Nepenthe

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You find yourself calmly sitting in a heavily wooded area. The breeze is cool and refreshing, today has been a good day, a chance to enjoy nature, to be close to it, and it has shown you wonders you never knew about it before, and is still to show more.

You feel something brush against your leg, and flinch. It was nothing, of course, the rustle of leaves at your ankles calms you. That's all it was, of course! While you're busy chiding yourself for being so silly, you notice a graceful, pale green hand on your shoulder.

You scream and whip around, taking a few steps back. You see before you a thin, elegant figure. His hand still hovering about where your shoulder was. He smiles softly before returning his arm to his side. He's very... green. His skin is a pale, creamy lime color. He appears to be wearing a yellow-green trenchcoat with slight mottling near the bottom, both the collar and the hem are line with thick, red seams that seems slick. His legs are covered by almost elfish pants, a deeper forest green, the seams of these very curly, almost flippantly so.

His face is carved strongly, but yielding. It fill you with comfort, his smile, it plays softly on his thin lips as he looks at you calmly. His golden eyes stare deep into you, freezing you in place with their hypnotic gaze. His 'hair', more like leaves or vines, falls about his face carelessly in orange locks. For some reason, his silence causes your heart to beat faster.

Suddenly, you realize that, in your distracted state, that thick, gnarled growth has taken hold on your arms and legs. You look quickly as this mysterious stranger, and notice that at the openings of his pants are no feet... but roots. You try to scream, but your voice is caught in your throat as you witness what happens next.

Slowly, so slowly, his coat begins to open, unfolding in leafy furls, exposing a perfect jade green ribcage and nothing else. The bowl of his hips has something in it, something thick, and wet, collected at the bottom. The ribcage unfurls now, extending thick petioles towards you as you are brought, struggling to this monster's body. The ribs reveal a perfect red flower, pulsating, the closest thing he has to a heart, suddenly, you are face to face with it, it sickly pulsating form now shimmers, and you find yourself transfixed, unable to fight back as leafy appendages close around you, enveloping you fully within himself.

His name is Nepenthe.

General Stats:

Height : Variable, depending on season, that, or I'm too lazy at the moment to really give it any though. Pretty tall works.

Weight: As light as a fallen leaf. No, seriously, dude weighs next to nothing. If he wasn't anchored down properly he'd float away in a light breeze.

Blood type: Nectar.

Hair color: mellow orange.

Eye color: Unsettlingly yellow.

Abilities: Motile plant, alternatively, extensive root system depending on the situation. Usually walks by rooting/uprooting himself. Hypnotic personality, literally. Exudes amazement and fascination. Makes a tasty salad, both for guests and as himself.

Interesting facts!

Nepenthes, which is what his name is based on, is the Genus of the pitcher plant, or monkey cups. They attract prey in the form of insects (and if you look it up on youtube, even mice) with alluring scents and bright colors.

Nepenthes, like many carnivorous plants, are tough as hell to grow from seed, reaching maturity anywhere from 4-7 years! If you ever wanted one, buy one fully-grown... And a terrarium, and a humidifier of sorts, and some pills to regrow your hair after you pull it out trying to grow the buggers the first few times.