Editing Wilden (section)

==Physiology==
Easily mistaken for some kind of [[beastfolk]] at first glance, a wilden appears as a feral humanoid with a flared out, horn-like "hairstyle" (think Wolverine), hooded eyes, a prominent nose, sharp and feral facial features, and digitigrade legs ending in bestial, tree-toed paws with prominent talons. A closer look reveals the true plant-based nature of the creature; a wilden's bones are made of hardwood, its skin is bark, and its flesh is springy wood filled with veins carrying a thick sap laced with [[fey]] magic. Their "hair" is actually a lattice of branches covered in leaves, and their back and shoulders sprout a cloak-like array of small branches, viny tendrils and leaves.

Due to their [[fey]] nature, wilden are able to shift between several distinct forms, or "Aspects" as they call them, each of which affects their appearance. In the Aspect of the Ancients, a a wilden's leaves and eyes turn white. In the Aspect of the Hunter, their body shifts into a forest camouflage pattern of green and brown. In the Aspect of the Destroyer, their eyes turn jet black and their body develops a coat of long, bristling, dagger-sharp jagged thorns, similar to a [[bladeling]]. Stormchaser wilden can also take on the Aspect of the Elements, in which harmless elemental energies play around their form - lightning arcing across their skin or between their fingers, ghostly flames or rimefrost temporarily encrusting their leaves or skin, or other, stranger manifestations.

Wilden live up to a century, unless slain by violence. A young wilden's body and leaves are solidly green and vibrant, like a new shoot, whilst a mature wilden's body darkens to a woody brown or tan that offsets its green leaves. Elder wilden are marked by much darker bark, and leaves in the spectacular fiery reds, yellows and oranges of autumn. The eldest of wilden, those approaching the end of their lifespan, grow thin and shed their leaves, visibly entering the winter of their lives.

Wilden take distinctly masculine and feminine forms, but how they reproduce - or even ''if'' they reproduce - is a mystery. They first formed spontaneously in the Feywild, reputedly in response to dark magic or the corruptive taint of the [[Far Realm]] and its [[aberration]]s, and they may continue to spontaneously arise from the wilderness of the Feywild.