Bloodgrass

This patch of long, broad-bladed grass appears quite normal—except for the writhing tendrils snaking out toward its prey.

Combat
Bloodgrass attempts to paralyze its prey with its poison, directing all attacks against a paralyzed victim to drain its blood. Draining tendrils seek out the victim‘s brain in order to kill it as fast as possible.

Bloodgrass can attack with half its tendrils as a single attack or with all its tendrils as a full-round action.

Description
Bloodgrass is a blood-drinking plant that manages to appear quite mundane, fooling its prey until the last possible moment. It possesses a set of wiry tendrils that twine around its prey, paralyzing the target and allowing the bloodgrass to drain the fluid it needs in order to feed itself.

Although it is considered a dangerous weed by most intelligent species, bloodgrass is used (by those who can afford the 500 ceramics per plant) as a watchdog, as it is alert, aggressive and feeds itself.

There are many species of bloodgrass that thrive throughout the verdant plains and jungles of Athas. The most common strain of bloodgrass stands about 5 feet high, but larger variants can grow to twice this size.