Template:Images Dryad (ドライアド, Doraiado? or ドリアード, Doriādo?) is a recurring enemy and summon in the series.
Appearances
Final Fantasy XI
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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
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Dryads inhabit the Wildlands and when encountered in battle will often summon more Dyads for help. They employ wind-elemental attacks, an element that restores their HP. Due to their wooden nature, they are suspectible to fire-elemental damage.
Final Fantasy XIV
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Dryads are level 37 treant enemies found in the Proud Creek area of the North Shroud. Their autumnal leaves help distinguish them from other treants.
Bravely Default
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Dryads are encountered in Florem Gardens and Mount Fragmentum. They are susceptible to fire-elemental damage.
Final Fantasy Dimensions
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Final Fantasy Dimensions II
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Final Fantasy Explorers
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Etymology
dryad is a tree nymph, that is a female spirit of a tree, in Greek mythology. In Greek drys signifies "oak". Thus, dryads are specifically the nymphs of oak trees, though the term has come to be used for all tree nymphs in general.
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