Mycelia

## Statistics

### Distribution

Can be found in most areas of the world, concentrated in Mycelium terraformed areas like the Mushroom Isles or the Peninsula of Mycopadre.

## Common Phenotypes

### Eye Color

Brown, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Black, White, Orange, Blue, or Pale (Blind)

## Culture

### Languages

Hyphapela (Spoken)Hyphascript (Written)

The Mycelia are a mysterious species, their origins have been lost to time and their empires spanning for thousands of years. The Mycelia have technology and abilities that many consider unnatural and not obeying of the seemingly obvious Laws of Reality. Scholars debate their origins to this day, many believing they come from the Mushroom Isles. Other popular theories include them being from the nether and them being cursed humans that were overtaken by Mycelium, all of them have yet to be proven.

## Pre-History

The Mycelia were an incredibly xenophobic and hostile species on first contact with them. The Mycelia would be the primary oppressors of the Mawun species for hundreds of years, beating them, stealing Mawun technology, and forcing them to swear fealty to the Daunt of the Mycelia. While one might think this is the first instance of Mycelia xenophobia and hostility, their history goes back hundreds of thousands of millions of years to the beginning of time and war itself. The Mycelia stood upon the Mushroom Isles and battled for control, these Mycelia, called Proto-Mycelia, were much larger, stronger, but stupid compared to modern Mycelia. They would fight for dominance over the Mushroom Isles, eventually, one Mycelia, named Oyster, who was oddly smarter but weaker than the rest of his Mycelia comrades, would take control of half of the Mushroom Isles, the islands of A'bel, Acadear, and Icaricus.

When Oyster finished his conquest, he declared himself the First Daunt of the Dauntier of Ivory. The Dauntier of Ivory, unlike its future successors, instead of Visards, would be ran by Aramties, the Hyphapela word for Warlords. These Warlords would swear fealty to the Daunt of Ivory and Oyster the Divine would lead countless invasions against the final island of Emerie. In one of these battles, Oyster the Divine would be struck down by the Daunt of the Dauntier of Icaricus, Crim'ino the Aramtie. Crim'ino, seeing that the Dauntier of Ivory was weak without its Daunt, would charge on the capital in A'bel and raze it to the ground, leaving nothing alive. Unlike the Dauntier of Ivory, the Dauntier of Icaricus was made up of similar Mycelia to Oyster, nothing alike with the Proto-Mycelia, and with the eradication of the Proto-Mycelia, the modern day Mycelia stood alone.

The Dauntier of Icaricus would introduce the noble system, which modern Dauntiers still use. The Dauntier of Icaricus would be the shortest lasting Dauntier, quickly a rebellion would take place between Daunt Crim'ino the Aramtie and the Visard of A'bel, Porta'bel.

Porta'bel believed the Dauntier of Icaricus was weak and wasn't strict enough, he called for an authoritarian kingdom in which the Daunt would have absolute control over his subjects and should enslave and kill those he called inferior. Porta'bel walked over to the capital of the Dauntier of Icaricus and called upon the Mycelia to witness his power, with no one but himself. Porta'bel, contrary to belief at the time, was an extremely unique Mycelia. What made him unique? The ability to control the Mycelia Titan, The Mycelia Titan is a giant Mycelia, taller than any wall and stronger than the greatest of sea beasts, however, it couldn't be controlled and lay dormant for millions of years. Out from beneath the ground of Crim'ino's army and himself, the Titan ripped out from the ground. The Titan roared an ear piercing shriek out, shaking the world of Sabrim to its core. Porta'bel ordered the Titan to kill Crim'ino and with one swoop, the Titan slammed its hand down upon the panicking soldiers and the Daunt, and with that, the Dauntier of Icaricus fell... and the Dauntier of Agaricus rised from its ashes.

## Modern History

Porta'bel led the Dauntier of Agaricus with an iron fist, some sources say that he would have some of his slaves executed for walking faster than him in his presence. While one would expect Porta'bel would be stopped, no one ever stepped forth, for the punishment of stepping out of line in the Dauntier of Agaricus was worse than death, a process in which the person would be torn to shreds but kept alive eternally, their pain used by Porta'bel to gain strength. As Porta'bel began to grow in power, his empire eventually learned of the Mawuna people. Within days, a Mycelia horde would march upon Mawun and take over the village in mere minutes. Porta'bel would give the Mawuna people a chance to live under the empire in return for their eternal service to him, and by eternal, he refused to let them die to escape the suffering he would cause upon them. For thousands of years, Porta'bel would oppress his people and enslave or torture those who disagreed with him, suddenly, a group of dwarves landed on the island of A'bel...

