Wenshen

"'One Dream, One Vision. The State of Perfection.' - Written above the Wenshen stasis chambers"The Wenshen were a race of augmented elves. They have a strong connection to nature, and are implied to have formerly been druids. While each wenshen type was slightly different, each one did have a phylactery they would regenerate near when defeated.

Hunter Wenshen
The Hunters were the first and most frequent type of wenshen encountered on Aran Island. They appeared to be made entirely of dead tree branches and bones of various animals. The Hunters were capable of raising deceased halflings, controlling plants and animals, and transforming into a flock of black birds. They also possessed a strong natural healing ability.

Wenshen Matriarch
The Matriarch was the most intelligent of the wenshen. It devised tactics to defend the laboratory when it came under attack, as well as mount an offense against the halflings beyond the forest. It was able to extend it's arms to attack or grab things beyond its normal reach. Like the Hunters, the Matriarch also had a strong natural regeneration ability.

Wenshen Defender
The Defender was the largest and heaviest of the wenshen, and appeared to be a mass of thick vines. It also had the strongest natural healing ability of all the wenshen, able to repair damage faster than it could be inflicted.

Prototype Wenshen
The Prototype Wenshen were the first results of the augmentation research. They were not plant-based like their later cousins, but water-based. They were completely invisible. Even with magical assistance, they would only appear as a humanoid nervous system and brain. They were considered feral, even by other wenshen. They could travel extremely fast through any connected water, regardless of depth or flow speed. They were also able to detect any creature that made contact with water that they were also in contact with.

Obelisk Wenshen
The Obelisk is an anomaly among wenshen. It is made of a black ooze, and can reform itself into many shapes. It has no apparent body structure, and no apparent means of locomotion, despite it's speed and bulk.

Prototype Hunter
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