Basidia

Basidia was the newcomer myconid leader of the Neverlight Grove during the Rage of Demons.

Personality
Basidia not understood what happened to Phylo and the meaning of its reforms of the grove, but sensed that were fruit of evil ways. It fear that Phylo had contracted some sort of "diseased spore."

Relationship
Since it's arrival Basidia was best friend with Phylo until the arrive of Zuggtmoy.

History
Basidia two years ago undertook a migration of it's colony around Underdark until arrived in the Neverlight Grove where fellow sovereign Phylo welcomed it, happy to have someone that divided with it the the burdens of leading.

When, with the Rage of Demons, Zuggtmoy arrived in the Grove she understood that the best strategy was corrupt first Phylo and so gained control of all the community. Phylo was easily corrupted and so started a subdue ideological war during everyday melding to covert all circle leaders to Zuggtmoy, and step by step most of the myconid succumbed to madness, only Basidia and it followers resisted. It asked the cooperation of a party of adventurers escaped from drow slavers of Velkynvelve to investigate about Phylo Thank to the adventurers Basidia, Rasharoo, Loobamub and their followers abandoned the Grove before was too late Later Basidia discovered that Zuggtmoy intended to "marry" Araumycos and contacted the adventurers, that now led an expedition hired by Bruenor Battlehammer to stop the demon lords, asking their help to stop the demoniac marriage

Appearances

 * Out of the Abyss