Psilocybe arena

Located in the Kingdom of Aurea, The Psilocybe has had great religious and historical importance, transformed today into a hub for entertainment and military training.

Life
Many moons ago there stood a great tree which towered over Aurea, known as The Tree of Whispers. The winds that swept into the bay and through the branches of the tree could be heard in the surrounding towns and cities and as such drew many people to the tree as a sacred place - including the native shamans.

Death
Over time the tree began to become noticeably damaged, unsure of the cause the Morikomi Shamans directed their attention at not only finding out why, but treating and delaying further damage as best they could. In time the tree was not the only thing taking a turn, flora and fauna in the mountains were starting to die off as the tree was turning to a state of abandonment. The Shamans returned to their mountains, not to be seen again for a long while.

Eventually the damage to the tree grew too large and had rotted from the inside, leaving just its stump surrounded in scraps of bark. The island became largely unusable due to the sheer amount of debris.

Rebirth
Many more moons passed before the true power of the tree was to be seen. A lot of the fallen bark and debris over time had broken down and resurfaced the island making it the perfect bed for various fungi to grow, and did they grow… soon some of which were towering over the stump itself!

With new activity on the island, we once again heard from the Shamans who emerged from their mountains and studied the mushrooms that had grown from their once sacred tree remains. Using their knowledge of nature they extracted chemicals from the fungi and began experimenting. Unlike similar hallucinogenic mushrooms, the mind-altering effects could be seen and felt in reality - with reports of people floating off their feet while partaking.

Renaissance
Nowadays, long past the need to experiment on fungi or preserve the stump - the island has seen more military and entertainment use, hosting games and drunken brawls within the carved out trunk. Many combatants have said to have felt ‘something’ while in the ring, not just from adrenaline, but the tree itself.