Woodwatcher

A tree with a horrifying visage that dwells in the woods. These monsters will appear harmless as dumb plants until they lash out at passersby. Plants seem to be particularly suited to absorbing excess magical energy and emotions, which may be what allows them to harbor individual will after the long years of their lives. Most woodwatchers are in fact benign creatures and do not attack other living things, but individuals which take root in place of great negativity seem to become quite brutal. They have grown only more ferocious since the Earth Crystal's destruction, like so many other monsters.