B004 Sporeshade Grotto

B004 Sporeshade Grotto

Field	Value
BiomeID	004
Biome name	Sporeshade Grotto
Climate	SUBSURFACE_CAVERN
Difficulty	7
Starting control	F10 Nightroot Conclave
Primary hazard	Toxic Spore Inhalation
Signature resource	Void Spore Cluster
MysteryZone	False
Continent	CONT_VERDANIA
Region	Verdania — Underground (Sporeshade)
Elevation_m	-400
Status	LIVE_CANON
Source	LIVE/DATA/biome_registry_v5.7.4.json

Ground

A vast underground grotto blanketed in fungal canopy that filters dim light through layers of spore-laden air. Every surface is colonized by competing mycological organisms. Movement disturbs spore clouds that alter perception and plant seeds in lungs.

Settlements

Name	Type	Population	Controlling faction
Sporeshade Settlement	Faction Outpost	1500	F10 Nightroot Conclave
Canopy Hollow	primary	N/A	F10 Nightroot Conclave
Myco Shrine	secondary	N/A	F10 Nightroot Conclave

Settlement pages: Canopy Hollow, Myco Shrine, Sporeshade Settlement. All settlements: Settlements.

Factions present

Faction	Where recorded
F10 Nightroot Conclave	Starting control. Home faction on the biome record. Every recorded settlement and every recorded NPC in Sporeshade Grotto.

No other faction is recorded on a Sporeshade Grotto NPC row or settlement row.

The faction named as starting control in the header holds the biome at the start. Control can change during play, and quests follow whoever controls the biome at the time.

Resources

Full table with IDs and node details: B004 Sporeshade Grotto/Resources.

• Ancient Gloomfungus Cap (GATHERABLE, Legendary)
• Cave Crystal (Spore) (GATHERABLE, Rare)
• Darkness Ore (Spore) (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Memory Moss (Spore) (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Cavern Clay (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Cavern Stone (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Gloomfungus Cap (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Refined Shadow Resin (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Sporecap Fiber (Spore) (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Spores Cavern Stone (GATHERABLE, Common)
• Spores Gloomfungus Cap (GATHERABLE, Uncommon)
• Spores Nightroot Extract (GATHERABLE, Epic)

Signature, primary, secondary, and minerals

These rows are recorded on the B004 resource table and were not in the gatherable list above.

ID	Name	Type	Rarity
SIG-004	Void Spore Cluster	SIGNATURE	Rare–Legendary
PRI-004	Sporeshade Mycelium	PRIMARY	Uncommon–Rare
SEC-004	Grotto Dew Crystal	SECONDARY	Common–Uncommon
MIN-COM-CAV	Cavite	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-DAM	Damp Limestone	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-COM-GRO	Grotto	Common Mineral	Common
MIN-RARE-SPO	Sporeglass	Rare Mineral	Rare
MIN-RARE-MYC	Myco Crystal	Rare Mineral	Rare

Harvest

The harvestable index records counts for biome 004 only: flora 4, ore 3, trees 3, total 10. That index does not name the rows, so those three counts are not assigned to names here.

Named flora recorded for Sporeshade Grotto:

ID	Name	Harvestable
FLORA-CAVE-004	Cavemoss	Yes
FLORA-GROT-004	Grotto Canopy Fern	Yes
FLORA-NIGH-004	Nightroot	Yes
FLORA-VOID-004	Void Spore Bloom	Yes
FLORA-SPOR-004	Sporeshade Mycelium	No
FLORA-CAVE-004	Cave Luminweed	No
FLORA-BLIN-004	Blind Root	No — Protected
FLORA-FUNG-004	Fungal Shelf	No

Four flora rows are marked harvestable. That matches the harvestable index count of 4. Two flora rows share the id FLORA-CAVE-004. That duplicate is left as recorded. The ecological-role cell says PROTECTED SPECIES on Sporeshade Mycelium, Cave Luminweed, Blind Root, and Fungal Shelf. Only Blind Root's harvestable cell says No — Protected. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Not recorded: a named tree list, and a named ore list that matches the index counts of 3 and 3.

Deep zone

Field	Value
Deep zone	Deep Sporeshade — Deep Spore Chamber
Layout	Deep Grotto Descent
Max players	6
Lockout hours	72
Boss name	Ancient Grotto Walker — Deep Form
Ground note	The Deep Spore Chamber has never been accessible to surface explorers. The Deep Zone system reveals what the biome contains at its most dangerous depth.

