The side quests and hidden locations inCult of the Lambare just as animated and colorful as the main questline, and easily just as weird. There’s a man that’s disguised as a fish, a grizzled old rat that likes gambling, a dark wolf that rises from the murky depths — and Sozo, a character who’s obsessed with mushrooms.
Specifically, it’s the red-and-whiteMenticide Mushroomthat Sozo pursues, and he asks the Lamb to help aid him in his quest. The Menticide Mushroom is one of the most versatile and useful items in the game.Players can use it for building, Rituals, or to complete Sozo’s quests inCult of the Lamb.
The Rot Of Anura
The realm of Bishop Heket is a decomposing forest in a state of perpetual autumn, a realm of rot and famine, which means it’s ideal for mushrooms. Here is where the Lamb will first come across both the mature version of the Menticide Mushroom, and the spores that can be collected, planted, and cultivated.
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The lost followers of Sozo have wandered into this dangerous wood, but have failed to find any mushrooms, and are afraid to return to their obsessive leader without them. Luckily,the benevolent Lamb has arrivedto deliver them instead, and the followers of Sozo reveal their dwelling on the map so that the Lamb can visit them.
Spore Grotto
Spore Grotto is home to theMushroomo Followersand the dedicated but obsessed, deeply paranoid Sozo. The first room the Lamb sees will be the quaint space where the Mushroomos have set up their humble stalls to sell Tarot Cards and Blueprints for mushroom-themed sculptures and decorations.
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Sozo can be found in thesecond room to the north,and this is where players can find his totem once they unlock it. This group will start as a rival cult to the one the Lamb is trying to build, but after helping Sozo, he will be so grateful that he will pledge his loyalty to the Lamb,and will now collect Devotionfor his new leader.
Sozo’s Quests
Sozo the NPC is virtually always standing by his tent in the second room of Spore Grotto. He wears a full backpack, complete with a bedroll, but never seems to go anywhere. He loves his mushrooms, however, and the first quest he gives the Lamb is to simply bring him10 mature Menticide Mushrooms.The Lamb gets a handyRed Crownpiecein return.
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Bring Sozo 20 more mushrooms, and he’ll teach the Lamb theBrainwashing Ritualand reward the player with another Red Crown piece. The next quest, which yields a third and final Red Crown piece, is to build a special sculpture in honor of Spore Grotto. It’s a complicated recipe that requires35 Menticide Mushrooms and 20 consecrated Gold Bars.
Acquiring Mushrooms
There are a couple of different ways the Lamb can get their hands on Menticide Mushrooms:
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