Barkburr

D&D 2024 monster: Barkburr. Source: Quests from the Infinite Staircase. challenge rating 3, creature type Plant, Small size, speed 10 ft., climb 10 ft. Barkburrs are animate, poisonous Plants that spontaneously grow from trees when a spark of nature's magic takes root in the wood. They appear as limpet-like knots of bark and wood indistinguishable from ordinary tree burls. Barkburrs often act in defense of a grove or forest. Some barkburrs cling to the trees from which they sprouted, while others slowly wander until they encounter creatures that threaten the forest's natural order. When a barkburr identifies such a creature, the barkburr leaps at the invader and injects it with a poisonous sap that quickly and painfully transforms the creature into a tree. Plant Small 10 ft., climb 10 ft.