A fungus which grows naturally in the [[Lion Lands]] and confers consumers unique powers dependent on the strain. The [[Empire]] makes extensive use of elementary class mushrooms, bred to give consumers control over specific conceptual categories of object, such as wood, or water, though the use of water mushrooms ended generations ago. [[Old Man]], under contract of [[3rd Winter]], discovered a new, flexible strain of mushroom which allows the consumer to decide what power they will take from it at consumption time, rather than the power being inherent to the strain. Elementary class mushroom power classes: * [[wood bender]] * [[witch doctor]] * [[mentat]] * [[artist]] * [[higher ape]] Complex mushroom power classes: * [[translator]]