Thistleshrub
Thistleshrub are bog beast-like creatures that can be found in the Thistleshrub Valley in Tanaris.
They are able to store water in special glands, which the goblin Marin Noggenfogger used to create a drink to quench his thirst.[1] The result tasted so poorly that he asked his friend Sprinkle to improve its taste.[2] Using her personal secret ingredient, Violet Tragan in powder,[3] the result became known as the famous 
[Noggenfogger Elixir].[4]
Following the Cataclysm, the thistleshrubs disappeared from the valley and it is unknown what became of them.
Known
In the RPG
| Thistleshrub | |
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| Homeworld | Azeroth |
| Environment | Warm desert |
| Area(s) | Tanaris |
| Height | 12 feet high, 8 feet wide |
| Weight | 800 lbs |
| Organization(s) | Solitary, pair, patch (3–5) or clump (6–11) |
| Alignment | Usually neutral |
| Sources: Monster Guide, 132-133 | |
A thistleshrub is a large plant[5] and plant elemental[6] found in Tanaris. These elementals protect the Thistleshrub Valley - these are creatures of living vines, attacking anything that comes near.[7]
It looks like a patch of cactus-like briars that shudders and then begins to move. It forms massive, gnarled arms covered in wicked thorns. A typical thistleshrub stands 12 feet high and 8 feet wide. They weigh 800 pounds. Thistleshrubs are exceptionally hardy ambulatory plants that meander about the desert seeking sources of water close to the surface. Mindless, they seek out other living creatures in order to drain liquids and minerals from their bodies.
Thistleshrubs often hide among normal plants, so that they appear to be nothing more than a few twisted brambles or vines. They absorb all moisture from the ground, holding it within their bodies in special dew glands. Because they take all nearby sources of moisture for themselves, thereby killing other plants, most consider them ecological menaces to be destroyed on sight. Even druids tend to have little compunction about putting down these destructive creatures.
Thistleshrubs immobilize any moving foe with roots, then move in and pound their prey to death. A thistleshrub always attacks the foe with the most fluid—i.e, usually the largest one. They ignore constructs and creatures with no water content unless such creatures attack them first.[5]
- The plant creatures bog beast, timberlings, and conglomerate elemental creature tar beast, while using the same model as thistleshrubs are each treated as separate types of creatures.[8] However thistleshrub is like a subcategory of overall bog beast category.
RPG notes
- They have been described by Brann Bronzebeard as plant elementals[9] but also as large plants (with no elemental connection given).[5]
- The plant creatures bog beast, timberlings, and conglomerate elemental creature tar beast, while using the same model as thistleshrubs are each treated as separate types of creatures.[8] However thistleshrub is like a subcategory of overall bog beast category.
See also
References
- ^
[49] The Thirsty Goblin
- ^ [49] In Good Taste
- ^ [49] Sprinkle's Secret Ingredient
- ^ [49] Noggenfogger Elixir
- ^ a b c Monster Guide, pg. 132
- ^ Lands of Mystery, pg. 60
- ^ Lands of Mystery, pg. 58
- ^ a b Monster Guide, pg. 131-134
- ^ Lands of Conflict, pg. 60
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