Poseidon's Throne

Poseidon's Throne
Poseidon’s Throne, or Malvaviscus Manculatium, is an uncommon carnivorous plant found in the Mystic Forest.

General Information
A Poseidon’s Throne typically stands between 4 and 8 inches and possesses three gangly, flexible, flagella-like wisps tipped with sharp, blue “tridents.”

Name Origin
Poseidon’s Throne is named after the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon. This is because Poseidon’s Throne’s stalks resemble small tridents, the weapon wielded by Poseidon in Greek mythology.

Further Information
Poseidon’s Throne is a carnivorous plant that stabs its prey with sharp “tridents” from three directions, injects lethal poison into the victim via small channels in each prong, and rips the prey into three pieces, one on each trident, which is digested and absorbed through nine different channels, one on each prong, for maximum efficiency.

Surprisingly, consumption of Poseidon’s Throne is rarely fatal and acts essentially as a tranquilizer. It is sometimes used as a pain killer in small doses.

Many explorers have been tranquilized by Poseidon’s Throne by eating insects on their tridents. However, the poison has already been injected by the time the prey begins being digested, resulting in ingestion of the poison and, as a result, tranquilization, which generally lasts between 8 and 12 hours.