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>Description: The Mushroom (aka The Plant Hopper, the Brain Eater, the Zombie Shroom, the Pale Rider, Hongo del Diablo, Shroomy, Champi)
was first discovered by a scientific expedition into Argentina's subtropical forests, when the expedition ran into "unwell, creepily friendly" animals. First suspecting rabies, scientist eventually discovered obvious signs of mycological infection, from spores in lungs to mycelial cords tracing the animals' nervous systems, including the brain. Over the past few months, these sightings have accelerated as more and more animals seem to lose basic instincts, and venture out of their normal habitats. Even more worrying, all recovered mushroom samples belong not just to the same species, but unbelievable enough, the same rhizome. Whatever is in there is widespread, and probably spreading under the ground for miles. An armed expedition is underway to study, and if necessary contain or destroy what is shaping up to be a continent-spanning ecological disaster, as predator numbers in the area have started dwindling, with infected animals losing even their basic hunting instincts when faced with infected prey animals or plants.
Appearance: pic related, for now. All sightings so far have been limited to mycelial cords within vegetal and animal tissue, including within large mammals...
>HP: 3/3
>Size: F
>Strength: F
>Stamina: E
>Speed: F (duh)
>Special: E
>Energy: 1/4
Location I7
Shroomy probably will be a nightmare for humans to deal with if it develops how I'm envisioning it, but breath attacks should work well enough, if it comes to that. Just don't expect it to move anywhere fast. It'll stick to being a creeping wave of an environmental hazard until it grows up a little, or if something big comes poking.