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Resembling an enormous lizard composed entirely of organic plant matter, this beast shakes loose soil from its earthy wings and exhales dirt particles with every breath.
Many forests survive only because they’re inhabited by zomoks: plant-dragons that prowl the woodlands, defending them from the often destructive forces of that realm, and healing and regrowing vegetation as needed. Through the ages, some of these creatures have even traveled to inhabit the wilds of other realities, protecting the nature of such lands from disasters and axe blades just as tenaciously as they would in their homeland.
Physical Description: No two zomoks look alike, and rarely does one creature look the same for long; parts of their bodies are constantly growing, dying off, and regenerating from nearby plants in an endless cycle. Mature adults rise to a height of 18 feet and stretch at least 35 feet long, with wingspans of more than 80 feet and weights of 30 tons.
A zomok is more than just a single creature, being closer to a collective spirit of the woodlands. One might step into one stand of trees and reform a new body elsewhere in the forest, the same creature but with a different body. The shape of a zomok is different each time it arises. On one occasion, it might pick a sturdy larch as its right foreleg and turn a weeping willow into its head; on another, it could have a body of oak and make its teeth from brambles and nettles. The overall shape is always draconic, but its components change, even from moment to moment. In truth, it is more a dragon-shaped wave moving through the forest—the trees bend momentarily into the dragon’s body and limbs, but the wave passes on, leaving them intact in its wake.
Society: Though zomoks do not inhabit every forest in the world, they are far from uncommon, and they offer the benefit of protecting nature and its denizens wherever they may go.
Alignment and Religion: The finicky zomok’s temperament varies with the season. In spring, they are often playful and mercurial, playing pranks on intruders or changing forest paths to confuse travelers. In summer, zomoks find their strength and majesty and become kings of the woodland, attending courts with dryads, satyrs, and stranger folk of the green. In autumn, zomoks become weird mystics, spouting prophecies and cryptic mutterings about the fate of the forest. Only the most foolish would dare approach a zomok in winter, when starvation and the chill of the frost make them vicious and cruel. A zomok wearing its winter coat of rime-covered branches and gray moss can be placated with suitable sacrifices, such as broken axe-heads or nubile virgins with green thumbs. Zomoks have a slightly bemused attitude toward other creatures dwelling in their woods, considering them pets at best and pesky parasites at worst. In any event, the mobile nature of a zomok’s woodland territory means that there are few longterm residents within the dragon’s demesne, although some zomoks have forged extended alliances with dryads, bringing the dryads’ trees along each time they move. Like most woodland fey, they despise those who harm trees—woe betide any who set axe or fire to wood in the presence of a zomok. Despite this, threatening the forest is often the best way to deal with such a monster. Actually killing a zomok is difficult because of its ability to heal itself through tree striding, so a better tactic is to blast the surrounding woods with fireballs or blights until the plant-dragon agrees to negotiate. Unlike true dragons, zomoks have little interest in treasure, but a few coins or other items may sometimes be found lodged in the branches and roots of the creatures’ innards.
Adventurers: While zomoks are not known to venture beyond their woods, they are known to adventurers. Adults do not need to eat and have no real digestive system. Any creatures they happen to devour whole are often found hanging in bloody gobbets from the topmost branches of random trees, though the hungry plants of the realm often consume the remains before they are ever found. In combat, zomoks prefer to keep moving, using their tree stride ability to ensure that no one stand of trees takes the brunt of the injuries. To protect their habitat, zomoks breathe a raging torrent of thorns, twigs, chunks of bark, and clouds of moss that envelops those in its path, encasing them in a thick shroud of organic matter. Those slain by the breath weapon are instantly decomposed into rich loam; even those who survive often find mold growing on their skin or small plants sprouting from their hair or ears, with each tendril trying to root the creature into the earth. Zomoks can also control the terrain, turning the land into a swamp or conjuring defensive walls. When need be, they can quench flames at will—a useful talent for a creature so vulnerable to fire. When facing powerful foes, zomoks create mighty walls of briar and moves through the wood to divide its enemies and attack them individually. Zomoks can also call up formidable guardians of mold and vines using magic, and it is rare for them to be without such defending monsters. Some zomoks even consume their shambling minions, holding them in their bodies so any creatures the dragon-plants swallow are assaulted inside of them as well as out.
