Dryad

Dryad Traits

Each dryad's deep connection to the natural world causes them to share certain traits with other dryads.

Ability Score Increase

Your Wisdom score increases by 2 and your Constitution score increases by 1.

Age

Dryads mature at a rate similar to elves, reaching reaching physical maturity at the same age as humans and emotional maturity around 100 years of age. Depending on the world in which they live, dryads can live an elven life span of roughly 750 years or can life indefinitely.

Alignment

Dryads have an inherent awareness of the collective good and the power of community. This awareness means that they often tend towards good and away from chaos.

Size

Dryads have a similar range of builds as humans, though they overall trend slightly shorter. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your speed is 30 feet.

Earthly Connection

You can reach your senses into the earth beneath you, revealing the area immediately adjacent to you. You have tremorsense out to a range of 10 feet.

Nurturing Roots

Your connection to nature restores your physical form. When you complete a short rest in an area with vegetation of some kind (trees, brush, grass, etc.), you regain hit points equal to 1d6 plus your Wisdom modifier.

The die you roll increases in size when you reach certain levels: to 1d8 at 9th level, to 1d10 at 13th level, and to 1d12 at 17th level.

Magic of Nature

You know the druidcraft cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the entangle and speak with animals spells once each with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. When you reach 5th level, you can cast the speak with plants spell once with this trait and regain the ability to do so when you finish a long rest. Wisdom is your spellcasting ability for these spells.