Speak with Plants

Prayer name: Salvation of St Wort A vision of a great yew tree briefly manifests behind the caster, its limbs arching protectively overhead. The caster gains the miraculous ability to communicate with plants.

Normal plants: Flora informs the caster of creatures that have recently passed or performs simple favours. For example, plants may clear a passageway for the caster’s party to pass through or writhe and tangle into an impassable thicket to hinder pursuers.

Monstrous plants: The caster can communicate with plant-like or plant-based monsters.

The miracle of St Wort the Benignant: As a wandering pilgrim, St Wort was accosted by bandits. They robbed the saint, stripped him naked, tied him to a lone yew tree atop a barren hill, and left him to die. St Wort implored the One True God to come to his aid. In response, the yew tree upon which he hung took pity on the saint and twisted its branches to snap his bonds. The saint thanked the tree and blessed all of its kind, which to this day are regarded as holy. Patronages: Yew trees, (coppicers).