Homebrew Tree Ent Species Details

"Their punches can crumple iron like tin, and they can tear apart solid rock like bread crusts." 

The Tree Ents were blessed by Silvanus the God and Father of Nature. Tree Ents were originally just trees but then Silvanus brought a few from every orchard to life to protect the rest of the trees. The Tree Ents are smaller then the trees so that they can protect properly they are able to feel pain and emotions most people haven't met tree Ents in the wild but they know about them. Now that people know more about Ents they have stopped mass chopping the forests so the Ents must find a new meaning of life besides protection.  Built as weapons, they must now find a purpose beyond war. When the Tree Ents die they become normal trees and loose all other features.

Living Wood

Tree Ents are made up of organic materials and Divine Magic. Their faces are carvings within the tree that they once were before and their muscles are pure hard wood with blood of sap and water.  Beyond these common elements of design, the precise materials and Magic imbued within the Ents vary based on the purpose for which it was designed.

Tree Ent Personality

The tree ents were built to protect and to observe. For most of their existence, tree ents had a clearly defined function and were encouraged to focus purely on that role. Their protection of the forests allowed for them to then have freedom after people found out about them, but many still struggle both to find a place in the post-war world and to relate to other creatures within the world.

The typical tree ent shows little emotion. Many tree ents embrace a concrete purpose — such as protecting allies, completing a contract, or exploring a land — and embrace this task as they were created for. However, there are tree ents who have tried to delight in exploring their feelings, their freedom, and their relationships with others. Most Tree Ents have no interest in religion besides worshiping Silvanus the God of Nature, but some embrace other faith and mysticism, seeking higher purpose and deeper meaning.

The typical tree ent has a sexless body shape. Some tree ents ignore the concept of gender entirely, while others adopt a gender identity.

A lot of tree ents look up to the first ever created tree ent known as TreeBeard. 

Quirks

Tree Ents often display an odd personality trait or two, given how new they are to the world. The Tree Ents Quirks table contains example quirks.

Tree Ent Quirks

Tree Ents Names

Most tree ents were assigned names based on the type of wood that they were or other names aboutu trees. Many of them adopted nicknames, often given to them by their comrades. As independent individuals, some have chosen new names as a way to express their path in life. A few take on human names, often the name of a fallen friend or mentor.

Tree Ents Names: Oakenleaf, Needlebranch, Shrubfist, Wideroots, Whiteblossom, Willowshad.

Tree Ent Traits

Your Tree Ent character has the following traits. A few of the traits give you a choice; consider how your choice reflects the adaptions that your character has made and what its new purpose is.

Ability Score Increase

Your Constitution score increases by 2, and one other ability score of your choice increases by 1.

Age

A typical Tree Ents age is unknown. The maximum tree ent lifespan remains a mystery; so far, tree ent have shown no signs of deterioration due to age. You are immune to magical aging effects.

Alignment

Most Tree Ents take comfort in order and discipline, tending toward law and neutrality. But some have absorbed the morality, or lack thereof, of the beings with which they served.

Size

Your size is large. To set your height and weight randomly, start with rolling a size modifier:

Size modifier = 3d6

Height = 6 feet + 10 inches + your size modifier in inches

Weight in pounds = 500 + (4 × your size modifier)

Speed

Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

All Natural Defence

You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits:

• You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.
• You don’t need to eat, drink, or breathe.
• You are immune to disease.
• You don’t need to sleep, and magic can’t put you to sleep.

Darkvision

Thanks to your semi-infernal heritage, you have superior vision in dark and dim conditions. You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness only shades of gray.

Blessings from Silvanus

You know the druid craft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the cure wounds spell as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the lesser restoration spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Root

Tree Ents have the ability to increase their defensive capabilities at the cost of movement, rooting themselves into the ground. As a bonus action, you reduce your speed to 0 until you take a bonus action to uproot yourself. While in the rooted state, your armor class increase by 2, and if you are subjected to an effect that would force you to make a Dexterity saving throw, you can use a reaction to make a Constitution saving throw instead.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common, Sylvan, Druidic and Elven