Treekin

Athel Loren is inhabited by many strange and powerful beings, many of whom are as ancient as the forest itself. They watch over those that enter their realm with distrust and suspicion. In spirit form, these creatures are insubstantial and may appear as little more than glowing spheres of light, though they can take physical form at will, and change their shape at a whim. In times of conflict these spirits can bind themselves to the husks of dead trees and fallen branches, making the silent form uproot itself and meld into a powerful shell with which they can oppose interlopers. Once the threat has passed or the battle is over, the spirits will leave the tree once more, a dark and silent shadow, bereft of life.