# Bloodthorn >[!rimg]+ > ![[Placeholder2.png]] > >[!debug]+ <div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Bloodthorn</div> <div class="CR">CR 3 (800 XP)</div> <div class="SOU">Fiend Folio pg. 23</div> <div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div> N Large Plant **Init** +3 **Senses** low-light vision; **Perception** +1 #### defense **AC** 16, 12 touch, 13 flat-footed (+3 Dex, +4 natural, -1 size) **hp** 26 (3d8+12) **Fort** +7, **Refl** +4, **Will** +2 **Feint** —, **Demoralize** — **Immune** plant traits #### offense **Speed** 0 ft. **Melee** 4 tendrils +6 (1d8+5 plus grab) **Space** 10 ft., **Reach** 10 ft. **Special Attacks** blood drain (1d4 Con), open wound #### statistics **Str** 20, **Dex** 17, **Con** 19, **Int** —, **Wis** 12, **Cha** 2 **BAB** +2, **CMB** +8, **CMD** 21, **TA** +6, **RTA** +4 **Skills** Perception +1 #### special abilities ### Open Wound (Ex) Any creature that escapes a grapple with a bloodthorn gains a bleeding wound. Such creatures take 1d4 points of bleed damage at the beginning of their turn. This bleed damage does not stack with itself of other bleed effects. Bleeding can be stopped by a successful DC 15 Heal check, or though the application of magical healing that cure hit point damage. #### ecology **Terrain** Any desert and plains (Abyss, Carceri, Outlands, Pandemonium) **Organization** Solitary **Treasure** None **Advancement** 4–6 HD (Large); 7–15 HD (Huge) The bloodthorn is a tough, wiry plant that grows in thick, briar-like patches out in the barren wastelands of the Outlands, Carceri, the Abyss, and Pandemonium. The plant subsists entirely on the blood of living creatures by draining it out through 3-inch-long, hollow, needle-sharp spikes on its tendrils. Bloodthorns appear as black, desiccated vines with small-bladed leaves. Bright red, succulent berries grow on the plant continually. The berries produce a fragrant odor that appeals to most species, especially in the deserts where bloodthorns grow. If a creature survives a bloodthorn’s attack and steals away a few berries, it discovers its efforts were in vain—the berries are bitter and provide no sustenance. On rare occasions, a bloodthorn is transplanted onto the Material Plane. Such plants usually die in a few days, but some survive and grow to great size in the wastelands. ### Combat A bloodthorn seems to be a normal plant until a living creature comes within the reach of its tendrils. It then lashes out with as many tendrils as possible and drains the victim of blood. A bloodthorn allows scavengers to remove the carcasses, thus keeping the area around the plant free of its consumed prey. A bloodthorn can be summoned using a summon _nature’s ally IV_ spell.