Foraging is an integral part of the Zan’s way of life, having lived in communion with the other denizens of the Wilkwoods, they refrain from cultivating and destroying the forest’s land for farming. Ask any denizen about foraging and the first piece of advice would be to spot and avoid Shroomies at all cost. Not only will the Shroomies attack you if you pick them up, they also have highly poisonous spores that can debilitate a grown goblin without issue.
Shroomies play an important role as decomposers of the Forest, eating fallen branches, rotting wood and other loose plant matter. They keep the forest clean while sustaining themselves and growing to enormous sizes. One strange observation was the collection of mushrooms by some Shroomus, they don’t seem to consume the mushrooms which begs the question of why collect them in the first place.
Fully mature Shroomies diverge into two unique lines, one being the large green Shroomas that sport multiple fungi on its cap, and the other being the red and spiky Shroomo. Local foragers would normally track Shroomas to collect mushrooms from their cap, the magnus does not seem to mind and the collected mushrooms would normally have excellent healing properties due to feeding from the Shrooma. Avoid the Shroomo at all costs, it wouldn’t be difficult to spot their bright red cap, and the spikes should be warning enough.
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