Glowing fungus

Glowing fungus
Released							21 December 2004 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							Haunted Mine
Properties
Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							A bizarre fungus. It glows with a pale blue light.
Values
Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							0.056 kg
Advanced data
Item ID							4075
Link							MOID

Glowing fungus is a quest item used in the Haunted Mine quest. It is obtained by picking the glowing fungus growing on the 4th level of the Abandoned Mine.

The fungus is used to light the way in the lower parts of the mine where fire-based light sources are extinguished and tinderboxes become damp tinderboxes when the player is dropped into a large pool, hence why a glowing fungus is needed.

Being used to growing in a very dark cave, the fungus is very susceptible to sunlight and will crumble to ashes if taken out of the confines of the mine or dropped. Additionally, random events like the Maze Random Event will also cause the mushroom to disintegrate.

If bringing a non-mushroom light source to the bottom floor, even inextinguishable light sources such as Kandarin headgear 1 or a Firemaking cape, it will not work. This is because when dropping into the pool, It's unlikely any of your light sources will dry off until you leave this dank cave., which renders everything but the fungus useless.

When trying to progress further into the cave down the stairs without the fungus the player will state: "It's kind of dark down here. I should probably find some form of light before going further." The player is taken to a separate "dark" map rather than the normal destination with the darkness mechanic, similar to the Temple of Ikov dungeon where the Boots of lightness are obtained.

v t e Haunted Mine
NPCs	Zealot Haze Ghost Mischievous ghost Monsters Animated spade Corpse Possessed pickaxe Skeletal miner Treus Dayth
Items	Crystal-mine key Damp tinderbox Glowing fungus Salve shard Zealot's key
Rewards	Salve amulet
Locations	Abandoned Mine
Music	Haunted Mine Spooky 2 Deep Down Chamber
Related	Quick guide Transcript Abandoned Mine Lair of Tarn Razorlor Crystal outcrop