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Nature DC 25: An ambush vine has unusual cunningfor a plant. It often hides beneath the ground orattempts to blend in with other plants.Nature DC 27: Occasionally, a blight .of ambushvines becomes so vast that it encroaches on civilization.Some scholars speculate that widespreadoccurrences of ambush vines in the former eladrinempire of Cendriane contributed to its downfall.BLOODTHORN VINEDEADLY BLOODTHORN VINES CREEP through forestsseeking the life fluids of other creatures to draw upthrough their hollow thorns.Bloodthorn VineLevel 2 SoldierMedium natural beast (plant)XP125Initiative +3 Senses Perception +3; blindsight 10HP 41; Bloodied 20AC 18; Fortitude 15, Reflex 12, Will 14Speed 5 (forest walk)© Striking Vine (standard; at-will)+9 vs. AC; 1d8 + 5 damage.•I Impaling Thorn (standard; recharges when the bloodthorn vinedoesn't have a creature grabbed) • HealingThe vine impales the target's flesh with a thorn: +9 vs.Fortitude; 1d8 + 4 damage, and the target is grabbed. SustainStandard: The vine sustains the grab, the target takes 2d8 + 4damage, and the vine regains 5 hit points.Pulling Vines (minor; at-will)The bloodthorn vine shifts 1 square, pulling any creaturegrabbed by it into a space adjacent to it.Alignment Unaligned Languages -Str 17 (+4) Dex10(+1) Wis 14 (+3)Con 17 (+4) Int 2 (-3) Cha6(-1)BLOODTHORN VINE LORENature DC 10: A bloodthorn vine attacks bygrabbing a foe and sucking its blood through a sharp,hollow thorn. When a bloodthorn vine feeds, its paleleaves turn the color of its victim's blood.GREENVISE VINETHE ENORMOUS GREENVISE VINES SLOWLY PROWL forests,snaring any creature unwary enough to comeclose.Greenvise VineLevel 7 SoldierLarge natural beast (plant) XP 300Initiative +3 Senses Perception +5; blindsight 10HP 83; Bloodied 41AC 23; Fortitude 21, Reflex 17, Will 19Speed 4 (forest walk)© Striking Vine (standard; at-will)+14 vs. AC; IdIO + 6 damage.4 Ensnaring Vine (standard; at-will)Reach 4; +10 vs. Reflex; 1d10 + 6 damage, and the target isgrabbed.4 Vise Bite (minor; recharges when no creature is affected by thispower)Targets a creature grabbed by the greenvise vine; +10 vs.Fortitude; 2d4 damage, and the target is restrained and takesongoing 5 damage (save ends both).Pulling Vines (minor; at-will)The greenvise vine shifts 1 square, pulling any creature grabbedby it into a space adjacent to it.Alignment Unaligned Languages -Str 19 (+7) Dex 10 (+3) Wis 14 (+5)Con 19 (+7) Int 2 (-1) Cha 6 (+1)GREENVISE VINE LORENature DC 14: Greenvise vines are slow, opportunisticeaters that feed on unwary animals, but theyaren't averse to attacking larger prey.ENCOUNTER GROUPSFey creatures sometimes cultivate predatory vines asguardians near their homes. Stirges have been knownto lair near these plants, drawn by the prospect offinding easy prey among ensnared creatures.Level 2 Encounter (XP 675)• 3 bloodthorn vines (level 2 soldier)• 3 stirges (level 1 lurker, MM 248)Level 9 Encounter (XP 2,200)• 2 greenvise vines (level 7 soldier)4 1 spectral panther (level 9 lurker, MM 213)• 3 quickling runners (level 9 skirmisher, MM 215)Level 17 Encounter (XP 9,600)• 1 ambush vine (level 16 elite controller)• 1 lingerer fell incanter (level 18 elite artillery)• 1 lingerer knight (level 16 elite soldier)m