Homebrew Dark Dryad Species Details

Your walking through the woods and you see a low hanging branch covered in flowers. As you walk past it it twitches. You turn around and a woman is standing before, dressed in the nature itself. Not much is known about these beautiful woodland creatures. Dark Dryads are known to prefer the deep woods, communing with nature and taking in its beauty. They have a deep fondness for nature and have no problem destroying those who would harm it, employing magic and its own natural prowess to grind enemies into a pulp.

Dark Dryad Traits

Dryads have natural weapons in the form of vine whips, as well as an innate magical ability and a spirtual connection to nature and its inhabitants.

Form

Tree form decreases mobility but makes the Dryad invisible to the naked eye.

Dark form gives the Dryad access to multiple dark spells. When the moon is out the Dryad gains 2 strength and is harder to see.

Ability Score Increase

+3 Constitution and +2 Intelligence.

Languages

Dark Dryads know how to speak to Animals and Plants as well as Abyssal and Infernal.

Spellcasting

Their connection to nature grants them access to healing and natural spells.

Darkvision

Dark Dryads can see in the dark for 50ft.

Proficiencies

Dryads have the proficiencies listed above, and they are proficient with their vine whip.

Bark Armor

This gives the Dryad a base armor class of 15