Dryad

Medium fey

Armor Class: 5
Hit Dice: 2 (average 7 hp)
Movement: 120 ft
Attacks: None (non-violent)
Morale: 6 (flees rather than fights)
Alignment: Neutral
XP: 200

Description

Dryads are beautiful female spirits bound to specific trees. They appear as slender, wood-toned women who can step into and out of their tree at will. They are non-violent and deeply timid, vanishing into their trees at the first sign of danger.

Special Abilities

Charm Person: A Dryad can cast Charm Person with a 90% success rate if the target follows the Dryad (10% base chance). Those who make eye contact must save vs. magic (at −2 or with a 90% effectiveness rate at the Referee's option).

Lost in the Forest: Characters charmed by a Dryad vanish into the deep forest. They do not return. The Dryad does not harm them — they simply never come back from the enchanted woodland.

Tree Bond: A Dryad is bound to within 240 ft of her own tree and will never willingly leave this radius. If her tree is destroyed, she dies.

Tactics / Encounter / Notes

Dryads do not seek out conflict. They avoid the woodsman's axe and the ranger's camp. If encountered, they are shy and will disappear unless the party is respectful and non-threatening.

20% chance the encounter is at her tree.

Treasure

Dryad lairs (at the base of their tree) contain Type D treasure — offerings left by supplicants and charmed wanderers.