(The following was found stuffed behind one of the rotten wooden bookcases we were removing. Its a bit tatered but I think you will find it an insightful read.)
The Children of Ortet - Chapter 1 - The Aerated helmet - Entry 1
By far one of my greatest blights is my stumped hand, though i feel nothing from it. It still bleeds, my divine ichor dripping upon the ground. Vampirism and the blood of a beast long forgotton have mutated my once mundane blood into something arcane. I had first noticed its effects upon my potted plump helmet, when moistising the soil. A drop of my ichor would always fall into the pot, sinking into the muddy abyss. At first nothing seemed amis, however over the coming days, the mushroom once a vibrant purple now a dull lavendar colour. Its roots once thin and clustered, grew thicker and branched. Its roots began to bud as the soil was replaced with think pale lavendar mycelium. The fruit of the plant were smaller than plump helmets but were more pointy compared the flatter helmet of the plump helmets fruit.
I return the next day to observe its status only to find it had started to show signs of withering. The farmers guild took a look but were of no use, the plant withered rapidly, its thick chunky roots shriviling up to withered tendrels that crumbled under the lightest of breeze. Some of the newest helmets still had some life to them, saving them and repeating the steps that had created the original. Ichor and all.
Needless to say, its effect is both facisinating and terrifing. Further research required.
Upon necropsy of the withered plump helmet, changes to its structures and behavior clearly differentiate it from the plump helmet species. As a result I shall refer to this new branch of the plump helmet family; Aerated Helmet. The root structures of the withered Aerated helmet produced a black tar like substance that is slightly acidic. Further testing to determine potential uses for this substance are warrented.
(This is clearly a work of fiction, please repair the binding and touch up the cover before returning it to the fiction section)