Dryad (species)

Dryads are a species of humanoid creatures that look heavily like plants, they are a multi-planetary species that is relatively friendly and peaceful and tends to congregate on planets which fit their biology and expand that aspect of its environment.
==Physical Appearance==
Dryads are an animal although are often confused for plants due to their Green Skin colour, Green Hair & Flower-shaped external organs. Dryads can vary rather substantially based on what sub-species of Dryad you meet the following are the most common known ones and can easily be distinguished by their External Organ Shapes.
*Forest Dryads - Wildflowers
*Tropical Dryads - Palm Leaves
*Alpine Dryads - Pinecones
*Desert Dryads - Cacti Flowers
*Swamp Dryads - Lilypads
Dryads also grow thorns on the back of their hands and on the lower parts of their legs, these appear to be defensive and are made of a similar substance to teeth. Dryads can grow hair very quickly when they're adults although their hair remains short naturally until that time. Dryads refer to their puberty as "Blooming" although the process is virtually identical to humans albeit tends to occur later on in their lives at around the ages of 15-26. Blooming aside from changing the bodies of the Dryads from a much more child-like appearance to a more adult one also allows their hair to grow longer allowing for more organs to form increasing their air capacity allowing them to work far harder than humans can, in addition their primary organ increases in size and their thorns develop.
==Culture==
The Culture of Dryads is heavily focused around herbology, Dryads will spend their lives caring for and protecting the ecosystems they come to inhabit, a Dryad's quality of life is directly linked to the condition of their habitat and this can result in Dryads living for hundreds of years. Dryads will constantly seek to improve their habitats and will help other species that inhabit the planets to improve the habitat as well. They are a passive species and tend to not get involved in conflicts and so are not well equipped for times of war but the sheer number of Dryads and their high density on many planets has allowed them to survive for a long time.
Dryad sub-cultures exist between the sub-species and although contact is rare due to the nature of the species as a whole they are stated to be quite friendly with one another, Tropical and Desert Dryads are said to be the closest sub-species and often work together on many drier planets.
==Technology==
TBA
==Notable Dryads==
*Sabrina Petals
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