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Aug 19th Ritual and Creature: Brier Brambles

Ritual: Brier Brambles
Level: 10
Category: Warding
Time: 10 minutes
Duration: Permanent
Component Cost: 400 gold
Market Price: 1200 gold
Key Skill: Arcana or Nature

This ritual summons a group of stationary magically animated vines that prevent passage. Upon completion of the ritual a Brier Bramble and a number of Offshoots grow up in the locations of your choosing within 10 squares of the caster. The number of Offshoots is dependent on your Arcana or Nature check.

The Brambles persist for 24 hours or until destroyed. The ritual caster can extend the duration for another 24 hours by spending a healing surge. If the effect is sustained for a year and a day, it becomes permanent.

Brier Brambles: Level 5 soldier
large magical beast (plant) – XP 200
Initiative +4 Senses Perception +3

HP 68; Bloodied 34
AC 21, Fortitude 21, Reflex 19, Will 19
Vulnerable fire (takes ongoing 5 fire damage [save ends] when damaged by fire).
Speed 0

Powers
Thorny Lash – (standard melee; at will) –
+12 vs. AC; 1d10 + 4 damage.

Crushing Embrace – (standard melee; encounter, recharge 4-6) –
+10 vs. Reflex, 3d8 + 4 damage and target is grabbed. While grabbed target takes ongoing 5 poison damage until unconscious, at which point the briers hold them without doing further harm.

Firmly Rooted –
The brier brambles cannot be pushed, pulled or slid.

Alignment Unaligned – Languages none
Str 18 (+2) Dex 15 (+5) Wis 15 (+1)
Con 15 (+3) Int 1 (-1) Cha 1 (+0)

Brier Brambles Offshoots: Level 4 minion
large fey magical beast (plant) – XP 50
Initiative +4 Senses Perception +3

HP 1; a missed attack never damages a minion.
AC 20, Fortitude 19, Reflex 18, Will 18
Speed 0

Powers
Thorny Lash – (standard melee; at will) –
+10 vs. AC; 1d10 + 4 damage.

Crushing Embrace – (standard melee; encounter, recharge 4-6) –
+8 vs. Reflex, 3d8 + 4 damage and target is grabbed. While grabbed target takes ongoing 5 poison damage until unconscious, at which point the briers hold them without further harm.

Firmly Rooted –
The brier brambles cannot be pushed, pulled or slid.

Alignment Unaligned – Languages none
Str 17 (+5) Dex 14 (+4) Wis 14 (+4)
Con 14 (+4) Int 1 (-2) Cha 1 (-2)

Tactics: Brier Brambles are simple combatants due to their immobility. They will simply attack whoever they are told to attack when they are approached.

Brier Brambles Lore
A character knows the following with a successful Arcana check:
DC 15: These magical brambles will attack anyone approaching, but cannot move from where they are rooted.