ORIGIN

When Khloros lunged, the two grey rats stalking towards the puma cub were taken by surprise. One of them froze and was quickly trampled beneath the horse's hooves. the other was only struck, Khloros' fetor clinging stubbornly to its wound. Luckily, it turned away from the cub and snarled at Khloros instead, but, with blood oozing from a gash in its side, it wouldn't last long if it stayed. And something akin to reason seemed to stir in its formerly red-crazed eyes. With a final scathing look, the rat scrambled out of the gulley and began to flee; taking Khloros' plague with it. Should it be allowed to escape, it may end up becoming a danger to the greater Gembounds!

...luckily, it was at that moment that Amras's energy burst sent it sprawling back onto the cold, hard ground. It twitched vaguely, and then was still.

Meanwhile, the pitch rat lunged for one of Amras' scaled ankles, yellowed fangs bared.

The red rat, having finally struggled free of Aeroth's grip, charged at the plague horse.

The cub, meanwhile, as their back paw brushed against the base of a mushroom, will find the spores rising from the point of contact like smoke spreading to wreathe them. They might find the world around them fading into a blur, as every emotion within them is amplified. A crawling feeling might spread over the skin, and looking down at a paw reveals to the cub that the spores have taken root, a sprawling array of fungi sinking their roots into their skin. The fungi grow by the minute, until at last the cub is consumed- but luckily for them, it's all in their mind's eye, and in reality, they are fungus-free. Sebastian has learned Mycelial Swarm!


Red Rat has 12/30 hp.
Echoing Greys have 0/30 hp.
Pitch rat has 13/30 hp.

Any contact with the mushrooms will result in the learning of a spell of a random element, but the afflicted must roll successfully to shake off the effects.

@Zevruu @Carni @Sebastian @amras @mortis @Khloros @Aeroth

Rift's attack using the plant life of Eridanus to his advantage managed to stop the creature in its tracks, tearing into it and delaying it long enough for Khloros to sieze it in his teeth, finally stopping it in its crazed assault. A final scream echoed until it faded into nothingness.

The spores, meanwhile, clung to Rift's side, and the motion of his contact had caused a fresh wave of orange-ish mist to float free, hanging thick and heavy on the air. As Rift breathed, he might feel vision blurring, darkness creeping in at the edges of blurred vision. Unlike the others, the hallucination which ensued remained rooted in the real world, but the cougar might feel his chest getting tight, lightheadedness ensuing. If Rift tries to move, he might find it hard to. Rift has learned Scale!

Meanwhile, the Pitch rat was the last left standing, and it sank gnashing fangs into one of the gryphon's flailing hind limbs as he struggled to dodge out of the way. When this rat dies, all that's left to do is somehow destroy the mushrooms!

Red Rat has 0/30 hp.
Echoing Greys have 0/30 hp.
Pitch rat has 13/30 hp.

Any contact with the mushrooms will result in the learning of a spell of a random element, but the afflicted must roll successfully to shake off the effects.

@Khloros @Sebastian @Amras @Rift @Mortis