![]() ![]() It can be found on Level 1 in the Cathedral (Normal difficulty). The Black Mushroom is an item used to craft the Staff of Herding, which can be used to gain access to Whimsyshire. I had to have a healer finish the job." At this point he trailed off, lost in whatever regrets he has endured to this day.Black mushroom patch (left), the black mushroom as an item (right) He hit me with a glancing blow as I fled, but even that was enough to take my arm almost clean off. I couldn't face that thing it was all just too horrible. I admit it: I ran, left my fellows to die. And suddenly he was on us we couldn't shake him. and there was blood, and bodies – everywhere I turned, some new horror confronted me. I was so terrified I don't think I could understand it, but he kept repeating it, over and over." The adventurer shuddered at the remembrance. I can't even recollect what he was saying. this horrid voice that I can only describe as the sound of a saw ripping through bone. We got disoriented, which was easy to do. ![]() I don't think you could ever really be prepared for something like that. There were so many of them, all horns and flashes of red, attacking us from all sides. I found myself easing a bit closer so as not to miss a single detail. But we were pulling ourselves through – I had started to come out the other side, where you start to ease into that unsettled feeling and use it to drive yourself forward." It was at this point that his mood noticeably darkened. Your hands get slick with sweat, and your sword is hard to grasp correctly.you really doubt your sanity in being down there, facing something like that. You think you're prepared, but there's just something that sticks in your gut, this horrible feeling. I've faced the undead several times, but you never get used to it. When I didn't, he continued, "That's right, undead. Once inside, we were set upon by the undead," and he paused to see if I would laugh in disbelief at this. And let me tell you, I never smelled death like I did in that place. Now, me and my mates, we didn't want to admit we were scared, so after we ran out of excuses to avoid it, we made our way inside. Truth is, there was something evil coming out of that old church: you could feel it. "When we got to Tristram, we took our time before we got down to the business of actually going into the cathedral. Obviously he was attempting to ease his tension by making light of the whole event. "It ever strike you as strange that wherever monsters are stirring up trouble, that's where you'll find the most treasure? Why can't there ever be a big haul in a safe place?". "We'd all heard about the weird goings-on in Tristram, but we were drawn by the prospect of getting our hands on some of that loot we heard they were bringing up by the cartload." He paused thoughtfully for a moment and scratched the stub where his left arm had once been. In order to shed light on the many mysteries of the old cathedral, I sought out an old adventurer who had braved its ancient passageways, which were said to lead to the Hells themselves. Legend has it that the original monastery was built over the vault where the mythical Diablo was imprisoned, and that his supposed release led to the horrors we all now associate with the name Tristram. Originally built as a Horadric monastery sometime around 912 (see my entries pertaining to ancient mystical traditions for more information on the secretive Horadric order), the building was later converted to a Zakarum cathedral. After seeing the remains of Tristram for myself, I felt the need to search out further information on what it was about the corridors and dungeons underneath its old cathedral that held such mystique.
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