Algoid

Algoids were colonial forms of algae that took a humanoid shape. They had the ability to animate certain especially hydrophilic trees, including willows, water-oaks, and cypresses.

Ecology
Being plants, algoids employed photosynthesis to generate energy, and a lack of natural light could "starve" one in mere days. An algoid suffering from light deprivation gradually turned entirely black as they died.

Uses
The light-starved black corpses of algoids were valued by priests and alchemists for the manufacture of salves and reducing gold ore.

History
Ranging as far back as the days of Netheril, Moanderites strove to spread algoids throughout Toril, and the creatures sometimes directly served the Darkbringer themselves.

Notable Algoids
In the, the Mouth of Moander, Mogion, controlled a pair of fiercely loyal algoids using a ring of plant control.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Curse of the Azure Bonds