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A large, green, leaf-shelled creature with red eyes crawls on a forest floor, surrounded by trees and orange berries.

A large, green, leaf-shelled creature with red eyes crawls on a forest floor, surrounded by trees and orange berries.

These [[Creature Type|creatures]] are not quite animal, not quite plant. Their shells, hard as bark, resemble giant leaves that vary in color from lime green to burnt orange, to an earthy brown, though they are always marked by a dusty-white stem-like pattern. These markings work to their advantage, as the Leafbug can simply bury their lower parts into the earth and be perfectly disguised as a large leaf fallen from one of the ancient trees. Each Leafbug has its own food preference; some like cloudberries, others prefer pine sap. If an individual can determine what food a specific Leafbug likes, they are likely to be able to tame the [[Pony]]-sized [[Creature Type|creature]] and use it as a [[Mounts and Land Vehicles|mount]]. If threatened, a Leafbug can cause grasping roots to emerge from the earth around the predator, allowing the Leafbug to scuttle to safety. See more