[ Most of them aren't this insane, promise? ]

Dryads? Not really, Ariadne. I have only met the three who follow in Legolas' train.

[ Distraction get? ]

We had no such beings in Arda that I knew of, although they seem a little like lesser Maia, perhaps - ah, that is, spirits of the world, but with less power than I would expect, and tied closely to their homes.