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Sporgout

Countless myths warn about the dangers of stepping into a ring of mushrooms, but few extend this caution to the hidden threat that often lurks beneath them. Sporgouts are born when mushroom colonies aiding in the decay of a corpse consume vast amounts of primal energy, whether because the body was a being of primal magic (like a leshy or arboreal) or because it died in an area of strong fey influence. These colonies become so infused with magic that they attain their own sentience as a singular sporgout, lying in wait underground to ambush those who carelessly draw near. Though once believed to be undead, sporgouts are not reanimated corpses; while they absorb the nutrients and magic of their host body, they are wholly new creatures.

Sporgouts resemble unnatural humanoids with bodies like rotting logs or burned or petrified wood, covered in a colorful riot of strange fungi and lichens. They have no eyes or mouths, though they turn their heads as if mimicking beings who use such features to communicate. They have little interest in interacting with strangers and are often mistaken for solitary creatures, but like mundane mushrooms, sporgouts can and do communicate with each other across long distances through a mycorrhizal network.

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Elite SporgoutCreature 15

Uncommon Medium Fey Fungus 
Source Feybound pg. 153
Elite Changes are marked. The +2 damage bonus to non-strike offensive abilities (+4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.
Recall Knowledge DC 36 (includes +2 from Uncommon) • Fey (Nature), Fungus (Nature)
Perception +30; no vision, sporesense (precise) 120 feet, tremorsense (imprecise) 60 feet
Languages Fey; speak with plants, telepathy 100 feet (infected creatures only)
Skills Acrobatics +27, Athletics +25, Nature +30, Stealth +33, Survival +27
Str +6, Dex +8, Con +6, Int +5, Wis +4, Cha +3
Sporesense The sporgout can detect mycosome-infected creatures as a precise sense within the listed range.
AC 35; Fort +27, Ref +30, Will +24
HP 275; Immunities bleed; Resistances poison 15; Weaknesses cold iron 15
Shimmer Spores (aura, illusion, mental, plant, poison, primal) 30 feet. The sporgout constantly disperses mind-addling spores. A creature that enters or begins their turn in the emanation becomes confused for 1 round unless it succeeds at a DC 33 Will save. Regardless of the result, the creature is temporarily immune for 1 minute unless it later becomes infected with mycosomes, at which point it must save against shimmer spores again the next time it enters the emanation.Hidden Roots [reaction] Trigger A creature within the sporgout's reach uses a move action or leaves a square during a move action it's using; Effect The sporgout infects the triggering creature with their mycosomes, then attempts to Trip it.
Speed 20 feet
Melee [one-action] fungal fist +31 [+26/+21], Damage 3d10+2+8 bludgeoning plus mycosomesPrimal Innate Spells DC 36 (+4 dmg); 6th dominate (×2; mycosome-infected creatures only), lignify; 4th vanishing tracks; 2nd one with plants; Constant (3rd) speak with plants
Fungal Decomposition [one-action] (poison) The sporgout activates the spores inside a mycosome-infected creature within 60 feet, dealing 4d12 poison damage (DC 36 basic Fortitude save). On a successful save, the creature is no longer infected.Mycosomes A creature hit by a sporgout’s Strikes is infected with their fungal mycosomes for 1 minute if it isn’t already. Infected creatures are more susceptible to some of the sporgout’s abilities. An infected creature is considered infected by all sporgouts. This is a poison effect.Sneak Attack The sporgout’s Strikes deal an additional 2d6 precision damage to off-guard targets.
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Sidebar - Additional Lore Sporgout Territory

It’s unknown whether a sporgout’s abilities are influenced by the beings they consume, but their bodies do seem to be shaped by their surroundings. Sporgouts in the deserts of Arcadia resemble bleached saguaro skeletons, while their cousins in the forests of Songbai look like charred bamboo and those from tropical regions are covered in the shaggy hair or fronds of native palm trees. Sporgouts born on other planes have even more inscrutable origins and are sometimes hardly recognizable.
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