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Glimmervine

Glimmervines are carnivorous creeping vines with sparkling white flowers that open to bloom only at night. They flourish most in high altitudes and cold climates, where they survive by dazzling small prey with their iridescent blossoms before crushing them to death with impossibly strong tendrils. The blood and decomposing flesh of their prey seep into the ground like fertilizer for glimmervines' roots to absorb as nutrients. Because scarps and gulleys caked with gore tend to deter future victims, glimmervines instinctively know not to linger in one spot for long.

Glimmervines are mostly dormant during the day. Clinging to the sides of mountains and cliffs, they're easily mistaken for mundane climbing plants such as ivy or morning glory. When night falls, though, glimmervines' spectacular reflective flowers make their entrancing nature plain for all to see.

Glimmervines are closely related to assassin vines, who employ similar ambush tactics and feeding behaviors, but the former is easily discernible by the shiny white blooms in place of an assassin vine's small red berries. These petals are coated with iridescent veins that absorb sunlight during the day and give off an eerie yet beautiful glow at night. The glistening patina attracts pollinating insects.

On their own, glimmervines don't pose much of a threat to most creatures. Though its root-based sensory organs are formidable in close proximity, a glimmervine can't sense creatures farther than 60 feet away, making escape as easy as getting out of range of their slow movement. The true danger of these plants comes from glimmervine thickets—dense patches of glimmervines that can entangle entire hillsides or ravines. Woe be unto a hapless traveler caught in the midst of a glimmervine thicket at sundown.

Recall Knowledge - Plant (Nature): DC 21
Unspecific Lore: DC 19
Specific Lore: DC 16

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GlimmervineCreature 4

Legacy Content

Uncommon N Medium Mindless Plant 
Source Pathfinder #188: They Watched the Stars pg. 86
Perception +7; tremorsense (precise) 60 feet
Skills Athletics +8, Stealth +8
Str +5, Dex +0, Con +3, Int -5, Wis +4, Cha +1
Camouflage The glimmervine can Hide in natural environments even if it doesn't have cover.
AC 17; Fort +10, Ref +4, Will +7
HP 90; Weaknesses fire 5, slashing 5
Speed 10 feet
Melee [one-action] vine +10 [+5/+0] (reach 10 feet), Damage 2d6+8 bludgeoning plus GrabConstrict [one-action] 2d6+4 bludgeoning, DC 17Dazzling Blooms [one-action] (visual) Effect The glimmervine shakes its iridescent blossoms to astound nearby foes. All creatures within 30 feet, except other glimmervines, must attempt a DC 17 Fortitude save. The glimmervine then can't use Dazzling Blooms for 1d4 rounds.
Success The creature is unaffected.
Failure The creature is dazzled for 1 round.
Critical Failure The creature is blinded for 1 round, then dazzled for 1 round.

Sidebar - Treasure and Rewards Moonrods

When harvested with a successful DC 14 Nature or Survival check, a glimmervine's blossoms can be used as 6 gp worth of raw materials for crafting sunrods. Sunrods made with these materials give off a cold, bluish glow that more closely resembles moonlight than sunlight.