Nightshade (wood wose)

Nightshades, also known as wood woses, were elemental spirits of poisonous plants.

Description
Nightshades appeared as stocky, dark brown-skinned fey dwarves, with thick beards and thatch-like hair full of plants. Their garb consisted of woven fiber kilts and vests.

Personality
Nightshades were described as cold and uncaring.

Combat
Nightshades were poisonous to the touch, creating a painful stinging sensation when upon contact. Using their bronze or copper spears and short swords covered in their sap, nightshades tried to kill their opponents by poison, as victims slain in this manner would sprout as a new nightshade when next Selûne was full. Some nightshades were druidic mages, and large groups could summon and command shambling mounds once monthly.

Society
Instead of currency and gems, nightshades valued potions and poisons, the latter of which they traded with quicklings in exchange for weaponry.

Nightshades were the enemies of treants, druids, and rangers. Among their allies were the korred, needlefolk, and evil myconids.

Notable
Ruling over the nightshades through terror and blackmail was high queen Ainecotte, the eldest and smartest of their kin.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Doom of Daggerdale