[Herb Lore] - Helviiryn Mushroom

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Information

The Helviiryn Porous Mushroom was a fungus native to Aevos and Almaris, most notable found in dark and damp areas traditional of spore producing fungus to place itself within. The "Porous Mushroom" was often a misnomer for the very wide varieties of mushrooms which encompass the generic name, encompassing hundreds of species both small and large which grew in various regions and spots of the underground and overworld of Eos. Despite this, two families claim the most common of all Helviiryn mushrooms; the Redcap, and The Oyster mushrooms.

 

The Helviiryn mushroom was a very dry and nonpoisonous fungus which displayed a few unique effects. The mushrooms themselves were very lightweight, and very nondependent on water and moisture; retaining little to no liquid if splashed or soaked. The mushrooms were tough too, not simply to chew, but to rip and slice; highly resistant to tearing or shearing. When the mushrooms were in an absence of light, the fungus would change colour to blend in and match to it's surroundings over the course of a half minute. When light would return to shine upon the mushroom, it would lose the feature and return to it's normally perceived colour. Notably, these effects carried over to when the mushroom was processed.

 

Processing the Helviiryn mushroom was no short feat, and often was time consuming; Mori'quessir often had great portions of their working castes dedicated to processing the Helviiryn mushroom given it's versatility and use. To process a porous mushroom, one would have to pound the spongey mushroom into a sheet as flat as one could manage, then air drying over the course of multiple days, or perhaps even weeks. To make quality leathers, one should shave away impurities or uneven spots upon their drying mushroom for both even drying and uniform shape.

 

Once treated, Helviiryn mushroom would lose it's potency in signs or symbols, but would now functionally serve as a highly shear, cut, and tear resistant leather useful for whatever tasks one may face. The mushroom leather however kept it's prior properties, which were only delicately maintained. Were one to extensively soak or deliberately treat the leather with some kind of concoction, oil, or liquid otherwise, the mushroom leather would shrink and crumple irreversibly. The leather, as could the mushroom, be eaten with mild difficulty given the excessively chewy texture of the mushroom and mushroom leather. The taste was similar to 

 

Signs/Symbols

 

Aether | Endurance (x3)

Aether | Curtailment (x2)
Aether | Blindness (x2)

Aether | Lethargy (x1)

 

 

Redlines

-Porous mushroom itself is noded through the botany plugin, however, leathers made from porous mushroom are NOT ST Signed.

-Porous mushroom leather acts as normal leather (whilst particularly effective against small slashing weapons), with the additional effect of adapting to colours mildly when in pure darkness. 

-Porous mushroom leather is edible, as well as the normal mushrooms. They are not poisonous or harmful by any means.

-Porous mushroom varieties and their colours are free to roleplay and have fun with for aesthetics.

-Porous mushrooms cannot be mechnically grown or requested to be harvested outside of the botany plugin. However, one may grow them in-roleplay as they are easily cultivated.