LARGE MINDLESS PLANT UNDEAD
Perception +11; lifesense 30 feet
Languages N/A
Skills Athletics +12
Str +4, Dex +3, Con +5, Int -5, Wis +0, Cha -4

AC 20, Fort +13, Ref +11, Will +8
HP 65, void healing; Immunities death effects, disease, mental, paralyzed, poison, unconscious; Weaknesses fire 5, vitality 5

Deathly Blossom (divine, necromancy, negative) When the sanguine rose is destroyed, the necromantic energy within the plant explodes in a 20-foot burst, dealing 5d6 negative damage to creatures in the area (DC 20 basic Reflex save). Any creature slain by this burst is corrupted by the rose’s magic. Unless the corpse is cremated or is buried in consecrated ground, it rises as a sanguine rose within 1 week.

Seductive Scent (aura, divine, enchantment, olfactory) 60 feet. A sanguine roses constantly emits a potent and alluring magical perfume to put its prey off guard. A creature that starts its turn in the aura must succeed at a DC 18 Will save or become flat-footed for 1 round. On a success, the creature is immune to this aura for 1 hour.

Speed 10 feet
Melee ◈ vine +14 (reach 15 feet), Damage 2d8+7 slashing plus Grab
Blood Drain ◈ Requirements The sanguine rose has a creature grabbed; Effect The sanguine rose’s roots lap up the blood of the grabbed creature. This deals 2d6 piercing
damage, and the sanguine rose gains temporary Hit Points equal to the damage dealt. A creature that has its blood drained by a sanguine rose is drained 1 until it receives healing of any kind or amount.
Swallow Whole ◈ (attack) Medium, 1d8+4 bludgeoning plus 1d8+4 piercing, Rupture 10

Created by vampires and planted in their dour garden spaces, sanguine roses are slow-moving plants fertilized with the remains of victims who perished before the vampire could finish drinking their blood. The few remaining drops of blood in such fertilizer are enough to give this eerie flower its crimson hue—or so the stories go. Whatever the case, sanguine roses combine the sturdy physiology and classical beauty of a rose bush with the unnatural and evil powers of undeath, making them terribly potent guardians of vampiric estates.

Usually planted in gardens or along exterior walls amid mundane plants that serve as camouflage, sanguine roses attack any living creatures that draw near in order to soak the soil around them with fresh blood. Like true roses, sanguine roses emit a pleasant aroma, but the odor of these monstrous plants is far more potent than any mundane flower. They draw humanoids and animals toward them using this seductive scent, then explode into a frenzy of thorny attacks. A sanguine rose can easily be identified by its unnaturally dusky leaves and vines, which make its bright red flowers and inch-long thorns stand out all the more. Regardless of their telltale features, countless animals and humanoids fall prey to sanguine roses since knowledge of these wretched plants is a well-kept secret among vampires and other cunning undead.

Sanguine roses and their varieties (see sidebar) can be created with the create undead ritual like other undead. The caster of this ritual can substitute Nature (expert) for the usual primary skill check. This makes sanguine roses particularly popular among evil druids and their ilk.