Plant Composition

Plant Composition
Type	Defensive Trait
Fields	Deku, Forest, Korok
Requires	Deku Scrub, or Korok
Cost	0 rupees

Plant Composition is a defensive trait, and an innate racial perk for both Deku Scrubs and Koroks. As such, a member of either race innately must have this treasure, even if the treasure is undesired. No other races can obtain this perk. Being plants rather than animals, Deku Scrubs and Koroks both have various unique aspects of their physiology.

First, they can survive on sunlight, water, and minerals easily found in most soil or spring water. Despite this, many who have been conditioned to eat the food of other races usually crave to do so, often to the point of addiction.

Secondly, after reaching adulthood around twenty years or so, they age very slowly in comparison to most other races, often not having natural death until at least two centuries after their birth.

Third, their bodies are composed of hard wood, and their "hair" is made of leaves, and they "bleed" sap. Overall, this makes them somewhat more resilient to certain types of attacks (forceful impacts) and somewhat weaker to others (slashing cuts). Above all, they are weak to Fire-based attacks, as their bodies are extremely flammable. In addition, getting into water past their heads for more than a few seconds can be lethal, in a similar way to how eating too much too fast can be deadly for a Hylian. This weakness to fire can be overcome with Goron Armor, Fireshield Earrings, or other protective gear crafted from Dodongo Hide. The weakness to drowning can be negated with Zora Armor, a Mermaid Suit, or other protective gear crafted from Silver Scales.

Trivia

• Counterparts to this racial perk include Infernal Composition, Frigid Composition, and to a lesser extent, Amphibious.
• The Plant Composition treasure does not appear verbatim within the official Zelda series. However, it can be interpreted to exist from context.