Editing Fungus (section)

===Orcs of Thar===
Way back in the days of [[Mystara]], the Known World Gazetteer #10: the Orcs of Thar introduced a short guide to the various fungi native to the Broken Lands:
* ''Foodshrooms'' are mushrooms that grow just about anywhere, especially on decaying organic matter. Marked by a sickly-gray, buboe-riddled "foot", a green trunk and a mud-brown hat, these are one of the major edible fungi of Thar, both in their own right and when they grow big enough to attract fungus-eating worms.
* ''Badshrooms'' are a poisonous mushroom that grows alongside foodshrooms, which means the local goblinoids consider them a right nuisance. They're all but identical to foodshrooms, but the colors are wrong; sickly green feet, sickly gray trunks and black-dotted mud-brown hats provide a clear warning to anyone with the patience to stop and look at them first.
* ''Biggiz'' are the largest shroom species in the Broken Lands, taking the form of huge, flat-capped mushrooms that can grow "ten ogres tall" and be "as wide as a purple worm". The hollow stems are a popular construction material in Thar.
* ''Futpuff'' is a purple-spotted green puffball fungus that goblinoids of Thar have learned to use as a primitive warning signal. When trodden on, it loudly expels clouds of spores, which also stink to high heaven.
* ''Rokstolk'' is a flat-capped mushroom that grows on metallic items that have started to rust. Rock-hard to the touch, rokstolks form encrusting mats over whatever metallic item is feeding them.
* ''Fireshrooms'' look like dead, gnarled branches in red and purple shades. They grow in areas of high heat, such as near lava pools, and quickly burst into flames themselves when agitated. Tharrians like to use them as a cheap source of fire arrows.
* ''Rustlemoss'' is a blue-grey discus shaped mushroom that grows on the sides of Biggiz. Characterised by a rotten egg smell, it's actually a powerful curative that can heal wounds and alleviate certain diseases. Thar goblinoid shamans are always interested in gathering batches of rustlemoss.
* ''Darksnap'' is a predatory fungus that grows on solid surfaces, such as cavern walls or the stalk of a biggiz. Sharing the same rotten egg smell as the more useful rustlemoss, darksnap grows large enough to devour a [[troll]] in one mighty bite. Do '''not''' confuse the two!
* ''Oozeshrooms'' are gray, stalk-shaped fungus tendrils that secrete a black, slippery goop when agitated. Carefully dried out, the oozeshrooms can be used as sculptable wood, whilst the sap is readily employed as a strong glue.
* ''Gooberries'' are fungi that grow on cavern ceilings, taking the form of berry-like bundles of sticky fungus nodules on the end of long, hairy stalks. The carnivorous fungus grows big enough to consume a goblin, but is itself quite edible.
* ''Wogar's Cups'' are cup-shaped giant red mushrooms that grow in dry, miserable places. Their inverted bell-cap holds water, and the mushroom secretes nectar into the water to attract insect swarms. Whilst the nectar-laced water is sweet and drinkable, the swarming bugs aren't likely to react well to people poaching.
* ''Weeping Fungi'' are massive, hairy-capped mushrooms that look sort of like weeping willows, hence their name. Their size makes them a popular spot for predators to ambush prey, or lazy humanoids to seek a quiet spot to rest. The branches are also viable for bows and arrows as well.

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