Mycelial Caverns
Location
The Mycelial Caverns are found directly below the Serukian Shroom, in the warm continent of Fudura, on Ivucarro. As part of the entire fungi's anatomy, this mycelial structure stretches tens of miles around the area, all throughout the soil and stone, even reaching into the mountains in the north. The mycelium is incredibly beneficial to the environments, and wherever the mycelium reaches, the plants and animals are given life-giving, protective energy.Hyphae City
Hyphae City is the only settlement based in this cave system. Towards the south of the Serukian Shroom, approaching the Windswept Plateaus, is a large cavern that stretches 294 metres from North to South, and 310 metres from East to West.
The city was constructed by a race of metraphites known as the mycelials. These people have adapted to the fungi-based life, and are one with the mycelium, while the maridons live above ground in the mushroom's stem.
Fauna & Flora
Many creatures and plants inhabit these caverns, as the closer they are to the hyphae, the more protected they are from the outside world.
One such creature is the shrill beetle. Shrill beetles make loud shrilling noises by rattling their elytra together, when anything approaches them. Their skittish natures and loud sounds make the tunnels unbearable loud half the time. Despite their natures, they are comfortable around mycelials and only make their shrilling noises when other people approach.
One common plant species is the back-scratcher. Back-scratchers are a hanging vine-like plant that grows from the ceilings. They were named when the discoverers were exploring the tunnels underneath the Serukian Shroom and were "attacked" by these plants, as they described it. They scratched their backs with their sharp spines, hence the name.
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Author's Notes
Thank you Amélie I. S. Debruyne for the idea!