Zabou mushroom

Zabou mushrooms were species of fungus that produced toxic spores, often found in Chult.

Description
Zabou mushrooms were notorious for releasing poisonous spores when disturbed. Skilled gatherers knew how to handle the fungi, gathering them without triggering the spore release. If agitated, the mushrooms exploded with toxic spores in a radius of. Creatures that inhaled the spores suffered poison's effects for up to one minute. As a side-effect, the spores caused itching when contacted bare skin.

Ecology
Zabou grew in areas of rich decaying vegetation, wood, and rotting flesh.

Uses
If gathered with caution, zabou mushrooms could be used as projectile weapons. If hurled at one's enemy, the mushroom exploded with the poisonous spore cloud, akin to a thunderstone or a container of smokepowder.

A carefully-harvested specimen was valued at ten gold coins.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Tomb of Annihilation
 * Video Games
 * Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation