Blooming Guardian

The blooming guardian can dissipate momentarily into a swirling cloud of petals and pollen to pass over brambles and slip through cracks. When Striding in woodland terrain, the blooming guardian ignores difficult terrain and can pass through obstacles so long as there is a small passageway.

DC 36 reflex Most monsters that serve as mounts can attempt to buck off unwanted or annoying riders, but most mounts will not use this reaction against a trusted creature unless the mounts are spooked or mistreated. Trigger A creature Mounts or uses the Command an Animal action while riding the monster. Effect The triggering creature must succeed at a Reflex saving throw against the listed DC or fall off the creature and land Prone. If the save is a critical failure, the triggering creature also takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage in addition to the normal damage for the fall.

20 feet. A blooming guardian is in a constant state of decomposition; to keep this entropy at bay, the flowers that cover their antlers continually siphon life from the surrounding area. All living creatures that enter or start their turn in the emanation take 6d4 void damage (DC 36 fortitude save). At the start of their turn in any round that the blooming guardian deals damage with siphoning buds, they gain 10 temporary Hit Points, plus 2 temporary Hit Points for each creature damaged beyond the first since the blooming guardian's last turn, to a maximum of 20 temporary Hit Points.

The flowers on the blooming guardian's antlers bloom, unveiling their brilliance as they eat away at their host. While in this stance, the blooming guardian's Strikes deal an additional 2d4 poison damage plus 5 persistent poison damage; on a hit, a target must succeed at a DC 36 fortitude save or become Enfeebled 2. The blooming guardian takes 5 persistent poison damage as long as it's in Full Bloom.

The blooming guardian Strides twice and makes an antlers Strike after either Stride. If the Strike hits, the blooming guardian deals an extra 2d12 bludgeoning damage, and the target takes a –2 circumstance penalty to its next Fortitude save against blossom siphon.

Requirements The blooming guardian is in Full Bloom

The blooming guardian confronts their mortality, causing their flowers to burst and spray their pollen. All creatures in a 40-foot cone take 10d10 void damage with a DC 36 fortitude save. The blooming guardian then exits Full Bloom and can't enter it again for 1d4 rounds. Critical Success No effect. Success The creature takes half damage. Failure The creature takes full damage and becomes Drained 1. Creatures that are Enfeebled lose that condition and increase the drained condition by the same value. Critical Failure As failure, but double damage.