Anti-Shroom

The Exact Opposite of one would expect from strange, glowing wild mushrooms.

Properties of the Anti-Shroom
Classification: Sanitus Boletus
Color: Iridescent pink
Average Height: 5-7 in.
Notable Features: Cap resembles a jellyfish, with a large, ballooning top and many little tendrils drooping from underneath.
Botanist's Notes: I don't know why Yevin decided to try and eat the dang thing, but he was sorely dissapointed. Perhaps he was expecting a psychadelic effect such as that induced by Visio Fungorum or Insanus Boletus. Instead he reported that the world was 'a little less dreary, but not so much as to induce excitement. It is more like some of the mist has lifted.'
He also said the creepy shadows that were following us were gone. I can still see them, though, lurking behind trees and waiting for... something...

~Yevin's Field Notes

Basic Information

Ecology and Habitats

The Anti-Shroom grows around shallow pools in the rocks on the mountains north of the Cincini isles. Not much else grows here-indeed the whole land has a grey, dreary air to it. The Mountains themselves are desolate and uninhabited-the shadows that have haunted the mountain for years prevent anyone from staying for long. This has allowed the Anti-Shroom to flourish, its iridescent pink color popping out amoungst the grey rocks.

Additional Information

Uses, Products & Exploitation

While a starving explorer will get nothing more out of the Anti-Shroom than a disappointing snack, the curious mushroom has been found to make an invaluable tea for those who wish to cross the mountain for the verdant plains and abundant fields beyond. The tea induces feelings of boredom and dispells the hallucinations that haunt those who would otherwise try to cross the mountains.

Yevin's notes on Mushrooms

Fungi are indutitably important for understanding the ecology and lifeblood of a location. These curious growths can flourish in dark places, even when it seems there would be nothing for them to feed on. They feed numerous other creatues, and can indicate changes in the environment long before other typical indicators.
I suspect that this particular specimen grows off the minerals that are present in the water pools-there's not much else alive on these mountains.

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Further notes on the Mountain of Madness

Malordio Mountain, now known as the Mountain of Madness, has been uninhabited for over a thousand years. While the foothills still support life, it is sparse and grows barren the further one goes up the mountain. Local legend states that this is because of a Wizard, but then any strange phenomena that cannot be explained by science is attributed to a Wizard.
Still, there is no denying the men that have tried to traverse the mountain and come back insane, blabbering about 'shadows' that haunted their every step. No wonder the mountain has taken on a new name.