Giant sundew

Giant sundew was a species of dangerous almost sentient carnivore plants, giant relatives of ordinary sundews and cousins of red sundews.

Description
A typical giant sundew reached up to 4 ft. tall. From afar they appeared as a mound of grayish-green ropes, cloth, and rags. They emitted a thick sweet syrupy smell that attracted flies that would swarm the plan being the telltale sign of lurking danger.

Behavior
The sundews detected the prey's movements via vibrations. With their low intelligence, they lashed out using their tendrils and attacked anything that moved within 5 feet from it.

Combat
The sticky sweet secretions that covered the plant's body protected it from missiles and fire attacks.

The giant sundew was laying low and inactive until something moved within 5 ft. from its body. They instinctively attack its prey with up to six tendrils per creature at a time. The plant's tendrils secreted sticky-sweet sap that restrained its prey. The sap was also corrosive, slowly damaging the unfortunate victim.

Ecology
The sundews grew in damp and shaded areas. They were attached to the ground via hair-like thin roots. The plant was able to uproot itself and slowly move to a new hunting spot using its sticky tendrils.

The sap could be dangerous on its own even without the sundew's attacks. If the prey were attacked to the face with the sundew's sap they could die of asphyxiation within 12-24 seconds. The only non-magical way to dissolve the dangerous sap was soaking it with vinegar or alcohol.

Novels

 * The Halfling's Gem

Adventures

 * The Accursed Tower