Infernal Fungal Folk

Anthropomorphic fungi with inherent infernal, imperial, or industrial powers.

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Chihat

Anthropomorphic mold.

• Lifespan : Unknown
• Diet: Omnivore (ominously)
• Habitat: Underground
• Socioeconomic Status: External

Chihats are 3' tall mold people, slimy mounds that vaguely take on hominid shapes. They have no feet, instead ending in a trail of molded ooze.

Chihats are toxic. Anyone animal or plant who touches them or stands near them and breathes in more than a few seconds will be poisoned (STR vs. power of poison). The poison will cause lung damage and nausea. Any sugary liquid they touch will be fermented; it becomes highly alcoholic, and metals are decayed under their touch.

Those who drink any fermented liquid they create will have visions of the Eldritch, of doom, or of unreal landscapes. They will be maddened.

Their slime bodies are very resistant to physical attacks.

Chihats have a hive mind.

Chihats live underground and worship ancient powers no one truly understands. They communicate silently with one another or through strange growls and gibbers. They are part of an ancient religion worshiping the cosmic powers that ensure the end of the whole universe, which they believe will bring their ascension to a higher state of being. They often witness it through the hallucinations they permanently experience.

They dwell underground, coming up only to plunder magical objects. They are not part of any class; they exist in their own culture and society, waiting for the end. They are effectively a species-wide cult.

PRO 8 ATH 8 STR 4 vs. Physical 19 AWA 10 WIL 10 PRS 4 STH 9

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Pilzbren

Fungal folk whose bodies twist and distort when they are touched.

• Lifespan: 80 years
• Diet: Flesh
• Habitat: Arid and hot regions
• Socioeconomic Status: Privileged oppressed or Ruling class

Pilzbrens are 4’ tall anthropomorphic chytrids. They have multiple flagella to move around and use as arms. They are oval in shape and dark red in color.

Pilzbrens are hot to the touch and immune to fire and heat. They twist and distort when someone touches them or when they touch themselves via their flagella. They are constantly shifting, though their base form is an oval. Their flagella can burn someone it touches, or it can take control of their body temporarily.

Pilzbrens are part of the imperial ruling classes and militaries. They are often in strange squads used for certain magical work in imperial forces. In their own communities, they work together to build strange underground structures and live in arid regions together, surviving on what they scavenge.

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