Male Names:
Female Names:
Standard Racial Traits
Ability Score Racial Traits: Zomoks are as hardy and mysterious as the forest, gaining +2 Con and +2 Cha.
Type: Zomoks are plants with the extraplanar subtype.
Sentient plants are not immune to mind-affecting effects
Plants are immune to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep, unless they want to gain some beneficial effect from this activity. This means that a plant creature can sleep in order to regain spells, but sleep is not required to survive or stay in good health.
Size: Zomoks are Medium creatures and thus receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Speed: Zomoks have a base speed of 30 feet.
Languages: Zomoks begin play speaking any two dialects of Wryllene (or whatever language is local to their home region).
Defensive Racial Traits
Natural Armor: Zomoks have a +3 natural armor bonus to their Armor Class.
Movement Racial Traits
Terrain Stride: Zomoks can move through natural difficult terrain at their normal speed while in coniferous and deciduous forests. Magically altered terrain affects them normally.
Offensive Racial Traits
Breath Weapon (Su): Zomoks have a breath weapon usable once per day. This breath weapon deals 1d6 acid damage in a 15-foot cone. Creatures caught in the breath weapon must make a Reflex saving throw to avoid taking damage. The save DC against this breath weapon is 10 + 1/2 the zomok's character level + the zomok's Constitution modifier.
Natural Weapons: Zomoks have a bite attack that deals 1d4 damage and two claw attacks that deal 1d3 damage. These are primary natural attacks.
Senses Racial Traits
Darkvision: Zomoks can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
Low-light vision: Zomoks can see twice as far as a race with normal vision in conditions of dim light.
Tremorsense: Zomoks gain tremorsense to a range of 30 feet.
Weakness Racial Traits
Elemental Vulnerability: Zomok have vulnerability to fire.
Notes: The zomok do not cost any additional Character Points during character creation, but they do have a racial and template class (see below). They must take this class to at least 4th level.
Alternative Racial Traits
The following alternate racial traits may be selected in place of one or more of the standard racial traits above. Consult your GM before selecting any of these new options.
a
b
Favored Class Options
The following favored class options are available to all characters of this race who have the listed favored class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the favored class reward.
a
Racial Archetypes
The following racial archetypes are available to Phoelarch:
a
Racial Feats
The following feats are available to a Phoelarch character who meets the prerequisites.
Racial Classes and/or Prestige Classes
The following racial and template class is required for zomoks to at least level 4.
Level
CP Cost (342 total)
BAB
Fort Save
Ref Save
Will Save
Ability Scores
Special
1
3
+0+0.75
+2+2.5
+0+0.33
+0+0.33
2
6
+1+1.5
+3
+0+0.66
+0+0.66
Str +2, Con +2, Wis +2
3
11
+2+2.25
+3+3.5
+1
+1
Con +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
4
21
+3
+4
+1+1.33
+1+1.33
Str +2, Con +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
5
3
+3+3.75
+4+4.5
+1+1.66
+1+1.66
6
13
+4+4.5
+5
+2
+2
Str +2, Dex -2, Con +2
7
3
+5+5.25
+5+5.5
+2+2.33
+2+2.33
8
23
+6/+1
+6
+2+2.66
+2+2.66
Str +2, Con +2
9
3
+6/+1+6.75/+1
+6+6.5
+3
+3
10
15
+7/+2+7.5/+2
+7
+3+3.33
+3+3.33
Str +2
11
3
+8/+3+8.25/+3
+7+7.5
+3+3.66
+3+3.66
12
15
+9/+4
+8
+4
+4
Str +2, Dex -2
13
3
+9/+4+9.75/+4
+8+8.5
+4+4.33
+4+4.33
14
3
+10/+5+10.5/+5
+9
+4+4.66
+4+4.66
15
3
+11/+6/+1+11.25/+6/+1
+9+9.5
+5
+5
16
13
+12/+7/+2
+10
+5+5.33
+5+5.33
Str +2, Dex -2
17
3
+12/+7/+2+12.75/+7/+2
+10+10.5
+5+5.66
+5+5.66
18
43
+13/+8/+3+13.5/+8/+3
+11
+6
+6
Con +2, Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
19
3
+14/+9/+4+14.25/+9/+4
+11+11.5
+6+6.33
+6+6.33
20
11
+15/+10/+5
+12
+6+6.66
+6+6.66
Str +2, Dex -2
21
3
+15/+10/+5+15.75/+10/+5
+12+12.5
+7
+7
22
39
+16/+11/+6/+1+16.5/+11/+6/+1
+13
+7+7.33
+7+7.33
Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
23
3
+17/+12/+7/+2+17.25/+12/+7/+2
+13+13.5
+7+7.66
+7+7.66
24
11
+18/+13/+8/+3
+14
+8
+8
Str +2, Dex -2
25
3
+18/+13/+8/+3+18.75/+13/+8/+3
+14+14.5
+8+8.33
+8+8.33
26
79
+19/+14/+9/+4+19.25/+14/+9/+4
+15
+8+8.66
+8+8.66
Str +2, Con +2, Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
27
3
+20/+15/+10/+5
+15+15.5
+9
+9
Zomok Racial Traits:
Many forests survive only because they’re inhabited by zomoks: plant-dragons that prowl the woodlands, defending them from the often destructive forces of that realm, and healing and regrowing vegetation as needed. Through the ages, some of these creatures have even traveled to inhabit the wilds of other realities, protecting the nature of such lands from disasters and axe blades just as tenaciously as they would in their homeland.