Boss

Field	Value
Boss	Ancient Grotto Walker, Ancient of Biome 004
Difficulty	T3_Heroic
Recommended party	4
Damage type	Physical
Arena	Canopy Hollow
Arena description	The boss encounter takes place in the heart of Sporeshade Grotto's most extreme terrain feature. The arena is shaped by subsurface cavern conditions — no neutral ground exists. In 0.68g, player jump arcs extend 47% further than Earth-equivalent, and boss knockback sends players 35% further than expected.
Arena size (m)	116
Arena terrain	Toxic spore cavern network
Arena hazard	Toxic Spore Inhalation
Unique material	Spore Scale
Ground blurb	The Spore Prowler the Ancient is the apex expression of Sporeshade Grotto's ecosystem — a creature that has been shaped by subsurface cavern conditions across centuries of adaptation in 0.68g. It is not simply dangerous. It is what Sporeshade Grotto would be if the biome could choose to fight.

Weather

The atmosphere row records weather patterns Spore Mist, Humid Still, and Fungal. Those three names are not rows in the weather table. Six weather rows are recorded for Sporeshade Grotto.

ID	Name	Code	Game effect	Spawn entries	Night mult above 2.0
WX-004-STORM	Storm	STORM	Severe visibility reduction. Player movement restricted. Pack predators shelter. Ambush predators peak activity.	12	3
WX-004-ASH	Ashfall	ASH	Reduces visibility. Ash-adapted creatures +15% aggro. Node guardian activity increases. Void Spore Cluster harvest modified.	9	1
WX-004-SNOW	Cold Event	SNOW	Winter only. Fauna density minimum. Node guardians reduced patrol. Resource yield -20% all types.	13	4
WX-004-ANY	Any Weather	ANY	Weather-independent spawn — present in all conditions.	10	1
WX-004-RAIN	Rain/Mist	RAIN	Rare moisture event. Suppresses primary hazard temporarily. Most comfortable traversal conditions.	12	2
WX-004-CLEAR	Clear Sky	CLEAR	Maximum K3V amber light. Visibility maximum. Best navigation conditions. Standard resource yields.	14	1

Mobs

Eight named mobs are recorded. One further row records 62 additional spawn-table entries that are not named. Those 62 are not listed as species here. That summary row records 11 corrupted variants and 0 event overrides. Its weather distribution cells are all zero.

ID	Name	Archetype	HP	Creature ID	Node guardian
MOB-004-01	Sporeshade	Large Herbivore	146	CR00211	False
MOB-004-02	Veilgrub	Swift Scout	81	CR00212	False
MOB-004-03	Mycohorn	Pack Predator	97	CR00213	False
MOB-004-04	Darkspore	Ambush Predator	95	CR00214	False
MOB-004-05	Rootwatcher	Elemental Creature	117	CR00215	False
MOB-004-06	Cavenmoss	Ancient Walker	230	CR00216	False
MOB-004-07	Gloomspore	Scavenger	105	CR00217	False
MOB-004-08	Shaderoot	Node Guardian	169	CR00218	True

Nodes

Ten network nodes are recorded. Four are positive and six are negative. The node profile records dominant NEGATIVE, density high, base respawn 96 minutes, and modifier 1.60x.

ID	Name	Type	Location	Signature resource growth	Guardian
NODE_004_P01	Sporeshade Primary Anchor	POSITIVE	Located at the summit of the primary terrain feature, where K3V light exposure is maximum. Within the Canopy Hollow zone.	No	None
NODE_004_P02	Sporeshade Light Node 2	POSITIVE	Located within the main resource cluster, feeding crystal growth. Within the Myco Shrine zone.	No	None
NODE_004_P03	Sporeshade Light Node 3	POSITIVE	Located at the convergence of the two largest named locations. Within the Myco Shrine zone.	No	None
NODE_004_P04	Sporeshade Light Node 4	POSITIVE	Located near the biome's primary water source or geological anchor. Within the Myco Shrine zone.	No	None
NODE_004_N01	Sporeshade Void Node 1	NEGATIVE	Located in the deepest depression of the biome's terrain, where void energy pools. The primary hazard (Toxic Spore Inhalation) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_004_N02	Sporeshade Void Node 2	NEGATIVE	Located at the most hazardous point of the primary hazard zone. The primary hazard (Toxic Spore Inhalation) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_004_N03	Sporeshade Void Node 3	NEGATIVE	Located beneath the primary ambush predator territory centre. The primary hazard (Toxic Spore Inhalation) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_004_N04	Sporeshade Void Node 4	NEGATIVE	Located at the outer boundary of the biome, where it transitions to adjacent terrain. The primary hazard (Toxic Spore Inhalation) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_004_N05	Sporeshade Void Node 5	NEGATIVE	Located within the node guardian's primary patrol circuit centre. The primary hazard (Toxic Spore Inhalation) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present
NODE_004_N06	Sporeshade Void Node 6	NEGATIVE	Located at the lowest point of any geological feature — voids sink. The primary hazard (Toxic Spore Inhalation) is most intense within 20m of this node.	Yes — unresolved token {sig_res} within 40m	Present

World events

Three world events are recorded. Where the duration cell and the notes cell disagree, both figures are left as recorded.

