The Swirlshroom grows in a ring that then twists round itself, forming a sheltered pod for spores that are later ejected through the roof. They grow large enough to provide shelter for troglodytes, and entire villages may be formed out of a Swirlshroom forest with little effort. Swirls remain tough and malleable when heated even after death, making them one of the most coveted construction materials.
Most bizarrely, Swirls have evolved a highly alien pan-dimensional intelligence; the larger the forest, the greater the recursive analytical loop it forms. As such, villagers usually only excise elements with the agreement of the Swirl gestalt.
The witch-wizard Amazda is depicted above, standing before her beloved shelter Primordium, with whom she would frequently commune. It gave her a particularly odd perspective on reality, and her enhanced magic was supreme for decades.
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