Mandrake

"Sorry—I mean—thank you. I was just excited for a moment."

— Mandrake to Sundew, The Poison Jungle

Template:Charbox Mandrake is a young male LeafWing (PoisonWing) who was introduced in The Poison Jungle. He is the son of Wolfsbane, younger brother to Nettle, and formerly betrothed to Sundew. He has the ability of leafspeak.

As of the events of The Poison Jungle, he is likely flying to Pyrrhia with the LeafWings and some SilkWings he organized for evacuation.

Appearance

Mandrake has dark green wings with thin gold stripes on top and mahogany brown undersides. He was also noted to have a crooked, non-threatening smile, and claws smaller than a panther's teeth.

Personality

Mandrake appears to be a nervous, but understanding LeafWing, and he even agrees with the fact that he's not like the other LeafWings when Cricket asks him if all LeafWings are loud and 'shouty'. He is shifty, quiet, and unconfined, which causes him to be looked down on by his family. It is known that Mandrake likes to tend to the LeafWing's poisonous insect collection, where "he was always happy tending to the bullet ants and venomous centipedes". He seems to be slightly indifferent about being Sundew's fiancé, but also a bit proud due to the fact that he told Blue, Cricket, Swordtail, and Bumblebee that when first introducing himself. Mandrake is especially nervous when catching prey or facing battle, as it was shown that even during life-or-death situations like facing an over-sized panther, he needs to stop and breathe to calm down and think. He is also very understanding when Sundew tells him she wasn't going to marry him, Mandrake says he knows and hopes she is happy to be with Willow.

Biography

The Lost Continent Prophecy

The Poison Jungle

Mandrake is first seen trying to kill a panther while his father, Wolfsbane, and his sister, Nettle, watch. He is extremely nervous and keeps panicking before he can seize his opportunity. When Sundew traps the panther for him with her powers, he at first believes he did it and is confused by his success. When Sundew appears, he seems happy to see her, though he is visibly disappointed to have his sister's suspicions of Sundew killing the panther confirmed. Mandrake offers to stay with Sundew and her friends while his father and sister go alert Commander Belladonna to their presence. While he's with them he informs the group that he is Sundew's fiancé. Mandrake later appears with Sundew, Willow, Cricket, and Nettle on their expedition to the Eye of the Jungle having been forced to come along by Belladonna.

As soon as Mandrake and Sundew begin speeding up the growth of the Heart of Salvation, Sundew tells him she was never going to marry him. Mandrake says that he always knew she wasn't, and that he hopes she marries Willow. Later on, Sundew attempts to convince him to organize the LeafWings for evacuation. At first, he was unsure of his ability, but Sundew’s persuasive nature got him to take responsibility. It can be assumed that he was able to get the tribe off the continent before the Othermind overtook them.

Relationships

Sundew

Mandrake was Sundew's fiancé in the first few parts of The Poison Jungle, and seemed proud of it, but it became more and more clear as the book progressed that Sundew didn't want to marry Mandrake, but wanted Willow instead. Sundew eventually revealed this to Mandrake, but Mandrake was not surprised and said that he had always known that. However, Sundew says that Mandrake is one of the only dragons that Sundew actually likes.

Nettle

Mandrake doesn't get along with his sister. He obeys Nettle's orders and seems a bit scared of her at times. They aren't very often cooperative, as Mandrake's friendly, non-violent personality clashes with his sister's aggressive, bossy personality.

Wolfsbane

Mandrake’s father, Wolfsbane, is concerned with strengthening Mandrake’s leafspeak powers. However, unlike Nettle, Wolfsbane is shown to be calmer about the subject, as he believes that Mandrake will indeed improve in the power of his magic.

Quotes

"[Your parents came] Not long before you, [...] Maybe half a day? And only Belladonna and Odollam. Hemlock and the other two were going to ground near the, uh, the target."

― to Sundew

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"Oh wow! Was it amazing? Belladonna said they torched the whole thing. Flames brushing the clouds! HiveWings screaming with rage!"

― to Sundew, about the burning of Bloodworm Hive

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"But... all at once? [...] I mean... this whole section of the map is just... snakes. If those are snakes. Maybe they're not. Maybe they're very tiny rivers."

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"Nettle, you are very welcome to kill all the vipers for us."

― to Nettle

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"I hope you do, [...] I hope the antidote works. I hope this whole horrible thing ends and we all get to live happily ever after."

― about Sundew marrying Willow and stopping Queen Wasp

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"What is this? [...] It looks just like the breath of evil! Sundew, what is happening?"

― to Sundew, about the 'heart of salvation'

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"Yes, [...] I'm good at that."

― about organizing the LeafWings for evacuation

Trivia

• Mandrake is one of the only LeafWings that practices offensive plant magic.
• Mandrake enjoys his time most in the PoisonWing Village's Weapons Storehouse.

Gallery

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  Mandrake by fish
• Mandrake by OncillaPhoenix
  Mandrake by OncillaPhoenix
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  Reference by Eruption
• Mandrake by LadyScarab
  Mandrake by LadyScarab
• Mandrake by User:SakuraTheLeafWing1223
  Mandrake by User:SakuraTheLeafWing1223

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