Black mushroom

Black mushroom
Released							11 April 2005 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							The Golem, Shadow of the Storm, Land of the Goblins
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Destroy							Drop
Examine							It looks horrible.
Values
Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							0.01 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							4620

The black mushroom is a quest item in The Golem, Shadow of the Storm and Land of the Goblins quests, found in the ruins beneath Uzer and in the Goblin Cave.

When used with a pestle and mortar and a vial in the inventory, black dye is made, which is used to dye several items black.

Products

Item		Members	Skills	XP	Materials
	Black dye		None	None	1 × Vial 1 × Black mushroom

Changes

Date	Changes
9 February 2022 (update)	The "Eat" option was removed from the item.

Trivia

• The name, shape, and properties of this fungi are a reference to real-world ink cap mushrooms, Coprinopsis atramentaria, which were historically used for ink or dye. They also tend to be inedible, though not particularly harmful.
• Prior to the release of Land of the Goblins, the black mushroom had an "Eat" option. When eaten, it had no effects and healed no Hitpoints, but the player received a chatbox message stating "Eugh! It tastes horrible, and stains your fingers black."