Nokos

Nokos
Information
Other Names:	Root of the Mind
Found In:	Teldanar
Type:	Mushroom
Distinguishing Features:	Pale gray with red sploches
Average Size:	Large
Uses:	Consumption causes telepathy

Growth Cycle

Because nokos is a mushroom, it grows all year round but only in locations where the circumstances meet its particular needs. Because of the desert climate of the country the mushroom grows best in the wet and dark. The people of Teldanar take particular pains not to completely exhaust a spot where nokos is found and leave some of the mushroom living so that is can regrow in the same spot, a fully formed nokos mushroom takes a full month to mature. Once the red splotches cover its top it is ready to be picked.

Regional Information

Nokos mushrooms are local to Teldanar only and are defended by the Tedanaran people to protect the effect of their consumption.

Cultivation

Nokos mushrooms do not grow the same when they are manually cultivated, the only way that the plant is efficacious is when it grows naturally. Teldanaran people attempted to grow the mushrooms in damp hot houses but the attempt failed when the mushrooms didn't allow them to connect mentally. Locations where the mushroom grow are carefully guarded and the plots are only harvested for what is necessary and left to grow

Uses

Teldanar warriors take the nokos mushroom before battle to create a telepathic connection between each other. Because the mushroom only impacts the people who take it so they can share thoughts between one another it does not allow people to just telepathically read other people's minds.