Category:Rafflesia

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Rafflesia This mobile polyroot is a member of the plantoid phylum and native to the Mindartian continent. It displays lush, crimson-colored blossoms and emits a powerful stench to attract unwary insects. The rafflesia then incapacitates them with its whip-like tendrils before devouring them whole. The extinction of the species can almost certainly be attributed to the sudden disappearance of the gnat, its primary food source.

Family Information Type: Plantoids Common Behavior: A, H Uncommon Behavior: M Common Job(s): Beastmaster Charmable: Pankration: Aspir: Drain:

Special Attacks

Special Abilities	Wings of the Goddess Areas
Seedspray: - Single-target damage and Defense Down. Absorbed by 3 shadows.	Check
Floral Bouquet: - AoE Sleep, also Charms nearby monsters.	Check
Rotten Stench: - AoE Accuracy Down and Magic Accuracy Down.	Check
Viscid Emission: - Cone AoE Amnesia.	Check
Bloody Caress: - 3-hit Single-target damage and Drain. Can be used on its own charmed Monsters.	Check
Soothing Aroma: - AoE Charms. Only used by certain Notorious Monsters.	Check
Note: Notorious Monsters in this family may use all of the above and/or additional unique special abilities.

Notorious Monsters in Family

Name	Spawn Information	Level	Zone	Notable Drop(s)
Kirtimukha	Spawns at (I-10).	65	Fort Karugo-Narugo (S)	Kogitsunemaru
Belladonna	Spawns at (H-8)		West Sarutabaruta (S)	Virtuoso Belt
Quest NMs: Pixiebane Mission NMs: None Battlefield NMs: Amaranth (ANNM) Other NMs: Siltim (Moblin Maze Mongers)

Monsters in Family

Historical Background

Rafflesia is the name of a genus of parasitic plants from Indonesia. They reside in rainforests and grow on other plants, deriving sustenance from the host plant. They lack stems, leaves, and roots. They are known of producing very large reddish-brown to brown flowers that can be up to 3 feet across and which produce an overpoweringly noxious smell described as being like that of a rotting carcass. The flower is only around for 5-7 days though. Rafflesia was first described scientifically in 1818. The genus name originates from Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), a leading figure of British imperial expansion in Southeast Asia in the early 19th century.