3.5 Evil Trees

[iceman10058]

Hey playground, im looking for some sort of treant, but evil and corrupted. is there anything already published out there that i can use? the higher the cr the better, looking for 10 to 12

[Duke of Urrel]

What about the umbral banyan (http://www.realmshelps.org/cgi-bin/mainlist2.pl?name=Umbral_Banyan)?

[daemonaetea]

It's not published, but it does seem appropriate. Also, directly from the Giant.

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?172910-Articles-Previously-Appearing-on-GiantITP-com&p=10546572&viewfull=1#post10546572

[Vhaidara]

How about a Half-Fiend (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/halfFiend.htm) Treant (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/treant.htm)? CR 10. How does it happen? Well, Succubi do love wood...

[iceman10058]

i ended up taking the Dark Tree from Monsters of Faerun and adding the corrupted template and advancing its hit dice. but good suggestions
here it is if there are any ways to change it up for a better challenge at the same cr


Corrupted Advanced Dark Tree

Gargantuan Plant Aberration CR 13

Hit Die 18d8 (241 hp)
Init: -2
Speed 10 feet
AC: 29 = 10 - 4 (size) - 2 (dex) + 25 (nat)
Attacks: 2 claws +26 (3d6+15 and 9 vile) or Bite +33 (2d6+22 and 9 vile)
BAB/Grapple: 13/40
Saves: Fort: 16 Ref: 4 Will: 6
Special Attacks:
Grab: When the Dark Tree makes both claw attacks successful on one opponent, it can make a free grapple check with no Attack of Opportunity. If the grapple check is sucessful, the Dark Tree makes a free bite attack.

Confusion: As a free action once per round, the Dark Tree can use Confusion as the spell on one target person as an 18th level sorcerer
Special Qualities:
DR: 10/+3
Resist Fire 20
Vulnerable to cold: -2 on all saves and checks against cold effects
Immune to acid
Darkvision 60 feet
Disrupt attack: 1/2 HD in vile damage with all natural attacks
Enhanced Power: +4 to all save DC's
Fast Healing 9

[JeminiZero]

There is also the option of applying the Woodling Template (MM3, CR +2) to some suitable creature.

[Coidzor]

Twigblights from Sunless Citadel are evil trees, but they're low CR due to being encountered by level 1-3 characters. Might have some inherent capability for advancing them to be more fearsome though, which may make them suitable for mobile minions/young.