Physical Description: No two zomoks look alike, and rarely does one creature look the same for long; parts of their bodies are constantly growing, dying off, and regenerating from nearby plants in an endless cycle. Mature adults rise to a height of 18 feet and stretch at least 35 feet long, with wingspans of more than 80 feet and weights of 30 tons.
A zomok is more than just a single creature, being closer to a collective spirit of the woodlands. One might step into one stand of trees and reform a new body elsewhere in the forest, the same creature but with a different body. The shape of a zomok is different each time it arises. On one occasion, it might pick a sturdy larch as its right foreleg and turn a weeping willow into its head; on another, it could have a body of oak and make its teeth from brambles and nettles. The overall shape is always draconic, but its components change, even from moment to moment. In truth, it is more a dragon-shaped wave moving through the forest—the trees bend momentarily into the dragon’s body and limbs, but the wave passes on, leaving them intact in its wake.
Society: Though zomoks do not inhabit every forest in the world, they are far from uncommon, and they offer the benefit of protecting nature and its denizens wherever they may go.
Alignment and Religion: The finicky zomok’s temperament varies with the season. In spring, they are often playful and mercurial, playing pranks on intruders or changing forest paths to confuse travelers. In summer, zomoks find their strength and majesty and become kings of the woodland, attending courts with dryads, satyrs, and stranger folk of the green. In autumn, zomoks become weird mystics, spouting prophecies and cryptic mutterings about the fate of the forest. Only the most foolish would dare approach a zomok in winter, when starvation and the chill of the frost make them vicious and cruel. A zomok wearing its winter coat of rime-covered branches and gray moss can be placated with suitable sacrifices, such as broken axe-heads or nubile virgins with green thumbs. Zomoks have a slightly bemused attitude toward other creatures dwelling in their woods, considering them pets at best and pesky parasites at worst. In any event, the mobile nature of a zomok’s woodland territory means that there are few longterm residents within the dragon’s demesne, although some zomoks have forged extended alliances with dryads, bringing the dryads’ trees along each time they move. Like most woodland fey, they despise those who harm trees—woe betide any who set axe or fire to wood in the presence of a zomok. Despite this, threatening the forest is often the best way to deal with such a monster. Actually killing a zomok is difficult because of its ability to heal itself through tree striding, so a better tactic is to blast the surrounding woods with fireballs or blights until the plant-dragon agrees to negotiate. Unlike true dragons, zomoks have little interest in treasure, but a few coins or other items may sometimes be found lodged in the branches and roots of the creatures’ innards.
Adventurers: While zomoks are not known to venture beyond their woods, they are known to adventurers. Adults do not need to eat and have no real digestive system. Any creatures they happen to devour whole are often found hanging in bloody gobbets from the topmost branches of random trees, though the hungry plants of the realm often consume the remains before they are ever found. In combat, zomoks prefer to keep moving, using their tree stride ability to ensure that no one stand of trees takes the brunt of the injuries. To protect their habitat, zomoks breathe a raging torrent of thorns, twigs, chunks of bark, and clouds of moss that envelops those in its path, encasing them in a thick shroud of organic matter. Those slain by the breath weapon are instantly decomposed into rich loam; even those who survive often find mold growing on their skin or small plants sprouting from their hair or ears, with each tendril trying to root the creature into the earth. Zomoks can also control the terrain, turning the land into a swamp or conjuring defensive walls. When need be, they can quench flames at will—a useful talent for a creature so vulnerable to fire. When facing powerful foes, zomoks create mighty walls of briar and moves through the wood to divide its enemies and attack them individually. Zomoks can also call up formidable guardians of mold and vines using magic, and it is rare for them to be without such defending monsters. Some zomoks even consume their shambling minions, holding them in their bodies so any creatures the dragon-plants swallow are assaulted inside of them as well as out.
