Tree Skinner

Night hags create Tree Skinners by taking advantage of Dryads that have been driven mad by the death of their trees. The Hags promise the Dryads a chance to connect with trees again and induce them into submitting to a special ritual. The ritual used to transform a Dryad into a Skinner also installs in the Dryad a hatred of all Fey. The irony of a former Dryad using trees to murder Fey creatures delights the Hags to no end.

Tree Skinners all share the same desire - the destruction of all Fey creatures. When the Skinners encounter others of their kind, they join forces to attack communities of Fey. As long as they have Fey to attack, the group will stay together indefinitely, otherwise the lack of a common enemy causes infighting, leading to the dissolution of the group.

Treants abhor Tree Skinners, seeing them as abominations that manipulate plants and sap the life of trees. If a Treant hears of Skinner activity, it stops at nothing to slay the fiend.