Mycollan are often found in thick forests, tropical jungles, or in places where the environment is moist, and flora and fauna is plentiful. Believing themselves to be the will of all plant life; they see themselves as “gardeners” of such locations; warding off beings who they believe would wish their preserves harm. The Mycollan are, on average short, stout, with extremely long lanky extremities.

Mycollan society is very odd from the other race’s view. They typically live in small pods of between two to four dozen. Nobody is sure of their origin, though some say they were given life from the flora itself, whose want of a protector was so strong that Mycollans simply sprang forth from the ground. Very little is known about their biology outside of their small villages, which they call gardens, and the question has been raised as to how they reproduce; the secret being a matter of spores.

As a race, the Mycollan believe in the balance of nature and can innately sense when the ecosystem they are protecting is threatened. Mycollans who have lost their preserve, whether through fires or through their own failed efforts at protection, wander the wilderness, searching for a new purpose or garden to protect. Some decide that a group, rather than a plot of land, is to be their new garden and will fight to the death to keep them safe.

Most other races, with the exception of Elves, believe the Mycollan to be otherworldly, Gnomes more aggressively so. Elves tend to have the most interaction with them, and see them as forced allies, due to their role as reclaimers of desolated lands. All other races see the Mycollan as weird green Elf-Dwarves, and always give double takes and uneasy stares whenever they spot one in a city.

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, your Wisdom score increases by 1, and your Intelligence score decreases by 1.
Age. Mycollans reach physical maturity by 3 or 4 months of age, and typically live to be around 4 or 5 years old.
Alignment. Mycollan represent the struggle to keep nature in balance, and as such are generally of a neutral alignment.
Size. Mycollan never stop growing. During adolescence they are no more than 4 feet tall, but by adulthood can reach up to 7 feet. Your size is medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.
Tremorsense. You do not see with eyes, but through the vibrations in the ground. As long as you are in contact with the ground, you know the location of anything touching the ground within 30 feet.
Natural Mage. You know one cantrip of your choice off the Druid spell list.
Resilient. Your natural healing abilities are extraordinary. You may heal yourself for 1d6 + your constitution modifier as a bonus action. This healing increases to 3d6 at 11th level, and 5d6 at 16th level. This ability cannot be used again until after a short or long rest.
Stretchy Sinew. Your limbs are fibrous and stretchy. Your natural threat range is increased by 5 feet.
Language. You can speak Common, and Mycollan. Mycollan is partly vocal and partly spore based, making it impossible for non-mycollans to gain full proficiency. Those that seek to learn it can only grasp enough to communicate basic concepts.