BLACKSPORE

BLACKSPORE

  While the Thief Guild rarely passes moral judgement, no other device in 
its long history has created more controversy and spilled blood over attempts
to cull and ban its use.

  Wraith Blood, Virigoth's Seed, Death's Touch or more commonly blackspore is
a near invisible spore of an extremely rare fungus. While it is occasionally
found in dark, evil forests devoid of sunlight, it is almost always present
near shores of the Isle of Souls, and harvested by daring thieves, or healers
who dedicate their lives to destroying this vile fungus.

  Normally dormant and often carried on the wind, or objects small and large
it almost instantaneously matures when in near proximity of any living thing.
Then a slight motion or a gust of wind sets it off releasing the most foul
and potent plagues known to mortals.  Whole villages are said to be wiped
clean by this vile mushroom, and far more thieves have died to it then
have used it successfully.

See also: MAGIC TRAPS