Celestial Fungal Folk

Anthropomorphic fungi with inherent celestial or popular powers.

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Acla

Fungal folk who gain power when they do something another person needs.

• Lifespan: 200 years
• Diet: Detritus and organic matter
• Habitat: Watery regions
• Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed

Aclas appear to be 4’ tall anthropomorphic microsporidia. They are translucent and have no legs. They instead must rely on others to move about.

Aclas require a symbiotic relationship with other beings to get by. They achieve this by offering magical service to them, forming a metaphysical and physical bond that allows them to give strength, willpower, and essence to their partners while gaining mobility and awareness. They can also give anyone they bond with protection from industrial or infernal powers, resistance to control magicks, and quicker healing, all of which they have innately themselves.

Aclas live in wetlands and watery environs, bonding either with other mortal beings who need their support to survive in such environs, or with large animals that live there. They find a place in the ecological region and fit in as best they can, being supportive and helpful, but also leaving their own mark on the culture and area. They are often enslaved and abused by imperials.

PRO 7 ATH 7 STR 6 AWA 9 WIL 9 PRS 8 STH 9 ESS 9

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Goikam

Anthropomorphic oyster mushrooms.

• Lifespan : 200 years
• Diet: Decaying mattr
• Habitat: Subtropical to temperate forests
• Socioeconomic Status: Oppressed

They have white flesh bodies with broad, gilled pellicles at the tops of their heads. They stand about 5' tall.

All goikams have one of three powers: the power to heal with their flesh, the power to nourish with their spores, or the power to communicate via dreams. All goikams have a connection to one another that allows communication regardless of dream power.

Goikams originally lived in the forests and fields, mostly working as farmers and foragers. They lived peaceful lives, helping to provide for their wide communities, constantly communicating with one another. They lived in democratic communities where they shared everything, and thus had little understanding of the violence to come when they were conquered.

In their culture, communication is a primary virtue, and they strive to always be connected. They build deep bonds with one another to the point where they can understand thought and emotion with a glance at another goikam.

In the colonies, they were enslaved and nearly exterminated. Those who have gained freedom find work on farms or doing the lowest paid work in the cities. They are extremely oppressed and often confused for their caipin cousins.

PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 7 AWA 9 WIL 9 PRS 7 STH 8