Fiction:The Firmament/Agari

Agaris are a species of elusive and innocent humanoid mushroom people who sprout from fairy rings.

Biology
Agaris resemble mushrooms in a humanoid stance, with pairs of stubby arms and legs ending in fingerless hands and toeless feet. Their heads possess a large mushroom cap which obscures their faces at times, which hold a pair of black, beady eyes and no other features; they possess nothing resembling a mouth, nose or ears. Most agaris are little more than 0,6 meters tall and live up to 3 years; they are born tiny, before experiencing a quick period of growth until they reach their max age, where their caps explode into a cloud of spores and the creature expires.

Ecology
Agaris spend their short-lived existences by frolicking around the fairy rings they grow from, playing, dancing and cultivating more mushrooms around the area they live in. They have been sighted in all continents, though their origins are unknown. Scholars are unsure if the race is truly sentient; they clearly understand language (being most receptive by the tongues of plants and fey), but do not speak, build societies or display any culture. Those who interact with them liken their behavior to curious children or dogs, and they treat any non-hostile creature in their vicinity as a friend.

Agaris are considered a delicacy by most omnivorous predators, and notably, dwarves; some brewing guilds from Khargramnir are known to make alcoholic beverages out of agari fluids, though most other races find it appalling and barbaric. Indeed, it is a matter of great discussion among the dwarven clans themselves, and the older veterans of dwarven holds often grumble over the guilds "fighting over whether it is wrong to eat mushrooms just because they can walk".

Abilities
Agaris are extremely peaceful creatures and cannot protect themselves if threatened by others. Their only true ability is to absorb nutrients from decaying matter in a similar way to common mushrooms, allowing them both to feed and contribute to the cycle of life in the woodlands they inhabit.