Male Names:
Female Names:
Standard Racial Traits
Ability Score Racial Traits: Zomoks are as hardy and mysterious as the forest, gaining +2 Con and +2 Cha.
Type: Zomoks are plants with the extraplanar subtype.
Sentient plants are not immune to mind-affecting effects
Plants are immune to paralysis, poison, polymorph, sleep effects, and stunning.
Plants breathe and eat, but do not sleep, unless they want to gain some beneficial effect from this activity. This means that a plant creature can sleep in order to regain spells, but sleep is not required to survive or stay in good health.
Size: Zomoks are Medium creatures and thus receive no bonuses or penalties due to their size.
Speed: Zomoks have a base speed of 30 feet.
Languages: Zomoks begin play speaking any two dialects of Wryllene (or whatever language is local to their home region).
Defensive Racial Traits
Natural Armor: Zomoks have a +3 natural armor bonus to their Armor Class.
Movement Racial Traits
Terrain Stride: Zomoks can move through natural difficult terrain at their normal speed while in coniferous and deciduous forests. Magically altered terrain affects them normally.
Offensive Racial Traits
Breath Weapon (Su): Zomoks have a breath weapon usable once per day. This breath weapon deals 1d6 acid damage in a 15-foot cone. Creatures caught in the breath weapon must make a Reflex saving throw to avoid taking damage. The save DC against this breath weapon is 10 + 1/2 the zomok's character level + the zomok's Constitution modifier.
Natural Weapons: Zomoks have a bite attack that deals 1d4 damage and two claw attacks that deal 1d3 damage. These are primary natural attacks.
Senses Racial Traits
Darkvision: Zomoks can see in the dark up to 60 feet.
Low-light vision: Zomoks can see twice as far as a race with normal vision in conditions of dim light.
Tremorsense: Zomoks gain tremorsense to a range of 30 feet.
Weakness Racial Traits
Elemental Vulnerability: Zomok have vulnerability to fire.
Notes: The zomok do not cost any additional Character Points during character creation, but they do have a racial and template class (see below). They must take this class to at least 4th level.
Alternative Racial Traits
The following alternate racial traits may be selected in place of one or more of the standard racial traits above. Consult your GM before selecting any of these new options.
a
b
Favored Class Options
The following favored class options are available to all characters of this race who have the listed favored class, and unless otherwise stated, the bonus applies each time you select the favored class reward.
a
Racial Archetypes
The following racial archetypes are available to Phoelarch:
a
Racial Feats
The following feats are available to a Phoelarch character who meets the prerequisites.
Racial Classes and/or Prestige Classes
The following racial and template class is required for zomoks to at least level 4.
Level
CP Cost
BAB
Fort Save
Ref Save
Will Save
Ability Scores
Special
1
3
2
6
+3
Str +2, Con +2, Wis +2
3
11
+1
+1
Con +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
4
21
+3
+4
Str +2, Con +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
5
3
6
13
+5
+2
+2
Str +2, Dex -2, Con +2
7
3
8
23
+6/+1
+6
Str +2, Con +2
9
3
+3
+3
10
15
+7
Str +2
11
3
12
15
+9/+4
+8
+4
+4
Str +2, Dex -2
13
3
14
3
+9
15
3
+5
+5
16
13
+12/+7/+2
+10
Str +2, Dex -2
17
3
18
43
+11
+6
+6
Con +2, Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
19
3
20
11
+15/+10/+5
+12
Str +2, Dex -2
21
3
+7
+7
22
39
+13
Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
23
3
24
11
+18/+13/+8/+3
+14
+8
+8
Str +2, Dex -2
25
3
26
79
+15
Str +2, Con +2, Int +2, Wis +2, Cha +2
27
3
+20/+15/+10/+5
+9
+9
Zomok Racial Traits: