Ghost Tendrils

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# Description
A pale collection of tendrils, the fungus crawls along the ground looking for recent corpses. Once it locates a suitable host, it quickly spreads tendrils throughout the limbs of the creature, and begins a process of limited reanimation. 
The tendrils avoid sunlight whenever possible, as it causes the fungus to quickly dry out and perish. Thus, the fungus is often found in subterranean locations, such as crypts or in some locations of the Underdark. Local subterranean races that are aware of the fungus often dismember or burn their dead to prevent the fungus from spreading.
 
# Natural Range
Underground
 
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# Common Use(s)
## Unaltered Form
While within the corpse, the fungus moves about in whatever form of locomotion the corpse was capable of in life, although lack of fine motor control often causes the corpse to stumble about on all four limbs. The fungus then searches for other possible hosts to embed with spores, often attacking warm living targets. 
 
Once embedded, the fungus require 1d6+4 hours to reach maturity where it can reanimate the host corpse.
 
## As an Ingredient
- Can be processed to produce  [[material/essence-of-life|Essence of Life]]
- Can be used in potion making
 
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# Distribution
## Trade & Market
 
Can be found for sale by herbalists or in magic/alchemical supply shops. Occasionally, a potion maker may be persuaded to part with some but it will be with a 20%-50% markup.
 
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## Law & Regulation
 
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**Value:** 26 gp<br>
**Rarity:** Rare<br>
**Related Professions**<br>
 
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