Black Mother’s Sourlings

The source of the group of creatures most often referred to as the “Black Mother’s Sourlings” are fungal creatures, slimes, and the like. Initially born from a Mother’s Patch using magics of the Black Mother of Shadren faith. Although thought of as part of Creatures of the Dark Lands, many have escaped and proliferated outside of them now.

Part of the Bestiary of the Steel Realms

These creatures are generally found in the dark shadows of the Dark Lands, Underlands, Orrish communities, Nurth communities, and sometimes just dark places in the lands of light.

Black Slimes: These slimes are used to defend Nurth nests, holy places, and the priests and significant champions of the Shadren faith. The most powerful of them wear the creature like a second skin, and it will not harm them by either touch of spores. It enhances their ability to hide and ambush, and can be commanded to ‘leap’ from them to targets by the wearer. they have no odor except when the flesh they touch is burned and their spores are released – often blinding the victim.

Death Fungus: These are used to defend Nurth nests and holy places of the Shadren faith. This fungus appears reddish-grey, often being mistaken for stained stone walls and has no smell whatsoever, regardless of activity. It fluoresces in UV light, making it nearly useless against Ducateon. In places and among forces of mixed Nurth and Orrish, the Nurth have been known to grow these to assist with mutual defense.

Green Slimes: These are used to defend Nurth nests and holy places of the Shadren faith. The slimes are horridly toxic, often causing minor but permanent scars and wounds reducing the targets maximum Health and easily smelled nearby when activated. Some species, such as Grollen, can sometimes detect their faint odor when nearby if they have been in the area for a while.

Shrieker Guardians: The Nurth have given over the Death Shriek Ritual to make the Shrieker to the Orrish through the Shadren faith of the Black Mother.

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Black Slime (a single ‘nest mother can be found defending true nurth communities), Green Slime (on a Major hit, the target suffers 1hp of permanent damage – double for Extraordinary), Shrieker (guardians), Death Fungus (violet).

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