ID	Name	Type	Duration cell	Cooldown cell	Broadcast	Trigger	Notes duration
WE0010	Mass Mycelium Bloom	Environmental	30min	24hr	FALSE	RANDOM	45-90 minutes real-time
WE0011	Grotto Seal Event	Resource	120min	24hr	FALSE	WORLD_STATE	30 minutes real-time
WE0012	Spore Darkness	Major Transformation	0min	0hr	TRUE	PLAYER_COUNT	3-8 hours real-time

WE0010 notes: resource effect, Void Spore Cluster nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. WE0011 notes: Void Spore Cluster nodes surge, triple yield during the event. Resource bonus on that row is TRUE. WE0012 notes: Void Spore Cluster nodes restricted, hazard blocks access during the event. Affects territory is TRUE on that row. Biome state change recorded as Sporeshade Grotto_STATE_ALTERED.

Quests

• Q0028 The Myco Shrine Tax — Main — giver Wren Whispervale (NPC0022)
• Q0029 Cloth in the Canopy Hollow — Surface — giver Wren Whispervale (NPC0022)
• Q0030 The Shipment Under the Hollow — Underground — giver Brix Gloomreach (NPC0027)
• Q0031 Anchor in the Drip-Well — Aquatic — giver Zephyr Cindermere (NPC0025)
• Q0032 Five Faces for the Loom — Main — giver Wren Whispervale (NPC0022)
• Q0033 Cluster Season — Surface — giver Ashan Ashveil (NPC0024)
• Q0034 The Team That Did Not Climb — Underground — giver Zephyr Cindermere (NPC0025)
• Q0035 After the Hollow Flush — Aquatic — giver Brix Gloomreach (NPC0027)
• Q0036 The Myco Shrine Tally — Main — giver Wren Whispervale (NPC0022)

Favor

Sporeshade Grotto has its own favor track. It is separate from faction reputation and does not change the ending.

• Biome-line quests: 9. Each one gives +10 favor.
• Finish all 9 to become Favored here (+20 bonus). Highest favor: 110.
• Chain order: Q0028 → Q0029 → Q0030 → Q0031 → Q0032 → Q0033 → Q0034 → Q0035 → Q0036.
• No faction contests this biome, so favor here is never lost.
• Skipping quests gives no favor.

NPCs

Seven NPCs are recorded with location Sporeshade Grotto. Sex, age, items held, and the quests-given cell are blank on those rows. Quest givers above come from the quest table, not from the blank quests-given cell. Kinship is blank on all seven rows.

NPC ID	Name	Role	Settlement	Faction	Kinship recorded
NPC0022	Wren Whispervale	quest_giver	Canopy Hollow	F10 Nightroot Conclave	None recorded.
NPC0023	Xaris Yarrow	merchant	Canopy Hollow	F10 Nightroot Conclave	None recorded.
NPC0024	Ashan Ashveil	trainer	Canopy Hollow	F10 Nightroot Conclave	None recorded.
NPC0025	Zephyr Cindermere	lore_keeper	Canopy Hollow	F10 Nightroot Conclave	None recorded.
NPC0026	Ashan Emberfall	blacksmith	Canopy Hollow	F10 Nightroot Conclave	None recorded.
NPC0027	Brix Gloomreach	quest_giver	Canopy Hollow	F10 Nightroot Conclave	None recorded.
NPC0028	Corra Ironveil	merchant	Canopy Hollow	F10 Nightroot Conclave	None recorded.

Items

Sixteen crafted items are recorded for Sporeshade Grotto. All are crafted at Spore Press. The item table records Void Spore Cluster as the primary material on every row.

Item ID	Name	Type	Slot	Rarity	Primary material
B004_WPN_01	Sporeshade Void Edge	Weapon	Weapon	Rare	Void Spore Cluster
B004_HLM_01	Void Ward Helm	Armor	Helm	Uncommon	Void Spore Cluster
B004_CHS_01	Void Breastplate	Armor	Chest	Rare	Void Spore Cluster
B004_HND_01	Sporeshade Grips	Armor	Hands	Uncommon	Void Spore Cluster
B004_LEG_01	Sporeshade Greaves	Armor	Legs	Uncommon	Void Spore Cluster
B004_FET_01	Sporeshade Treads	Armor	Feet	Uncommon	Void Spore Cluster
B004_TRK_01	Void Relic	Trinket	Necklace	Rare	Void Spore Cluster
B004_REL_01	Sporeshade First-Stone	Trinket	Relic	Epic	Void Spore Cluster
B004_CON_01	Sporeshade Draught	Consumable		Common	Void Spore Cluster
B004_SAL_01	Sporeshade Salve	Consumable		Uncommon	Void Spore Cluster
B004_MAT_01	Refined Sporeshade Grit	Material		Common	Void Spore Cluster
B004_BAR_01	Void Ingot	Material		Rare	Void Spore Cluster
B004_TOL_01	Sporeshade Node Pick	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Void Spore Cluster
B004_KIT_01	Sporeshade Field Kit	Tool	Tool	Uncommon	Void Spore Cluster
B004_UPG_01	Void Catalyst	Upgrade Component		Rare	Void Spore Cluster
B004_FOC_01	Sporeshade Focus	Weapon	Off-Hand	Uncommon	Void Spore Cluster

