Protective Bark: Creatures with your Living Ward gain a +1 bonus to their Damage Thresholds

Strong Bonds: When you Help an Ally with your Living Ward, roll a d8 as your help die.

Thorned Bark: Whenever an adversary in Very Close Range damages you while you have your Living Ward, they must mark a Stress or mark an HP

Thick Bark: Creatures with your Living Ward gain a +2 bonus to their Damage Thresholds

Thorned Wards: Creatures with your Living Ward also have Thorned Bark.

Root Network: When you Help an Ally with your Living Ward any other creature with your Living Ward within Close Range may Help them too without spending a Hope.

Rooted Bonds: You can place an additional willing creature Under Your Care.

Warded Connection: When a creature with your Living Ward could mark an Armor slot to reduce the severity of incoming damage, another creature with your Living Ward within Close Range may do so instead.

Force of Nature: Once per scene, any creature with your Living Ward may initiate a Tag Team Roll with another creature with your Living Ward at the cost of 2 Hope instead of 3 and it does not count against the once-per-session limit.