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Leshy, Fungus

CR 2.00 Plant N Small
Mismatched eyes dot this plant creature's thick mushroom cap, while below works an overlarge maw set with pale fungal teeth.

Keepers of cavernous mushroom forests and rotting compost pits deep within the swamp, fungus leshys preside over subterranean growth and the rot that fertilizes new life. Among the most alien and monstrous-looking of all leshys, these tiny rot farmers' frightening appearance has more to do with the asymmetrical eeriness intrinsic to molds and fungi than an outward expression of evil. Like all their kin, fungus leshys vary widely in form, often adopting the colors and shapes of the mushrooms and other large fungi common to the areas they tend.

Fungus leshys are spawned from realms of underground wonder or the rotting places of the natural world. They perform an important service in the lands they keep, encouraging the growth of fungi, transporting rotting material to fertilize other plants, and making the most use of growth that has died off. Fungus leshys are most active at night and spend the day in the forms of plump fungi amid their ripest compost heaps or fungal glens.

Fungus leshys are 2 feet tall and weigh 25 pounds, their spongy interiors full of hollows and fluffy spores.

STR
10
DEX
15
CON
16
INT
7
WIS
14
CHA
15
HP
15 (2d8+6)
AC
13, touch 13, flat-footed 11 (+2 Dex, +1 size)
Speed
20 ft.
Init
+2
Melee
bite +2 (1d6), 2 claws +2 (1d3)
Ranged
puffball +4 (1 plus spores)
BAB
+1
CMB
+0
CMD
12
Fort
+6
Ref
+2
Will
+2

spores

change shape (Small fungus; tree shape), verdant burst

Stealth +10 (+14 in swamps and underground), Survival +3 (+7 in swamps and underground)

spell-like abilities:
(CL 4th; concentration +6)

Constant-pass without trace

Details
Type
Plant
Alignment
N
Size
Small
Environment
any swamp or underground
Senses
darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +2
Languages
Druidic, Sylvan; plantspeech (fungi)
Source
Bestiary 3