Old Jack in the Shade

 Background to the Fungoid Shrooms of Darkling Forest

Old Jack & his Offspring

‘Old Jack of the Shade is malign spirit living in shady hollows near the edge of the wood. Unwary travellers will see an inviting fire and the sound of friendly laughter at dusk. As they venture closer seeking rest, they can’t get a clear view until they enter the hollow. Once they enter the hollow, they are drugged by Jack’s hallucinogenic spores.

Old Jack takes the form a large sentient toadstool with the skeletons of unwary travellers around his base. Whilst he is too old to move much, his helpers ensure his ‘guests’ never leave.  Adventurers might seek Old Jack because of his deep knowledge of the woods and the gold from previous victims. Old Jack has fondness for strong liquor so may be bribed to let the odd traveller escape.

Trolls can often be found in the company of Old Jack as they have much in common and Jack doesn’t mind in a Troll has a quick snack on an occasional Mushling.’

Having finished the first group I am thinking to expand this unit up to twenty. Whilst paint stripping an old C20 troll, I realised he would be  a good fit for this bunch. So I decided to increase this unit. In line with the background I added previous hapless adventurers and gold coins to represent lost booty.

Old Jack

Spore Zombie

Mushlings

Rob