The City of Deep Webs (5e Campaign Setting)/Myconids
Myconids[edit]
Myconids, also known as fungus ones, and fungus folk (pronounced: /ˈmaɪkoʊnɪdz/ MY-ko-nidz), were a race of ambulatory fungus creatures. They were known peacefulness and appreciation of quiet, making their homes in the darker corners of the world.
Description Myconids resembled giant fungi ranging from 2-12 feet (.6-3.6 meters) tall, with their main distinguishing feature being their limbs. Their upper half split into a pair of arms below their caps and their lower half divided into a pair of legs at the stump. Each extremity was pudgy and broad, with their hands ending in two stubby fingers and a thumb, and their feet hosting numerous vestigial toes. This number was not absolute however, with some fungus folk hosting more than the usual number of limbs and/or digits. The bloated flesh of most myconids ranged in coloration from purple to gray. Two eyes rested on their caps, perfectly concealed against the rest of their spongy skin when shut. Some fungus ones secreted a poisonous ooze from near everywhere but their hands.
A mutant strain of Myconid referred to as venom spores had a pale milky skin tone contrasted by a bright red cap. Their eyes were a sickly shade of yellow with identically colored spots adorning their caps.
