Vine blight

Vine blights were a type of blight, a group of evil plant creatures with both movement and some intelligence.

Description
Vines blights appeared as masses of vines.

Behavior
Alone among the blights, vine blights could speak, and their connection to the spirit of the Gulthias tree that spawned them meant that they spoke in a broken version of the spirit's voice. They were known to taunt victims and bargain with more powerful foes.

Vine blights were known have an almost vampire-like desire for fresh blood.

Abilities
Vine blights were slow to move, but as long as they remained motionless they were indistinguishable from a mere tangle of vines. They could not nor see, though they had blindsight. Vine blights also possessed the ability to call vines and roots to burst out of the ground for around them, entangling enemies in the area and hampering their movement.

Ecology
Vine blights lived in forests under the influence of the Gulthias tree that spawned them.

Notable Vine Blights
A particularly bloodthirsty group of vine blights, known as the holdfast vines, dwelt in Forestfall Fen in the late 15 century DR. Peculiarly, they had not been spawned from a Gulthias tree, but instead appeared to have been created by green hags. The mightiest among the holdfast vines was known as Smothertree.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Curse of Strahd • Dragon of Icespire Peak • Lost Mine of Phandelver
 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter • Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms • Warriors of Waterdeep
 * Board Games
 * Betrayal at Baldur's Gate