Carbuncle Mushroom

Carbuncle Mushroom is an item formed when a fungally-festooned variant of the organism designated IS-0178 sheds or produces a mushroom. The entry denotes this mushroom as a detached fungal growth that originates specifically from the heavily fungus-covered variant of IS-0178 rather than from generic fungal sources.

This item is explicitly tied to that variant of IS-0178: descriptions across multiple languages identify the Carbuncle Mushroom as coming from or being produced by an IS-0178 variant that is particularly infested or adorned with fungi. The wording used in source texts consistently describes the mushroom as a shed or produced growth, indicating it appears separate from the host organism when encountered.

• The Carbuncle Mushroom is an item obtained from an IS-0178 variant that shows extensive fungal infestation.
• All available localization entries describe it as a mushroom that has detached from or grown on that specific variant.
• The term and its in-game identification are tied to the IS-0178 designation rather than to a general species of fungus; references emphasize the host variant’s fungal condition as the origin of the mushroom.