Jade Lake.<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>(http://41.media.tumblr.com/3c6cc971718a028eb2eca6bdba3aa7b1/tumblr_o48nqsrYYD1sm45xjo2_540.jpg)</td><td><strong>Mushroom Warrior</strong><br/>In the mossy streams and ivy hollows of Jade Lake the mushroom warriors harvest all types of plant for nefarious purposes. The humanoids communicate among themselves with a rubbery, birdlike language incomprehensible to most. Perhaps due to their poisonous bodies, mushroom warriors move slowly and methodically but with a decided hostility toward the natives of Bastion, seeing every adventurer as potential fertilizer for fungal farms. They're believed to make hermit-homes in shallow lake caves disconnected from the mines, which have been discovered decorated with luminescent paste and simple pictograms.</td></tr><tr><td>(http://40.media.tumblr.com/bffc7caad1ffd274eeecc9832ea9f2eb/tumblr_o48nqsrYYD1sm45xjo3_1280.jpg)</td><td><strong>Mushroom Pygmy</strong><br/>The allies of the mushroom warriors are grown from vegetable material into a wide variety of shapes. Although they lack the intelligence of their creators and are little threat to most seasoned adventurers, pygmies may shriek, shed dangerous spores, or even explode if agitated. They have no concept of free will and loyally serve their masters even to certain death, sometimes going so far as to follow an intruder for miles only to detonate.</td></tr><tr><td>(http://40.media.tumblr.com/627ac9120cf01645bfb5af8478964f82/tumblr_o48nqsrYYD1sm45xjo1_540.jpg)</td><td><strong>Kappa</strong><br/>The aquatic goblins who dwell beneath Jade Lake's green waters are a warlike species betrayed by their conch shell armor. Warband tactics serve the kappa well as one warrior retreats into its borrowed shell while others emerge to attack from behind. The language of kappa is similar to that of other goblinoids, but primitive, owing to long years of isolation and worship of strange, bloated lakebed gods. Treasures raided from the surface are believed to be tributes for their aquatic shrines, which line Jade Lake's murky depths like sores as the kappa grow in number and strength.</td></tr><tr><td>(http://41.media.tumblr.com/4a6472696fcd7f7b37b0fd7d02e430bf/tumblr_o48nqsrYYD1sm45xjo6_500.jpg)</td><td><strong>Sea Star</strong><br/>Arcane powers weave at the tentacle-tips of the freshwater monstrosities kappa worship as gods. These decadent, all but immobile lumps consider all other creatures inferior, but tolerate the worship of primitive tribes and will enter into fickle, easily abandoned pacts of protection with adorers. A sea star will never tolerate another of its kind, however, and surprisingly complex politics may drive the normally aquatic monsters up onto shore in search of a kappa tribe to subvert.</td></tr><tr><td>(http://36.media.tumblr.com/d3381fb32cd569d3bbc9e6d3e8b8520f/tumblr_o48nqsrYYD1sm45xjo5_1280.jpg)</td><td><strong>Fishmonger</strong><br/>These round, blubber-insulated humanoids erect camps along the shore of the lake to capture fish and make war with the hated kappa. Fishmongers remain neutral to Bastion concerns and will tolerate visitors, but may quickly turn hostile if their hospitality is abused. Their oral tradition dates back to the supposed creation of Skyreach, and they weave many symbolic patterns into their highly sought master crafts. Unfortunately, fishmongers do not honor the value of gold; those who wish to trade must first endear themselves to the tribe, which can be a lengthy or dangerous prospect.</td></tr></tbody></table>