Telgar/Mossen

Mossen (level 3 Familiar)

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• by Telgar

Curiosities from the First Age, Mossen are mobile, sentient plants. Their roughly ovoid 'body' is composed of soft mossy material around a harder but still flexible core of plant matter. They are covered in thick coats of green, red and purple foliage which tends towards more flowers and soft moss in the females and harsh lichens and scrub in the males. As Mossen grow older, they grow larger and at full growth will be about the size of a man's head. They extend pseudopods of mossy material in order to move or manipulate the world around them or do battle if forced to. Mossen impress on the first person to feed them, forming an unbreakably strong bond of loyalty and friendship. They are loyal and fiercely protective companions of their chosen masters. Despite being as smart as a human infant, Mossen are unable to communicate except through soft snufflings, sniffings and cooings. They are, saddly, edible which has lead to some complications with masters who frequent vegetarian establishments.

Attributes: Str 2 Dex 5, Sta 3, Cha 2, Man 0, App 3, Per 4, Int 1, Wits 2
Abilities: Brawl 4 (Pseudopods x3), Endurance 2, Presence 1, Resistance 2, Survival 1 (Tracking x2), Athletics 3, Awareness 2, Dodge 5, Stealth 2
Dodge & Soak: 11 | 8B/8L (Mossy Coating (5/7)
Essence: 1
Willpower: 5
Health Levels: -0, -1, -1, -1, -2, -2, -2, -2, -4, Incap
Virtues: Compassion 3, Temperence 2, Conviction 2, Valor 4
Attacks:

• Claw - Acc 15 | Dmg 5B | Def 12 | Rate 5 | Spd 7
• Bite - Acc 15 | Dmg 5L | Def 10 | Rate 4 | Spd 6

Special Notes:

• Pseudopod Flurry - Mossen can extend multiple pseudopods at once and coordinate them perfectly. They reduce all multiple action penalties by 3.
• Photosynthetic - Due to their plant nature, Mossen can survive on sunlight alone. While they enjoy eating spores and other funguses, they primarily gets their nutrients from light and water.
• Plantlike Hiding - Due to essentially being a living ball of moss, a Moosen is very hard to detect in woodlands. They add 3 automatic successes to all attempts to hide when in greenery.
• Very Adorable - Mossen are extremely cute and harmless looking. Anyone attempting to attack them without provocation is at +1 difficulty if their Compassion is over 2.