The Hedge

The Hedge is home to many carnivorous plants, and this is one of them —this one actually buries itself in the ground or in a Hedge wall, and mimics the shape of a long, slender pit with slick sides. Once someone drops into the pit, it mists them with a faint cloud of shimmering pollen… and the pollen forces them to sink into forgetful numbness. Description: For the most part, only the lip of the plant is visible — just a curled cusp of damp and dewy green with the faintest fringe of red. However, it’s what’s in the pit of the plant’s belly that matters. The pit is dark, held to deep shadow. The Nepenthe has a hungry floral tongue whose blooming flowers can blossom and shape themselves into the silhouette of a person. The plant then waggles this personshaped shadow about, mimicking someone who’s been trapped down in the deep pit (approximately 10 yards deep, or about 30 feet). The simulacrum “reaches up” and tries to get someone to lower a rope or come down and help him out. The voice that cries out is, quite literally, voices stolen from those who have been trapped prior… meaning that it’s not altogether impossible that the changeling will recognize the voice of someone who’s been slowly digested by the plant. Storytelling Hints: None, really — the plant mimics desperation and feigns a person crying out for help. Mental Attributes: Intelligence 1, Wits 3, Resolve 3 Physical Attributes: Strength 1, Dexterity 1, Stamina 5 Social Attributes: Presence 1, Manipulation 3, Composure 1 Mental Skills: None Physical Skills: None Social Skills: Expression (Mimic) 5 Merits: None