False Appearance. While the Bowtruckle remains motionless, it is indistinguishable from a tree/bush branch.
Natural Camouflage. Blending in with the wand wood trees where they live in these tiny creatures are incredibly difficult to see. While hiding within vegetation the bowtruckles had advantage on on Stealth checks.
Scratch. Melee Weapon Attack. +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit 3 (1d6+2) piercing damage. On a natural 20 the target must make a DC 12 Dexterity Saving Throw or be blinded.
Born Lockpickers. The dagger-like fingers bowtruckles use to find food and defend themselves are also extremely useful at picking locks. Bowtruckles can use their fingers as though they were thieves’ tools when attempting to pick a lock giving them a +6 bonus to the attempt.
Description
Bowtruckles resemble a tiny branch with leaves as hair and extendable limbs. 2 arms and 3 legs. These hand-sized, twig-like creatures have two long, sharp fingers on each hand that are ideal for reaching into small spaces. They have a general appearance of a flat-faced stick figure made of bark and twigs, which serves them well as a natural camouflage within foliage which can very in color from multiple greenish to brownish in shade
The Bowtruckle is usually a peaceful and incredibly shy creatures. Left to themselves they’re only dangerous to woodlice and other bugs, but when they or their tree are threatened they will put their sharp claws to good use. A branch of bowtruckles attacking to defend their tree could be a serious threat if underestimated. While Bowtruckles rarely leave their treetop home however , Bowtruckles have been known to offer companionship to those who prove themselves a friend to the forest.
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