Vengence of the VINE MEN!

VINE  MAN (#15/30, #259/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: The Vine Man is a man-sized humanoid figure comprised entirely of writhing vines and creepers.

Distribution: Forests, jungles and dungeons across Titan.

Effects: The Vine Man is an aggressive plant-humanoid that some believe is an example of incipient Chaos mutation upon natural vines and creepers. They have strong powers of regeneration. A vial of Vine Man essence, usually extracted from the ichor of the skull cavity analogue that contains their vegetative brain, can be used, along with a band of iron and emerald dust, to forge a Ring of Regeneration. After a battle it will glow with a green light and restore up to 6 STAMINA points to its bearer if they have suffered any wounds. When found it will have 1-6 charges; each use of the ring costs 1 charge.

Cost: City 20gp, Town 25gp, Village 30gp (per vial) 

Availability: Rare

VINE MAN (#16/30, #260/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 8

STAMINA: 8

ATTACKS: 2

WEAPON: Vines (as per Small Claw)

ARMOUR: Light Armour

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Jungles, Forests, Ruins, Dungeons, Caves

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-6

TYPE: Plant/Humanoid

REACTION: Hostile

INTELLIGENCE: High

The VINE MAN is a strange humanoid-shaped creature comprised, as its name suggests, entirely of writhing vines and creepers. Its head is vaguely human-like in appearance, with two deep-set green eyes radiating hatred and malice, and a mouth full of sharp thorny teeth. For the Vine Man is a creature of Chaos, infesting the forests, jungles, ruins and caverns for its own dark purposes of growth and proliferation. Always ready to defend its lair by mercilessly attacking any intruders, they fight by lashing out at their opponents with spiny, strangling vines.

If a Vine Man hits the same target for two Attack Rounds in a row, that target is partially entangled and immobilized by the vines, and must reduce their skill score by 2. Worse, Vine Men have legendary powers of regeneration and can restore 2 stamina points per Attack Round if the damage has been caused by normal weapons. They cannot regenerate wounds suffered from magical weapons or spells, and are highly susceptible to fire and flame-based attacks, which cause them double damage. When dealing with Vine Men it is imperative to destroy them quickly before they regenerate from their wounds and overwhelm any and all opposition!