Species: Tree Lurker

Family: Insectoid

Risk level: Low

Weaknesses: Blunt Force

Description: This insectoid took quite a peculiar path of gaining life essence, namely forming a symbiotic relationship with a tree of its liking. The tree gives it energy and the bug gives it protection from vermins. It the aftermath of the extermination of other inhabitants of that plant it also gives it extra nurishments for quicker growth. The monster looks like a mix between termite and mantis, taking the main body from the first one and appendages from the second. It is around the size of human face, give or take another five centimeters, not growing past thirty.

Their coloration allows this critter to better blend with the environment giving it greater steath in the crown of the tree. Its speed is rather ordinary, and doesn't allow it to match up to a human, but it is enough to hunt anything threatening its home. This monster when in bond with a tree transforms said plant into partial monster, which gives it better efficiency in absorbing energy and makes the tree a little more resilent. This change is reversed when the monster is killed or abandones it, but this change can keep up to two weeks, so it is better to burn that plant before it gives birth to another beast.

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The best way to get rid of Tree Lurker is to first force it in some way to get farther from its home, it can be done using force or tempting it with some food, and when it goes far enough to repeatedly hit it with a mace or other blunt tool. They do not pose much threat, due to the fact they do not travel far from their trees, but they can still be a nuisance to farmers and travelers, so it is in our best interest to exterminate them when some of them are spotted in your area.

Personal notes: "The way the create symbiosis is more tha fascinating. They form a direct link between themselves and their chosen tree and use it to directly exchange the life essence with the monsters corruption. Another thing is that the change inducted inside the plant are not random, bur rather directly shaped by the bug to achieve the shape it wants. It shows that some monsters have more control on their own essence than others, and also how much more we can learn from them." Eric Mamut, scholar of Vault of Knowledge