Dezullon

Dezullon

(Creature)

Common

Medium

Plant

Level

10

Adjective

Dezullon

Source: Monster Core, pg(s). 94

Legacy 2E: Dezullons had the

N

trait in Bestiary 94

Ⅱ

Dezullons are sapient, carnivorous, ambulatory plant creatures that feed on unwary creatures and travelers alike.

Appearance

All dezullons are pitcher plants, though wide variation exists outside of that commonality. Some are quite large, able to easily engulf typical humans, whereas others grow quite small, focusing on rodents and the like. The creatures walk on their roots and are able to easily reroot themselves as necessary.

Abilities

The pitchers of the dezullon are quite similar to their non-sapient brethren: open, inviting spaces full of digestive liquid and, often, spines and other protrusions to keep their prey inside. The digestive fluid of a dezullon, however, and has intense foul smelling, very acidic and also psychoactive properties, called Amnesia Venom, which the creature can spray on prey to immobilize the prey in confusion. An average dezullon can accurately aim these secretions for up to 30 feet of range, making them a dangerous ambush predator as well. Rarely, dezullons are caught and their psychoactive liquid harvested for use in drugs and poison.

The dezullon's regenerates except when exposed to fire and is resistant to acids.

Most assume that dezullon are slow and immobile when first seen rooted, which killed many surprised adventurer, as they are agile, move on land, and are expert climbers, making them hard to escape from.

Ecology

Dezullons largely live in dense, forested areas with extensive canopy cover or deep marshes were others plants can grow. As carnivorous plants, dezullons get most of their nutrients from their flesh and blood meals rather than sunlight or sources in the soil, and so thrive in these darkened environs, but will occasionally sun itself. They are intelligent enough to recognize and will sometimes use shiny objects to lure some creature.

Society

The hallucinations and amnesia psychoactive effects of the dezullon venom, making them sought after. Some wishing to forget the past will search for the venom. Others circles include drug users, experimental doctors, and criminals specializing in poison. Most attempts to cultivate dezullons are usually disastrous though creatures that can communicate with plant life have more success like druids and fey. Horned dragons are researching the plant while marsh giants believe they are capable of hunting and overwhelming dezullons as to receive visions from their esoteric gods.

Variants

Dezullion come in many varieties, from massive size, squid tentacle sucker like pitchers, or leech-teeth-like blood-red razor leaves inside the pitchers, which makes the latter is more dangerous for thought trapped in side.