Yellow musk creeper

Yellow musk creepers were unholy vines whose flowers resembled orchids. These flowers were able to expel a musk that attracted prey.

"The air in the grove smelled strongly of musk, sweet and heavy. Galvin was finding it hard to concentrate and the blossoms were increasingly inviting. In a daze, he stepped forward."

Abilities
The yellow musk creepers would cling to walls, pillars and graveyards, remaining motionless until striking. The plant would destroy the minds of humanoids, implanting its bulbs in its victims. Twenty-four hours after being implanted, the bulbs sprouted a creeper vine that animated the host corpse, turning it into a yellow musk zombie under its control. The corpse acted as fertilizer for the sprout, which grew to full size in a week. Once it was fully grown, the plant became mobile, reducing the zombie to a pile of dead offal.

History
In 1362 DR yellow musk creepers and their zombies were a part of Szass Tam's undead army tasked in aiding the Harper agents foiling Maligor's planned takeover of the Thay's gold production.

Habitats
By the late 14 century DR, yellow musk creepers filled the Nemessor Tunnel, an ancient highway in the Underdark that was once part of Shanatar.

In the land of Kara-Tur these plants could be found growing in its tropical and sub-tropical mountains.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Dungeon #17, "The Waiting Room of Yen-Wang-Yeh" &bull; Dungeon #29, "Ex Libris"
 * Novels
 * Red Magic