Spores

Spores are a great anomaly on the Triol Islands. The populated areas often find the black fungi spores sifting through the air to be annoying and cause havoc during spring and summer. They originate from the luminous bolete, basidiocarp fungi with a bolete body, or a mushroom cap with an underside of soft spongy pores for better understanding.

Properties

Material Characteristics

The spores are ink-black in color and cluster in large groups, making it easier for people to see them. While they can be touched, it is highly not recommended; the spores act as a toxin that burns flesh. During the spring and summer seasons, settlements on the Triol Islands use solar and lunar-powered windmills to blow the spores away from the community. Straight from the source, the spores are produced from the neon purple bioluminescent undercarriage of the cap.

Geology & Geography

by Amelia Nite (Stable Diffusion)

Everyone knows the fungi can be found within Harbor Forest, located southwest of Asheris. The mushrooms that produce the spores can be found in dark, damp sections of the forest, where light rarely reaches the fungi. Once the spores are released, they can travel in any direction the wind blows. Yet, the windmills surrounding the various settlements on the main island act as powerful deterrents that push the spores back toward the forest or to the sea, where they can fizzle out and not cause any harm.

Life & Expiration

The spores die within a couple of days of release, often due to not finding a suitable spot to plant itself to grow another luminous bolete and continue spreading the colony. Another way for the spores to die is to come in contact with living flesh and burn the being. The release of the toxin destroys the membranes of the spore, causing the spore to be rendered useless. It is very similar to crushing a seed with a shoe; the seed would be smooshed and not able to grow.

History & Usage

Refinement

The spores must simply be collected and filtered through a synthesized spore inducer. Once filtered, the spores are able to be pressed together to create a condensed collection of the toxin. The toxin, along with a few other ingredients, is then poured into a vial and is put through a vial reconstitution mixer to completely mix the ingredients into a newfound drug capable of helping those bitten by a warped.

Hazards

The horrific toxin the spores produce can cause massive damage to the living or even the warped. The burns left behind by the toxin are strong enough to scar for life. If one is able to wash the toxin off their flesh quickly, there is sometimes no scarring left or perhaps a faint scar barely noticeable to the naked eye. If enough spores land on a person, they can die from either shock or the poisonous burns that now cover their body. Treatment is expected quickly if one has been exposed, but some are not lucky to make it to the nearest hospital.

Table of Contents

by Amelia Nite (Stable Diffusion)

Type

Biomaterial

Value

Expensive

Rarity

Rare

Odor

Damp earth

Taste

Woody

Color

Ink-black

Common State

Solid

Related Locations

• The Harbor Forest

Related Species

• The Luminous Bolete

Related Items

• Zonizumab Adynonuvia

Related Technologies

• Synthesized Spore Inducer