Porta'bel, now knowing of the outside world, prepared for an invasion of the world. He would condense down Mycelium spores and Mycelia souls into a small ball known as a Spore Bomb and would begin handing them out to his generals. When they started their invasion, they would detonate the Spore Bombs, releasing masses of Mycelia and Mycelium so that the greater army could land. Porta'bel knew, that this would not be enough though, Mycelia soldiers, while numerous, were weak, so he looked to the Titan to solve his problems once again. Porta'bel used all his power and began to transfer it to the Titan. Suddenly, purple growths began to grow on him, the Titan, and all Mycelia present. Porta'bel began to feel weak and called all Mycelia to the capital. Knives began to be handed out to the Mycelial Royal Guard and Porta'bel ordered a massacre of his people. No scholar knows exactly why he did this, but many recounts from Mycelia that had escaped spoke of Porta'bel screaming about them needing to make the "ultimate sacrifice" for the "conquest that will be the end". When all the Mycelia had been slain, Porta'bel then ordered the Royal Guard to kill themselves, subservient as they were, many would hesitate, only to be cut down by their comrades, would then kill themselves, leaving only Porta'bel. The growths on Porta'bel now took over his body and Porta'bel, looking at the devastation that he had caused, collapsed into the Mycelium below him.

Two Mycelia would survive the massacre, their names were Par'sol the Speaker and Terra. These two Mycelia would escape Myconati during the massacre and sail off in a ship. As they did, recounts from the two speak of a terrible black storm rolling over the area, purple lightning breaking the sky and exploding on contact with the floor. This same storm would never truly subside, but would only begin to slowly dissipate, becoming weaker over time. Par'sol and Terra would sail in their ship, down by the islands of Fengdao and around the Southern side of the mysterious continent. Par'sol, leaving it up to the Divine to guide them to their new home, would rip off 2 logs from his ship and throw them overboard into a current. The ship followed the logs as they would float across the ocean and eventually hit into a peninsula. This peninsula would later become the point in which the city of Mycopadre stands today.

## Abilities

The Mycelia have many abilities, many consider unnatural and physically impossible, though time and time again, have been proven to be true. Some of these abilities include: the ability to decompose living organisms alive, the ability to transfer oneself through Mycelium and teleport to any point of Mycelium across the world, immortality, and soul splitting the ability to split one's soul and give a part of it to another organism. This process is the factor in which allowing for the Mawun species to live longer than they naturally should.

## Different Mycelia

#### Normal Mycelia

The natural state of a Mycelia exists as a lanky, rarely some Mycelia can be bulky which is a leftover from Proto-Mycelia and normal Mycelia interbreeding, at around 6 feet tall, they have small caps covering over their head, this cap is very strong, contrary to how it looks, and has been recorded to be similar in strength to the average skull. Normal Mycelia are quite intelligent, often falling into professions of scholars, bankers, artists, generals, and more.

#### Proto-Mycelia

Proto-Mycelia are different from the normal Mycelia as they are bulky, being quite strong, but often are barbaric and stupid compared to their smaller counterparts. These Mycelia can stand at around 6 and a half feet tall and before going extinct at the hands of Oyster the Aramtie, lived in tribes and clans held together by the color of their cap.

#### Grims

Because of the unique state Mycelia are in when it comes to how they are alive, these Mycelia stand as a barrier between life and death. Grims are a state in which a Mycelia can enter if it's soul is stolen. A grim is often very dull, having no color besides the occasional black or grey. Their eyes shine with a purple glare and often can only make out the last words before their soul left their body. The Mushroom Isles are abundant in Grims as many Mycelia during the reign of Porta'bel would lose their souls to power the Titan.

#### The Mycelia Titan

The Mycelia Titan, also known as just "the Titan", is a giant Mycelia that sleeps beneath the Mushroom Isles. The Titan is dormant and can only be woken up by a mass amount of power being transferred to it, and only stays awake temporarily. The Titan has been declared a "Civilzation Killer" by Porta'bel and very well is capable of taking down entire civilizations. While anyone, who is a Mycelia, can awake the Titan, the question is of can they control it. Many have attempted to awake the 100 foot tall beast, but only one has succeeded and had the ability to control it, the Mycelia in question, Porta'bel the Great. The Titan is 100 feet tall and in appearance looks exactly like a normal Mycelia apart from instead of having 2 arms, it has 6 gargantuan arms. The Titan also, unlike most Mycelia that have stubby teeth, it has an unhinged teeth full of sets of sharp teeth. It has a purple and gold cap, and its eyes perpetually bleed a gold substance. The Titan is also covered in purple and black growths, similar to Porta'bel and his high court.