Nightwood Guardian

When a nightwood guardian takes fire damage, they become enraged. The guardian gains 15 temporary Hit Points, deals 2 additional damage with melee Strikes, and has a –1 penalty to AC. They can't Raise their Shield or use actions with the concentrate trait except for Seek. This effect ends when the nightwood guardian no longer observes any fire for 1 round or when they fall Unconscious, whichever comes first. Effect: Rage

Wounds inflicted on a nightwood guardian turn their flesh to wood. When the guardian is reduced to 40 HP or fewer, their body becomes solid wood. They are stunned, have resistance 10 to all damage, and have regeneration 40 (deactivated by fire). This ends once the guardian has 100 HP or more, though they can choose to stay in this form indefinitely.

When first exposed to bright light, the monster is Blinded until the end of its next turn. After this exposure, light doesn't blind the monster again until after it spends 1 hour in darkness. However, as long as the monster is in an area of bright light, it's Dazzled.

Trigger A creature within the monster's reach uses a manipulate action or a move action, makes a ranged attack, or leaves a square during a move action it's using. Effect The monster attempts a melee Strike against the triggering creature. If the attack is a critical hit and the trigger was a manipulate action, the monster disrupts that action. This Strike doesn't count toward the monster's multiple attack penalty, and its multiple attack penalty doesn't apply to this Strike.

Trigger The monster has its shield raised and takes damage from a physical attack. Effect The monster snaps its shield into place to deflect a blow. The shield prevents the monster from taking an amount of damage up to the shield's Hardness. The monster and the shield each take any remaining damage, possibly breaking or destroying the shield.

When a nightwood guardian has their shield raised, they protect their eyes, losing the Blinded and Dazzled conditions from light blindness and other light effects.

Frequency once per hour; Effect The guardian roars, snuffing out lights in a 30-foot cone. Ordinary flames and lights are extinguished, and the guardian attempts to counteract any magical light with a +21 counteract modifier and a counteract rank of 5.