- Size: Small
- Speed: 30 feet, Burrow 15 feet.
- Spiny Quills: You cannot wear armor, but your quills provide a base Armor Class of 14 + your Dexterity modifier. You can still benefit from the Armor Class bonus provided by shields if you are proficient with them.
- Curl Up: You can use your Action to curl up. While curled up, you cannot move, attack, or cast spells with somatic components, and your base Armor Class becomes 19 (you cannot benefit from any Dexterity bonus to AC while curled up, though you can still use shields). Any creature that misses you with a melee attack while you are curled up takes 2d4 Piercing damage from your quills. If a creature hits you while you are curled up, you are knocked Prone in your space at the end of the turn. You may uncurl yourself at any point during your turn.
- Forest Magic: You know the druidcraft cantrip. Additionally, you can cast animal messenger as a 2nd-level spell once with this trait, regaining the ability to do so after a Short or Long Rest. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.
- Speak With Bugs: Through sounds and gestures, you can communicate simple ideas with creatures of the Beast subtype that represent insects, spiders, worms, and other creepy crawlies, regardless of their size.
- Languages: Hedges speak, read, and write Birdfolk and Hedge