The Forbidden Garden of Thay (#9/30; #252/365)
"A horticultural oasis where various kinds of edible fungi are grown by green-fingered workers, overseen by demonic master-gardeners; the harvested fungal delicacies are distributed under armed guard, far and wide to palaces across the Demonic Planes."
Vade Mecum Infernum by Aughm Lightchaser (p. 33)
The Forbidden Garden of Thay is one of the foremost fungi cultivation centres on the Plane of Rust. Run for centuries by the resolute Rust Demon Arg-Rth-V-Gl ('Latent roots of mycosis stretching deep across the underworld'), and a devout cadre of sapient Wood Demons, the Garden is a true site of pilgrimage for anyone remotely interested in all matters of fungal lore.Taking the appearance of an immense fortress enclosing a bewitching jungle of rare and gigantic fungi, its black stone walls are patrolled by Mantis Demon sentries and Vorpit conscripts, while Qagdin and Clones toil in the luxuriant gardens below.
The attached library and research facilities house a bewildering array of tomes and grimoires, and laboratories staffed with Fiend truthseekers, watching over heated bubbling glassware. Currently a visiting scholar is Krawdora of Weirtown, a Gallantarian sage and specialist in moulds and fungi. Krawdora thinks she is helping with matters of great importance as part of a positive Demon attitude adjustment exchange program, but in reality Arg is testing new types of spore cloud technology. The Rust Demon is attempting to control Krawdora with these spores, and through her access the libraries of the Royal Lendle Halls of Learning. Arg is obsessed with acquiring lore and knowledge and wishes to compare archives to see if they are missing anything. Thus does the law of Fungi, for Arg is secretly a cultist of Myknosis the Fungus God, expand across the universe!
For generating random fungi contents of the Forbidden Garden, we recommend the Random Fungi Generator, or the Chaos Plant entry in the Titan Herbal (pp. 26-27).
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