Ksarik

Ksarik

(Creature)

Type

Plant

CR

4

Environment

Temperate or warm forests (Castrovel)

Alignment

LG	NG	CG
LN	N	CN
LE	NE	CE

Images of ksariks

Source: First Contact, pg(s). 10

A ksarik is a plant-based quadruped native to Castrovel with psychic abilities.

Appearance

A ksarik resembles a 12-foot-long, four-legged corpse blossom, with a dorsal crest, long tail, vine-knotted face, and eyestalks that extend to the sides of its head.

Abilities

When its tentacles strike, they can absorb and emulate a creature's genetic code and psychic resonance. This lends them abilities of that creature, including languages, combat training, innate improvements to senses, or even the ability to fly.

Ecology

Ksariks are native to Castrovel, and evolved from corpse blossoms by absorbing psychic energies. They are aggressive, acid-spitting, pack-hunting carnivores that consume other species' genetic material and ecological niches, and some believe they evolved their unique absorption abilities during a past psychic war between lashuntas and formians. They reproduce via carrion spores, which infect creatures with dozens of seedlings that later dig their way out of their host's flesh.