Vegepygmy

Short, thin, and green, this small humanoid wields a spear. Tendrils of fungus dangle from its arms, midsection, and legs.

Vegepygmy
CR 1/2

XP 200
N Small plant
Init +2; Senses darkvision 60 ft., low-light vision; Perception +7

AC 16, touch 13, flat-footed 14; (+2 Dex, +3 natural, +1 size)
hp 5 (1d8+1)
Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +0
Defensive Abilities plant traits, DR 5/slashing or bludgeoning; Immune electricity

Speed 30 ft.
Melee 2 claws +1 (1d4) or longspear +1 (1d6)

STATISTICS Str 11, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 8, Wis 11, Cha 11
Base Atk +0; CMB –1; CMD 11
Feats Skill Focus ( Perception)
Skills Perception +7, Stealth +10 (+18 in vegetation); Racial Modifiers +4 Stealth (+12 in vegetation)
Languages Undercommon, Vegepygmy (cannot speak)
ECOLOGY
Environment any underground
Organization solitary, gang (2–6), or tribe (7–30 plus 1 chieftain)
Treasure standard (longspear, other treasure)

Vegepygmys are created by a dangerous fungus known as russet mold—creatures slain by russet mold serve as incubators for the mold’s spores, and a day later, the dead body bursts to release 1d6 fully grown vegepygmys. A vegepygmy has no real relation to the body from which it emerges, but the creature may yet retain a strange sort of reverence for its “birth corpse” and carry with it a grisly memento from the body, typically a few bones or teeth. Often, a vegepygmy uses such bones to craft a crude spear or some other weapon.

Vegepygmy tribes live in tightly knit communities and fiercely guard their patches of russet mold. Vegepygmies cannot speak—they communicate via a crude language of rhythmic taps, beats, and clicks. Hunting parties echo these exchanges through the caves they travel. Vegepygmies stand 2 to 4 feet tall and weigh between 15 to 45 pounds.