#crucibulum

This is the first party of characters from playtests of my tarot based survival horror TTRPG Crucibulum. I painted this over a year ago in the midst of grief over losing a dear friend. I think now that I'm generally out of that pit of depression, that Crucibulum as a whole was a grief project. It got to be too much. I had to put it down.

Kew Gardens, London, UK, October 2019

Bird’s nest fungi (Crucibulum laeve)

These tiny mushrooms are difficult to spot, being tiny and well camoflaged, but once you’ll see them you’ll start noticing hundreds in groups on surrounding rotten wood. 

The first, browning group are most likely common bird’s next fungi (C. laeve), but I wouldn’t feel confident making a definite ID. The second, more grey specimens I’m even less confident of - possibly they’re older, greying specimens of the same common bird’s nest, or possibly another species in the Nidulariaceae family.

Crucibulum laeve (birds nest fungi)