Puffstool

The Puffstool(Thanatorian Aspergilla podronis) is a bipedal sapient mushroom monster that appears in the damp and moist caves of the Megavine Continent. The puffstool are a type of mobile mushrooms that appear to be a Shiitake mushroom mutation with small stubby legs and 2 antennae on the top of it's cap. These peaceful mushroom beings despite being 3.8 meters tall pay no mind to humans and seem to only target bugs for a terrifying behavior that directs us to a species of fungus called Cordyceps. they waddle around and if they fall over they are considered helpless like a Turtle when they fall over since the mushroom cap weighs it down.

## Biology

The Puffstools seem to be the closest that a mushroom has come to the animalia kingdom due to having an actual spine and stable legs meaning muscles are used to move it. the mushroom much like other mushrooms spreads spores which come out from the bottom of the cap in a cloud which hopefully get picked up by the wind and fly. however they also can result in disturbing side effects if a human or a Pikmin which matches the behavior of the genus cordyceps but with a horrifying twist. the spores if they attach to a human turn them into a 'Puffman' which takes less than 8 seconds for the human to be taken over and they begin turning purple and holes appear in their skin revealing mycelium and roots all connected to their bones. after a few seconds a familiar shiitake mushroom cap forms where the human's hair once was and now instead of spreading spores the Puffman is now being psychically controlled by the puffstool to become Soldiers in an attempt to protect it from danger. the puffstools aren't capable of eating or crushing people and thus would be helpless, that's why they only release their spores upon being attacked to stop attackers and befriend them to ensure it's survival. the danger from this comes from if the human being controlled is carrying some kind of fire arm which allows them to not only protect the creature but also uses it to eliminate other humans that get in it's way. it is hypothesized that puffstools can control it's Puffman army via some kind of psychic link. this once again references how mushrooms have what's called an Underground Internet. this means that the puffstool sees and feels whatever it's soldiers feel because they are all connected.

## Discovery

The Puffstool was discovered in 2100 when a man reported with purple skin and mushrooms on his head was found standing in front of a cave slouching. when higher ups confronted the man he spoke as if he was being used as a walkie-talkie since his lip movement didn't match what he was saying. he told the higher ups to go away and there won't be any trouble but of course he was apprehended and taken into custody in an attempt to remove the mushrooms. while this happened 3 scientists went into the cave he was guarding and discovered a strange mushroom creature waddling from puddle after puddle and siphoning water from them pint by pint. it payed no mind to the 3 scientists but at the same time the man in the hospital told the surgeons attempting to take off his cap that they had better leave me alone. at the time the humans didn't know the puffstool was talking through the man like a speaker. the scientists did leave the mushroom alone though since it came in peace but humans didn't figure out that the puffstool and the man were connected until 2110.

## Trivia

Did you know that the puffstools can speak all known languages? even if the creature it is speaking through is monolingual it manages to speak any earthen language depending on who it talks to.