Race:Deku Scrub

Deku Scrub is a playable race on Hyrule Castle. As one of the fourteen common races, any player can choose to make a Deku Scrub character.

Canonically, Deku Scrubs debuted in Ocarina of Time, and returned with a larger role in Majora's Mask. Since then, they've had only minor roles throughout the series.

Character Creation Brief

Deku Scrubs, also known as simply Scrubs or Deku, are one of two sentient plant races which inhabit Hyrule, the other being Koroks. Made entirely of wood, Deku anatomy is a mystery. Although their bodies are quite hard, and quite flammable, they move with the same fluidity of other races, and in most cases more quickly, their small bodies able to move with surprising speed. Because of their speed and small stature, the Deku prefer guerrilla tactics over straightforward combat. This is well suited to the forests in which they live, as the Deku are able to strike quickly, then disappear into the nooks and crannies of which only they know. Still, even outside of their natural habitat, Deku Scrubs pose just as much difficulty for their opponents. Using resourcefulness where they lack in strength, one should not underestimate a Deku just for their size. Most other races who don't live near Deku Scrubs tend to be wary of them, as their kind is infamous for attacking those who enter their forests without provocation.

A Deku Scrub begins with a PWC of 1/2/1 or 1/1/2, having a 2 in either Wisdom or Courage. This starting PWC can be defied by using the Exception racial perk during character creation.

A Deku Scrub has an innate racial perk called Plant Composition, and another known as Water Hop. In addition to these, a Deku Scrub character can have up to three racial perks of choice. In addition to the general perks available to every race, a Deku Scrub can also choose from:

• Bubble Shot: a useful technique enabling the Scrub to fire projectiles from his mouth
• Deku Leaf: a useful item which can be used as a parachute to glide, or be swung to create a magically powerful gust
• Deku Nut Supply: a supply of small nuts which can be thrown onto the ground to create blinding flashes, useful for creating a diversion
• Deku Pirouette: an offensive technique which creates a small offensive shockwave
• Korok Copter: a useful technique requiring a Deku Leaf, which enables the Deku Scrub to fly
• Nightvision: a useful ability which enables a Deku Scrub to use its glowing eyes to see clearly in darkness

Recommended Origins

If you've never made a character before and intend to make a Deku Scrub, it is highly encouraged that you base your character on one of the following four origins. If you've made a character before, these example origins may provide inspiration for your character.

Protector of Kokiri Forest

Centuries back a group of Deku Scrubs made a daring journey to the unknown south, hearing rumors of a great plant named the Deku Tree; this rumor they heard from a peculiar visitor, who was visiting the lost woods planting seeds of this tree. Presently, descendents of these brave Deku reside among the Kokiri of Kokiri Forest, acting as protectors of their ancient home. As one of these Deku, you have long done your duty in assisting the Great Deku Tree in keeping his Kokiri children safe.

A Protector of Kokiri Forest begins with a PWC of either 1/2/1 or 1/1/2. Its racial perks include Plant Composition, Water Hop, Bubble Shot, Deku Nut Supply, and Deku Pirouette.

Deku of the Lost Woods

The Lost Woods have forever been the home to the Deku, and while select tribes of Deku may have departed for different reasons, they can all be traced back to here. Dominated by the massive Deku Palace, the home of the Deku is an ancient, yet wondrous one; many small dwellings surround the Palace, housing thousands of Deku Scrubs. As a member of the Deku Clan, you have lived here all of your life, protected by the woods surrounding you; what your role as a Deku Scrub is up to you.

A Deku of the Lost Woods begins with a PWC of either 1/2/1 or 1/1/2. Its racial perks include Plant Composition, Water Hop, Bubble Shot, Deku Nut Supply, and Nightvision.

Mad Scrub of Morgue Swamp

Separate from the Deku of the Lost Woods or Kokiri Forest are the Mad Scrubs of Moruge Swamp. This distinct tribe of Deku differ from their relatives in one major way: their leaves are orange rather than green, and their wooden skin is comparatively yellow. Making their home in the swamp, these Deku have become accustom to their wet, dirty surroundings. Burrowing mostly underground, and living in floating logs and other such things, these Deku are not quite as sophisticated as their counterparts of the woods, forced to rely on instincts to survive in this desolate wilderness. Due to their lack of exposure to a civilized society, they are often stereotyped as insane, hence the name Mad Scrub.

A Mad Scrub of Moruge Swamp begins with a PWC of 1/1/2. Its racial perks include Plant Composition, Water Hop, Bubble Shot, Deku Pirouette, and Nightvision.

Business Scrub

Business Scrubs are a unique variant who live all throughout Hyrule, often mixing themselves into various foreign cities, although they all originate from the Lost Woods. Aside from this, they have three unique traits which separate them from the average Lost Woods Scrub: they are part of the Business Scrub Association, they have an exceptionally keen business sense, and they are all trained in the ways of flight. Utilizing a skill taught unto them centuries ago by the same one who first spoke of the Deku Tree, Business Scrubs are capable of using Deku Leaves in a manner that allows them to achieve helicopter-like flight. This, among other things, makes it easier for them to travel back in time for the annual Business Scrub Association meeting, where information about the world--particularly in regards to information about profits--is shared among them.

A Business Scrub begins with a PWC of 1/1/2. Its racial perks include Plant Composition, Water Hop, Business, Deku Leaf, and Korok Copter.

Physiology

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Culture & History

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