Treant
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| Dungeons & Dragons creature | |
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| Treant | |
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| Based on | Ent |
| Image | Wizards.com image |
| Stats | OGL stats |
Treants are creatures found in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.
Treants are sentient trees with human characteristics. They are typically portrayed as protectors of the forests and antagonists to industrialization and despoiling of nature. They are typically allies of druids and fey, opposing malicious races such as orcs.
[edit] Creative origins
Treants appear to have been inspired by the talking trees of many of the world's folklores, as well as the Ent from J. R. R. Tolkien's world of Middle Earth. See tree (mythology) for more information.
The name "treant" comes from combining "tree" and "giant," and is usually pronounced /'tɹi.ənt̩/.
[edit] Treants in other Media
Treants are also found in the game World of Warcraft, being able to be summoned by Druids that are Balance spec.
[edit] References
- Baur, Wolfgang. "Vs. Treants." Dragon #283 (Paizo Publishing, 2001).
- Cook, David, et al. Monstrous Compendium Volume One (TSR, 1989).
- Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual (TSR, 1977).
- Lawson, Susan. "Ecology of the Treant." Dragon #79 (TSR, 1983).
