest the bark, the tree dies, falling and rotting away within the next 24 hours. Restful birches grow year round.

• Value 4,000gp
• Type Wondrous Item
• Weight 5lbs
• Aura faint conjuration
• CL 5th