What kind of things would one encounter inside a tree?

maggot

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I'm working on an adventure idea that takes place inside a tree. What kind of encounters would you expect to find inside a tree? I have a few ideas already, like the fact that time is represented by rings of a tree, so an ancient tree has a link to past events such as forest fires. Also, giant termites are an obvious choice. Any other ideas?
 

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Dryads? Giant woodpeckers and bees? Stuff from bird and squirrel nests from centuries past? Strange, smaller plants living parasitically on the inside "walls" of the tree. Druids, elves, or both who have lived inside for generations and have "gone native." Myconids?

Cookie-making Elves? ;)
 



If you remember the Legend of Zelda, probably that kind of stuff, maybe a bit more than just spiders and some insane creatures. Very primal creatures, depending on the situation of the tree, I might but in a blood ape(or whatever) from MMII, that sort of thing. If you're going for a slightly more peaceful tree... I dunno, something that adventurers wouldn't notice until too late.

Pump up a butterfly on steroids and give it a poison attack.... ehehehe.
 

Anyone saw the movie "Kaena, the prophecy" ? :)

Because it would be perfect for tree encounters. Godlike creatures made out of sap, worms, flying sharks, and other oddities... Give it a look if you can, it's a cool animation movie.
 



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