Tailpoke: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 03:32, 31 December 2025

Average size
The tailpoke
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8"+ / 20+ cm stalks
Spawning Myth

The tailpoke is a plant with teadrop-shaped pods which launch themselves towards the orifices of potential hosts.

Physiology

Tailpokes are purple and orange pods which grow in clusters.

When the plant detects foosteps of a creature nearby, it will fire one or more pods with the aim of lodging them within the creature's orifices. If one finds purchase, a sticky fluid at the base of the pod glues it in place, making removal difficult. Once within, the pod injects its seeds, as well as slimy secretions that act as a plug. From here, the pod withers and drops off, leaving the seeds plugged inside.

Habitat

The tailpoke grows in clusters near paths and trails outside the City and within the Viviria District.

Image Gallery

Tailpokes launch an attack on a hapless outsider's vulnerable holes¹

¹ Outsider belongs to anonymous

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 |size= 8"+ / 20+ cm stalks
 |myth=
-|summary=The tailpoke is a plant that grows in clusters of oddly-angled pods with a subterranean portion used for propulsion when disturbed.
+|summary=The tailpoke is a plant with teadrop-shaped pods which launch themselves towards the orifices of potential hosts.
-|physiology=Tailpokes grow in clusters and wait until a creature wanders close enough. When a patch is disturbed, the pressurized sac beneath the ground spasms and launches the upper portion forth. Too blunt to cause any sort of direct injury, they are well designed to lodge themselves into any orifice they happen to impact at just the right angle. The base of the plant is coated in a thick, sticky fluid that glues it into the victim, preventing removal. Once within a victim the pod ejects a large volume of seeds, causing it to wither and detach, though its secretions remain and act as a plug to keep its seeds within the victim.
+|physiology=Tailpokes are purple and orange pods which grow in clusters.
-|habitat=The tailpoke grows in clusters along paths, natural or otherwise, in grasslands and forests. Trails used by beasts as well as walkways paved through gardens are equally prone to growing these plants. Though not too prone to growing within the city, there are occasions when unwary citizens are surprised by one.
+When the plant detects foosteps of a creature nearby, it will fire one or more pods with the aim of lodging them within the creature's orifices. If one finds purchase, a sticky fluid at the base of the pod glues it in place, making removal difficult. Once within, the pod injects its seeds, as well as slimy secretions that act as a plug. From here, the pod withers and drops off, leaving the seeds plugged inside.
+|habitat=The tailpoke grows in clusters near paths and trails outside the City and within the Viviria District.
 |use=
-|gallery=
+|gallery=image:tailpoke1.jpg{{!}}Tailpokes launch an attack on a hapless outsider's vulnerable holes¹
+|credits=¹ Outsider belongs to anonymous
-|credits=
 }}