FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Temperate Wilderness Forest])
FREQUENCY: Very rare ([Tropical Wilderness Forest])
NO. APPEARING: 1
ARMOR CLASS: 4 (tendrils) / 3 (trunk)
MOVE: Nil
HIT DICE: 5-30 (plus special)
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1-4, 2-5, or 5-8
DAMAGE/ATTACK: Special
SPECIAL ATTACKS: [SB]
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Non-
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: [SB]
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: VI | 800 + 35

SAVES, 5 HD: 11.14.15.16.16

The bloodthorn,
or vampire vine,
grows singly in forests.
It has 5-12 tendrils of 7-12 foot length that can lash out 5-7 feet.
It uses these to attack its prey.
Each tendril has many sharp,
hollow thorns.
Any hit will cause a fluid drain =equal= to 25% of the victim's total initial HP.
The tendrils are AC 4,
the stalk/trunk AC 3.
Each tendril requires 5-10 points of damage to sever.
This damage does not affect the main plant.
Attack data and other specifics are as follows:
 

Hit Dice	Size	No. Tendrils	Range	Tendril Value	Attacks As	Saves As
5-16	Average	5	5'	5-6 hp	3 HD monster	-
17-25	Large	8	6'	7-8 hp	4 HD monster	-
26-30	Large	12	7'	9-10 hp	5 HD monster	-

Bloodthorns grow among hornwood trees and resemble them closely.
On rare occasions bloodthorns will be found among other sorts of vegetation,
but this is only 10% likely.
The plant's trunk is yellowish to brown and smooth.
Its pointed,
two-lobed leaves are not as large as a hornwood's.
Its vampiric tendrils appear much as do normal vines and creepers growing on other trees.