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'''Patji's Fingers''' are a type of tree native to only [[Patji (island)|Patji]] in the [[Pantheon]] on [[SixthFirst of the DuskSun]].{{book ref|sixth}}

The flowers of Patji's Fingers possess a unique trait.{{book ref|sixth}} When they bloom, the flowers mimic the minds of an injured and fearful animal. This draws in predators that can sense minds, such as [[tuskrun]], hoping to find easy prey. The predators congregate around the tree and kill one another instead, fertilizing the ground beneath the tree with their corpses. These are usually easy to avoid, however if a trapper happens by a tree that has just bloomed he can be caught by surprise.

The trees also play another crucial role in the ecosystem.{{book ref|sixth}} A large grove of a dozen of them cluster around [[Patji's Eye]], where all juvenile [[Aviar]] visit. The birds eat the fruit that fall to the ground and in doing so consume a parasite in the fruit, which grant them their abilities. However, a human eating these fruits will not gain any abilities.{{wob ref|date=2017-12-1|8768|Oathbringer Newcastle signing}}

When [[Vathi]] and [[Sixth of the Dusk (character)|Sixth of the Dusk]] were hiding from the [[nightmaw]]s in Patji's Eye, they tied one of the blossoms to a spear from Vathi's spear gun.{{book ref|sixth}} They fired it away from them. The nightmaws were confused by the thoughts of the blossom and followed the spear, allowing Vathi and Dusk to escape.