Inert Substrate
These peculiar wood-things take well to fungal infestation.
Consider
When properly encouraged by Moth or Nectar-influence, it sprouts a particular root-mark that has recurred in the Haustorium for millennia.
Effect: Memory: Scent
Talk
Feed the Beastie
Satisfy this creature’s appetite. [Food will make a hungry beast, or a wild one, co-operative.] Essential: Spore Effect: Shambling Substrate