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Mom, the salad is yelling at me!

-Mandrake, the Screaming Root-

The root of a plant said to have magical properties, historically derived from those of the Mandragora genus or species such as the Bryonia alba. Its hallucinogenic properties and the vaguely humanoid-shape of its roots surrounded it in all matter of superstitions through history. The mandrake was said to be created when the semen or blood of hanged men was absorbed into the earth. It was said to give a blood-curling scream when uprooted, killing anyone who heard it. To circumvent this, people were advised to use animals tied to the plant to uproot and die in their place instead. Mandrakes were used for many different purposes, such as making love potions, anesthetics, protective charms and “flying ointments”, used by witches to gain the power of flight necessary to go to Sabbaths. It was said that witches who made love to the mandrake were impregnated with children who had no soul and were incapable of feeling love, a concept later explored in the novel “Alraune”, by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers.

Something simple while I work on the commissions.
Some obvious The Scream inspirations in there. I wanted for it to be kinda cute but still somewhat disturbing. The colors come from the actual Mandragora Autumnalis.
I like to imagine all of its flowers being able to open a mouth like that and then return to being unsuspecting flowers in the blink of an eye. Be careful while strolling in the gardens.
Since I mentioned it, to the unawared and spoiled by rpg tropes, Alraune isn't originally a type of plant girl either. Sorry about that. Guess that's a talk for another day.

Well, hope you all liked it, and until next time!

Description

Mom, the salad is yelling at me!

-Mandrake, the Screaming Root-

The root of a plant said to have magical properties, historically derived from those of the Mandragora genus or species such as the Bryonia alba. Its hallucinogenic properties and the vaguely humanoid-shape of its roots surrounded it in all matter of superstitions through history. The mandrake was said to be created when the semen or blood of hanged men was absorbed into the earth. It was said to give a blood-curling scream when uprooted, killing anyone who heard it. To circumvent this, people were advised to use animals tied to the plant to uproot and die in their place instead. Mandrakes were used for many different purposes, such as making love potions, anesthetics, protective charms and “flying ointments”, used by witches to gain the power of flight necessary to go to Sabbaths. It was said that witches who made love to the mandrake were impregnated with children who had no soul and were incapable of feeling love, a concept later explored in the novel “Alraune”, by German novelist Hanns Heinz Ewers.

Something simple while I work on the commissions.
Some obvious The Scream inspirations in there. I wanted for it to be kinda cute but still somewhat disturbing. The colors come from the actual Mandragora Autumnalis.
I like to imagine all of its flowers being able to open a mouth like that and then return to being unsuspecting flowers in the blink of an eye. Be careful while strolling in the gardens.
Since I mentioned it, to the unawared and spoiled by rpg tropes, Alraune isn't originally a type of plant girl either. Sorry about that. Guess that's a talk for another day.

Well, hope you all liked it, and until next time!