Image galleryĪsher Forrester spots a Manticore. Cersei gives him permission to proceed, though he warns that the process will 'change' Gregor. Pycelle regretfully tells Cersei that Ser Gregor is beyond any hope of healing, but Qyburn insists that he can use the knowledge he has gained from unethical human experimentation to save Gregor's life. The effects of the poison are horrific, making the flesh around Gregor's wounds putrefy, which produces an overpowering stench. While Gregor won the duel by crushing Oberyn's head in, the poisoned wounds he took left him in agony, and he is now comatose. Pycelle and Qyburn assess that Oberyn Martell coated his spear with manticore venom prior to his duel with the Mountain. Before the creature can harm Daenerys with its lethal sting, Ser Barristan Selmy impales it with a dagger, killing it. History Season 3Īn agent of the Warlocks of Qarth attempts to assassinate Daenerys using a manticore hidden inside a hollow wooden sphere. Extracted manticore venom is one of the most potent poisons used by the world's assassins: one usage is to coat bladed weapons with it so that even a single scratch will kill. Manticore venom is extremely lethal, and even a single sting is usually more than enough to kill a person. Because of this design they are also sometimes referred to as the 'Death's Head Manticore'. Their most recognizable features are the designs on the plates of their bodies, particularly the marking on the final plate of their tails which resembles a human face. They are mostly green in color, with an iridescent sheen. They have a series of threatening looking spines on each body segment, running up the sides of the body and tail. They possess six legs and a larger stinger-tail, which curves up over the body and hangs over the head. Manticores are physically similar to scorpions, but can grow almost as large as a lobster. The city of Mantarys, east of the Free Cities and west of Slaver's Bay, is particularly noted as a producer of extracted manticore venom. Manticore venom is one of the deadliest known poisons and as a result manticores have been imported into the collections of assassins and alchemists across the world. Manticores originate from several tropical islands in the Jade Sea, in the distant east beyond Qarth.

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