Heartwood Treefolk

Summary

Summary

Status	<img src="https://www.zd10.net/images/planar_council.svg" style="width: 64px; height: 64px;" class="tooltip" title="Member of the Planar Council" />
Xenonym	Heartwood Treefolk
Autonym	Dirame Zameta
Home Plane	Verdavent
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Lifespan	Pregnancy: 2 Months Seed: 1 Year Sproutling: 2 Years Wandersprout: 3 Years Adolescent: 10 Years Adult: 40 Years Elder: 40+ Years
Height Data	5'75" Average 6'0" 4'8"
Weight Data	240lbs Average 290lbs 190lbs
Bark Colors	Dark Brown, Light Brown, Dark Gray, Red-Brown, Black, Silver-Pink, Mountbatten Pink
Leaves Colors	Red, Dark Red, Pink, Purple, Mauve, Orange, Yellow
Eye Colors	Pink, Orange, Red, White
Physical Distinctions	Bioluminescent Veins, Slightly Acidic Bloodsap
Properties	{{{properties}}}

Heed the dreamers. Some walk the world as you and I, influencing the dreamscape. Others exist there, shaping our world. Walk with the knowledge that you are never alone and hope that your path, dreamed of, is filled with pleasantness and not with the restlessness of nightmares.

The world exists in these two states, then, whether you know it or not. We do our part to make sure those of us who came before and those yet to arrive only have the best of dreams. Living a good life, finding inner peace and helping others do the same will shape the world in turn. Hurting others and accepting inner turmoil only brings about chaos.

Is is sad to know that there are many who don't wish to sleep for fear of nightmares and there are many who don't wish to wake for the same fear. We do our part to walk a path, the one presented to you now.

Peace for the dreamer. Calm for the awake. Serenity for those yet to come, recognition for those who have gone. That is who we must be for everyone, most importantly for ourselves.

Lesson from the Bushi Bunjida Nyukuti to his student Jarlika Yindiko

Being the first species of plantfolk that the Planar Council encountered, contact with the Heartwood Treefolk initially caused some shock amongst its member species of the time. Myths from various other worlds contained intelligent trees and their existence had been speculated upon but the initial explorers had no idea what they would encounter. Luckily the inhabitants of Verdavent proved to be peaceful and welcoming. Their presence in the Planar Council would help ease future encounters with more alien species found across the planes.

The Dirame Zameta are an older species, their civilization having collapsed due to conflicts centuries ago. After suffering through a period of decline, eventually a new era of stability was reached. Previously warlike, society would shift to replacing military leaders with ones who focused on philosophy and knowledge. As they rebuilt they took a deeper look at their past and their surroundings and started to build the cultural cornerstones that make up the foundations of the current cultures of Verdavent. Known for being a voice of reason within the Planar Council, the Heartwood gladly take their place amongst the planes as they think of themselves as members of a dream shared by millions.

Physiology

Anatomy

Though they have an evolutionary path far different than other species of the Planar Council, the Heartwood's physiology is similar to that found amongst other bipdeds. Their body consists of the legs, the torso, the arms, the neck, and the head.

Many parts of the Heartwood's body are incredibly similar to their animal counterparts, functioning as plantlike analogs. A thin layer of flexible bark covers a layer of contracting soft tissues, fats, and organs. These are in turn protected by a "skeleton" of hardened wood material, functioning like bones in non-plantfolk species. They also have blood, similar to both sap found in trees and blood found in animals. This is sometimes called "bloodsap".

Bark colors vary between individuals and are interlaced by a network of external auxiliary vein-like structures that will glow through a biological form of bioluminescence. Some of the reagent for this reaction is contained in the blood of the Heartwood which causes it to slightly acidic. Though it isn't enough to burn through materials, it can act as a severe irritant to organic matter. The belief amongst their kind was that this was more of a side effect for the development of bioluminescence than one developed for a defensive purpose.

Being bipedal gives the Heartwood far more mobility than normal plants and even on their world not all plants are capable of it. Given that the mobile plants of Verdavent need to consume additional energy beyond what their leaves can produce, locomotion can be seen as an important development that allowed their evolutionary ancestors to survive easier and have more opportunities to spread.

Heartwood leaves to this point function similarly to hair on other non-plantfolk species, being arranged or styled in aesthetically pleasing ways with their photosynthetic properties generally being ignored. A fully developed digestive system exists which has replaced photosynthesis of being the primary means of nutrient acquisition.

Their organic makeup being slightly denser than their animal counterparts leads to Heartwood being heavier with an average weight of 290lbs and heights ranging from 4 feet 8 inches to 6 feet.

Life Cycle

Heartwood reproduction requires a male and a female, a trait not found in most immobile plants but common with mobile ones. Males produce a pollen-infused liquid that females use to produce a single large seed, though sometimes 2 or even 3 can develop similarly to twins or triplets found in other non-plantfolk species. These seeds develop internally for two months before being planted and care for by the parents.

Diet

Biological Variation

History

Evolutionary History

Pre-History

Finality of Form

Society

Pre-Civilization

Transition to Civilization

Ethnicities

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Culture

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Amongst the Planes

General Acceptance

Racism

Summary

Summary

Status	<img src="https://www.zd10.net/images/planar_council.svg" style="width: 64px; height: 64px;" class="tooltip" title="Member of the Planar Council" />
Xenonym	Heartwood Treefolk
Autonym	Dirame Zameta
Home Plane	Verdavent
Morphology	{{{morphology}}}
Typoid	{{{typoid}}}
Lifespan	Pregnancy: 2 Months Seed: 1 Year Sproutling: 2 Years Wandersprout: 3 Years Adolescent: 10 Years Adult: 40 Years Elder: 40+ Years
Height Data	5'75" Average 6'0" 4'8"
Weight Data	240lbs Average 290lbs 190lbs
Bark Colors	Dark Brown, Light Brown, Dark Gray, Red-Brown, Black, Silver-Pink, Mountbatten Pink
Leaves Colors	Red, Dark Red, Pink, Purple, Mauve, Orange, Yellow
Eye Colors	Pink, Orange, Red, White
Physical Distinctions	Bioluminescent Veins, Slightly Acidic Bloodsap
Properties	{{{properties}}}