A Gulthias tree could originate wherever a plant was contaminated by an evil force or sentience. Amon avoided his pursuer by casting invisibility and slipping by the blight. The outcast druid Belak suffered greatly as a young man during the orc war. The tree burns and a green mist rises from the ashes. [1], Around 1490 DR, Grannoc, a half-orc anchorite of Talos, cultivated a Gulthias tree within a ruined manor in Neverwinter Wood, northwest of Conyberry. Ivo made his way towards some of the blights defending the tree only to be quickly surrounded by more blights hidden in plain sight. Over time, a druid named Belak, had discovered the tree after hearing rumor of its potential power. They have a paralytic in their spikes that numbs and slows those cut. The Tree is an undead plant which thrives on life and gives birth to Blights of various power. This makes them incredibly dangerous in larger fights, but that is not to say they are helpless alone. Dark Conquest. This stake grew into the Gulthias Tree, reverberating with dark primal power to those who could tap it. It's like having a rewind button for your campaign. As with other blights, twig blights were created by Gulthias trees, a type of malevolent tree created when a plant became contaminated by an evil mind. Its branches collapsed to the ground and blood seeped from its numerous open wounds. The Gulthias tree creates blights from ordinary plants and is the only tree of its kind in Barovia. Gulthias Trees are incredibly dangerous, as they give life to various Blights that act as an army and they continue to grow stronger the more time they exist. A Gulthias tree was a plant infused with supernatural evil, capable of spreading corruption to nearby plant life and generating malevolent creatures known as blights. However after Blights began appearing in the countryside of Southern Valendor near Concordia and Ascension Academy it became apparent that a second Gulthias Tree must exist. The tree would produce a single perfect ruby-red apple ripens at the summer solstice, and a single albino apple ripens on the winter solstice. It slowly converted those who came across it into Ymra's acolytes and spread his influence across the continent of Valendor under the guise of a peaceful faith of goodwill and charity. Gulthias Tree The staff was made from a branch of a Gulthias tree, a name that Puck recognized from her study of faerie mysteries: wherever a tree or plant is contaminated by a fragment of a wicked soul or a dark power, a Gulthias tree can rise to infest and corrupt the surrounding forest. A creature could be absorbed into the tree, and shortly thereafter, would be spit back out by the tree as a âthrallââan emotionless bark-skinned servant of the treeâs wishes. The students conducted various tests on Sap samples a little over a week after the Siege of Concordia and discovered several interesting things about it's reactions to magical energy. Much later, the Church sought to build a small settlement near Camp Cari, and were permitted. It would have lasted longer, but Fleot broke the Vampire Staff which kept the circling badies from attacking. The Gulthias tree, still screaming in pain and desperation, was beginning to fall apart. Fortunately, Gulthias evil was not so easily destroyed. Thorn Blights are stronger, but more dangerous than that is their sting. Vine Blights have a potent acid in their bodies that can be used to attack alongside its vines in a medium range attack, also as the acid is in their bodies trying to touch it would cause sever injuries. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. So he devised a 'perfect' plan, to bring about true world peace, by wiping out all life who would threaten that peace. This tree was named after the sacrifice that birthed it. It serves as a starting point for your wiki. The two youngsters at his side were the Gulthias treeâs first âsupplicantsâ and, as such, are now Belakâs to command. Stop the Gulthias Tree Ritual; Slay Irgul the Blightmaster (Optional) Slay Ravenous Displacer Beast; Tips and Misc. And the protagonists will be the next: âThough your remains would enrich the compost, youâll serve my needs better as supplicants. Gulthias Trees were thought to have been wiped out following the Dark War, so the reappearance of not only older Blight Creatures but wholly new and unheard of creations of a new Tree is concerning. An evil tree that was corrupting the land. They have thick barky skin and are covered in sharp spikes. If one is destroyed, all Blights within 300 feet of it are also destroyed. A downed Thorn Blight moments before it was decapitated. The Gulthias Tree Reluctantly, the party set out. They have smoother bark 'skin' when compared to the smaller Twig Blights, and despite appearances they are quite fast and agile, the wood around their joints bending naturally. Can be cooked and prepared similar to Maple syrup (Side effects: Easier to to get mind controlled by a Gulthias Tree). The Tree spawns magical life giving (and life stealing) fruit, as well as evil creatures known as twig blights. The First Tree. if it is destroyed, no more blights can ⦠Resting on a powerful convergence of leylines, the treeâs dark power grew from the green wood in the spear that pierced that heart of Gulthias Sengir.After the party destroyed the tree, Miraak was left in control of the glade as the heroes were too weakened from their battle to challenge him. The infected students turned on their comrades, and the Academy was forced to face six of their own as well as two Darkness Soldiers, who were accompanied by Dark Order Acolytes. From behind, a hail of spikes thuds into ⦠These trees are incredibly rare, before the year 2120 it was thought that only one ever existed. All the other elements do standard damage. This is interesting, The sunless citadel module for 3.5 is where the twig blights and Gulthias tree come from. Wiki Le Monde des Royaumes Oubliés (French), https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gulthias_tree?oldid=607576. [1], According to legend, the first Gulthias tree sprouted from the stake used to slay the vampire Gulthias of Nightfang Spire, head of the cult of the red dragon Ashardalon. