'''Wood Wraiths''' are entities that have taken the appearance of trees to prey on living entities in the physical realm.
Wood Wraiths They look like normal trees until you approach and then they break over and make their way towards you. They are [[Beast]] [[monster]]slow but they offload pods which explode emitting a poison gas which you end up standing in if you are toe to toe. They rarely attack in more than a couple at a time, but mostly it'sone.<br><br>==Diablo III Monster==<div style="clear:both;"></div>{{Monsterbox|game= Diablo III|portrait= Mon-wood-wraith-concept.jpg<!--|portrait-width= 200px--><!--|name= Monstername-->|classif= Beasts|family= Wood Wraith|role= Tank, Damage|life= Unknown|mana= Unknown|armor= Unknown|resist= Unknown|armament= Branches|dps= High|dmg_low= Unknown|dmg_high= Unknown|range= [[Melee]]|speed= Slow|movement= Slow|modifier= None|spells= None|found= [[Leoric Highlands]]<br>[[Festering Wood]]}}
Wood Wraiths It should be noted that wood wraiths are not just living, Entimmune to damage while in their 'non-like treestargetable' state, but are fully mobile beasts. They are actually animals posing as trees amongst foliage to fool and their unsuspecting prey. From the concept art they look to true identity can be things, mad plants, rather than individual entitiesrevealed by using a ranged attack on them. They do not have faces, and If they are not bipedal bodies formed from in actuality a woodwraith, "Immune" will appear instead of a damage number (assuming that the 'show damage numbers' option is activated). They If they are literally demonic treessimply a tree, it will show nothing, soulless and mindless and deformed by as you are attacking the dark magics that have animated themenvironment as opposed to a separate entity.
In combat they are mostly [[melee]] fighters, using their bulk and power to deal heavy damage to any targets they can reach. In addition, they will occasionally send out a series of essentially land mines in a straight line pattern towards their target.
It should be noted that wood wraiths are immune to damage while in their 'non-targetable' state, and their true identity can be revealed by using a ranged attack on them. If they are in actuality a wood wraith, "Immune" will appear instead of a damage number (assuming that the 'show damage numbers' option is activated). If they are simply a tree, it will show nothing, as you are attacking the environment as opposed to a separate entity.==Subtypes==
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*Wood Wraith
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===Known Gnarled Walker Subtypes===
* [[Wood Wraith]]
* [[Highland Walker]]
==Highland Walker==
[[File:Highland walker.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Highland Walker]]
*Appears in Act I - [[Leoric's Hunting Grounds]], [[Northern Highlands]] and [[Southern Highlands]]
*A slow melee attack
*'''Spore Drop''' where he offloads pods which explode into a toxic cloud
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==Wood Wraith==
==Background==The *Appears in Act I - [[Festering WoodFields of Misery]] derives its name from the fact that everything in it seethes and roils with evil intent: even the ground itself has been known to rise up and devour a person. The Gnarled Walkers are vile mystical creatures from another realm who can only sustain their existence in our world by sapping life energy from men or animals. These heinous beings have shifted their appearance to that of trees, thereby luring their prey close so as to consume it whole and enrich their reserves of dark power. These beastly things move ponderously, and some are known to exude a foul stench that poisons their victims. Master [[Pablo DeSoto|DeSotoLonely Dwelling]] is certain the origin of the walkers, and of the Festering Wood itself, can be traced to the foul doings of [[NecromancerSheltered Cottage]]s, who **A slow melee attack*'''Spore Drop''' where he claims are responsible for much of the evil that has befallen our world, but this opinion might not be related to reality, as he also blames Necromancers for "the whole Diablo incident".offloads pods which explode into a toxic cloud
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==Lore==
I have heard the most ridiculous tales about travelers being ambushed by vicious trees! (laughs) It is too much. Despite their names, the wood wraiths are not plants, but fully mobile beasts who have taken on the guise of foliage to ensnare their prey. Only a simpleton could be fooled by such a trick.
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==Background==
The [[Festering Woods]] derives its name from the fact that everything in it seethes and roils with evil intent: even the ground itself has been known to rise up and devour a person. The Gnarled Walkers are vile mystical creatures from another realm who can only sustain their existence in our world by sapping life energy from men or animals. These heinous beings have shifted their appearance to that of trees, thereby luring their prey close so as to consume it whole and enrich their reserves of dark power. These beastly things move ponderously, and some are known to exude a foul stench that poisons their victims. Master [[Pablo DeSoto|DeSoto]] is certain the origin of the walkers, and of the Festering Wood itself, can be traced to the foul doings of [[Necromancer]]s, who he claims are responsible for much of the evil that has befallen our world, but this opinion might not be related to reality, as he also blames Necromancers for "the whole Diablo incident".<!ref>[[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0020|Gnarled Walkers]] -==Diablo II Monster==Add this section if you need to discuss Diablo II game monsters Writings of the same nameAbd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0020</type.ref>
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==Lore==I have heard the most ridiculous tales about travelers being ambushed by vicious trees! (laughs) It is too much. Despite their names, the wood wraiths are not plants, but fully mobile beasts who have taken on the guise of foliage to ensnare their prey. Only a simpleton could be fooled by such a trick. -->[[Abd al-Hazir]]
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==References==
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