Recipes

Sixteen recipes are recorded, one for each item above. Output quantity is 1. The third material cell is blank on every row, so no third material is listed. Recipe unlock cells use T1 Known, T2 Trusted, T3 Honoured, and T4 Honoured. The faction reputation row names those bands T1 Neutral, T2 Friendly, T3 Honoured, and T4 Revered. Both wordings are left as recorded.

Recipe ID	Output	Workstation	Materials	Unlock reputation
RCP_B004_WPN_01	Sporeshade Void Edge	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x9; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B004_HLM_01	Void Ward Helm	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x7; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B004_CHS_01	Void Breastplate	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x9; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B004_HND_01	Sporeshade Grips	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x7; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B004_LEG_01	Sporeshade Greaves	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x7; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B004_FET_01	Sporeshade Treads	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x7; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B004_TRK_01	Void Relic	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x9; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B004_REL_01	Sporeshade First-Stone	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x11; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T4 Honoured
RCP_B004_CON_01	Sporeshade Draught	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x5; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B004_SAL_01	Sporeshade Salve	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x7; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B004_MAT_01	Refined Sporeshade Grit	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x5; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T1 Known
RCP_B004_BAR_01	Void Ingot	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x9; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B004_TOL_01	Sporeshade Node Pick	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x7; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B004_KIT_01	Sporeshade Field Kit	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x7; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T2 Trusted
RCP_B004_UPG_01	Void Catalyst	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x9; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T3 Honoured
RCP_B004_FOC_01	Sporeshade Focus	Spore Press	Void Spore Cluster x7; Refined Sporeshade Grit x1	T2 Trusted

Image prompt

Text only. No file is uploaded. The prompt below is the recorded overview prompt for B004, followed by the ground description and settlement names already on this page.

Recorded overview prompt: ABERNON game concept art, Biome 004 Sporeshade Grotto, K3V amber light, subsurface_cavern environment, 0.68g low gravity, Nightroot Conclave faction territory, AAA game quality, cinematic painterly, panoramic establishing shot, biome landscape at K3V amber light, faction settlement visible, atmosphere establishes biome identity.

Detailed prompt for an image creator: Painterly cinematic establishing shot of Sporeshade Grotto, biome 004, subsurface cavern, under K3V amber light at 0.68g. A vast underground grotto blanketed in fungal canopy that filters dim light through layers of spore-laden air. Every surface is colonized by competing mycological organisms. Movement disturbs spore clouds that alter perception and plant seeds in lungs. Toxic Spore Inhalation is the recorded primary hazard. Void Spore Cluster is the signature resource. The Nightroot Conclave settlement Sporeshade Settlement is visible in the grotto, with Canopy Hollow and Myco Shrine in the same territory. AAA game concept art, faction territory readable in the architecture, no text in the image.

The image-prompt table also records twenty ungenerated prompts, IMG00061 through IMG00080. Each uses this recorded stem, with the type name in place of the scene type: AAA game concept art, Sporeshade Grotto, subsurface cavern biome, [type], fungal light, cavern depth, memory-haze atmosphere, Toxic Spore Inhalation environmental hazard visible, Unreal Engine 5 quality, painterly, cinematic lighting, amber K3V star palette, alien yet familiar world aesthetic.

ID	Type	Status
IMG00061	hero_landscape	UNGENERATED
IMG00062	apex_creature	UNGENERATED
IMG00063	weather_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00064	flora_closeup	UNGENERATED
IMG00065	faction_outpost	UNGENERATED
IMG00066	loading_screen	UNGENERATED
IMG00067	ambient_day	UNGENERATED
IMG00068	ambient_night	UNGENERATED
IMG00069	energy_node	UNGENERATED
IMG00070	hazard_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00071	npc_portrait	UNGENERATED
IMG00072	creature_combat	UNGENERATED
IMG00073	resource_gather	UNGENERATED
IMG00074	world_event	UNGENERATED
IMG00075	sky_atmosphere	UNGENERATED
IMG00076	underground_entrance	UNGENERATED
IMG00077	coastal_view	UNGENERATED
IMG00078	mystery_fragment	UNGENERATED
IMG00079	faction_landmark	UNGENERATED
IMG00080	player_action	UNGENERATED

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