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Its handle is carved with leaves and vines, and the weapon weighs half as much as a normal battleaxe. The only Gulthias tree within Barovia is located on Yester Hill. Viscosity of the sap is similar to Molasses (5000-10000 cPs). A druid was said to have later discovered the sapling and transplanted it an underground grotto, where the druid nurtured the tree until it produced the first seeds from which blights were generated. The Second Tree was created by the necromancer Ymra Shantari, fueled by the body of a torpor vampire named Drake Lazurus. As the roots of a Gulthias tree spread, it infested surrounding plants and trees, either killing them or turning them into blights. A pack of Twig Blights during the Siege of Concordia. [1][2] The stake destroyed Gulthias, but the vampire's latent magic caused the stake to sprout, growing into a sapling infused with vampiric power. Story of the Gulthias Tree | Penrith Wikia | Fandom ... Stub JUL/15. A Gulthias tree is the font from which, an evil form of plant monster, originate from. Killing the tree allowed the soil to heal. Prevents movements when covering something (Slows targets). Later on after confrontation with them by the Academy students it was found that this were born from parasites that enter people body growing from their insides and leaving the host dead. When Dark magic was used the sample reanimated fully. These blights further spread the influence of the Gulthias tree, removing competing flora and replacing it with brambles, toxic plants, and other blights. This stake grew into the Gulthias Tree, reverberating with dark primal power to those who could tap it. Twig Blights appeared from the First Gulthias Tree during the Dark War. This is a standalone side-quest, not part of the main storyline. The staff has 10 charges and regains 1d6 + 4 of its expended charges daily at dusk. The questgiver is by the entrance. To see how these work, click on the edit icon next to the page title at the top and just start playing around. Type Took some things both from Curse of Strahd and Tales from Yawning Portal, found some homebrew versions in the internet, combined everything, added something extra. Thorn Blight. Sap Blights are masses of amber sap that act as support units for the Blights. This tree grew in secret for an unknown amount of time, hidden by a massive illusion that hid the death of the forest around it from any onlookers. This is your wiki Main Page. The tree in that is just a tree but it produces two pieces of fruit a year one that heals all wounds and half a year later one that will kill you instantly. The original Gulthias Tree was at least 4-5 times the sizes of the tree in front of the academy entrance. Smells like Maple Syrup with a hint of walnut. New variation of the Gulthias Tree, this blight appeared first in the water caves near Ascension Academy. While not terribly dangerous on their own, when fighting alongside other Blights they can be devastating. Also see: Gulthias Tree, Plant Creatures. With their victory, Barnes, Albrecht, and Von blasted the heart of the tree, killing it and freeing all who were under Ymra's command across the world. The adventure starts with player characters hearing rumors about the citadel while staying in the nearby small town of Oakhurst. A vampire lord of considerable power himself, Gulthias serves a greater power still. In the citadel's core grows the terrible Gulthias Tree, shepherded by the twisted druid, Belak the Outcast. Gulthias Trees are a corrupt and twisted tree possibly formed of or by the Darkness. Wherever a tree or plant is contaminated by a fragment of an evil mind or power, a Gulthias tree can rise to infest and corrupt the surrounding forest. However on the trip, the students were attacked by Ghoul and a Necromental which required their wounds be cleansed. Before the party can reach the tree they are ambushed by a mob of awakened humanoid plants called twig blights. It toke a lot of effort of students, teachers and even a member of the silver stakes to repel the jointed attacks of these golems. The group then coordinate to burn down the Gulthias tree. They attack in groups, leaping at their targets and slicing through flesh- death by a thousand papercuts. Twice a year the Gulthias Tree sprouts an apple, a white apple in the winter, and a glistening red apple during the summer. The midsummer fruit granted vigor, health, and life while the midwinter fruit stole the same. Thorn Blights are a new creation of the Gulthias Tree, first appearing in the year 2120 at Ascension Academy, and later at the site of other attacks. https://vrchat-legends.fandom.com/wiki/Gulthias_Tree?oldid=92619. The Gulthias Tree 6. From this Gulthias tree came the seeds from which the first blights were sown. On the other hand it is recommended to treat with flowing water the injured with the acid, this treatment should be concise and plentiful. We found it at the edge of Barovia. Sap Blights sap works in a similar manner to the paralytic the Thorn Blight's spikes secrete, making the victim sluggish and numb. The dead adventurerâs tattered leather armor isnât salvageable, but the axe embedded in the tree is a magic battleaxe. They seems to be non aggressive at first even interacting with the students and professors in a friendly way, they seem to understand human language and when they grown up they take care of the other saplings.