Brotherhood of the Writhing Pine (d20)
It is rumored that the Eastern Black Marshes were once thriving farmland around a lake. Sages have dated relics from that period to at least 1000 to 2000 years ago. Historians cannot agree if the farmland was run by a tribe or was in fact a town or city¸ but what they can agree upon is that around 1000 years ago a huge magic battle took place there.
During this battle¸ the very fabric of reality was tampered with and ancient sorcerers pulled upon magical forces in their most raw form. The end result caused a devastating explosion¸ destroying the farmland¸ gutting the terrain and spreading the lake out into a rotting¸ fetid marsh. Legend has it that only one being survived the destruction¸ a creature now known as the Writhing Pine.
Half man¸ half tree¸ the creature rests at the epicenter of the marsh (and probably the ancient explosion). The needleless pine tree looks as if it's dying and on its surface is a face of wood that appears to be in agony.