Mandrake
Template:SpoilerTPJ Template:Charbox Mandrake is a male LeafWing who appears in The Poison Jungle. He has the special LeafWing ability of being able to manipulate plants, but unfortunately doesn't use it as well as his father, Wolfsbane, hopes he would.
Biography
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 sieze his opportunity. When Sundew kills 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 dissapointed to have his sister's suspicions of Sundew killing the panther confirmed. Madrake offers to stay with Sundew and her friends while his father and sister go alert Belladona to their prescense. While he's with them he informs the group that he is Sundew's fiancée.
Appearance
Mandrake has dark green wings with thin gold stripes on top of them and mahogany brown underneath. It has also been described that a panther's teeth were larger than his claws.
Trivia
- A mandrake is the root of a plant, historically derived either from plants of the genus Mandragora found in the Mediterranean region, or from other species, such as Bryonia alba, the English mandrake, which have similar properties.
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