Archivum Honkai: Star Rail

Part I

Blue Lamp Umbrella

"What Exactly Is an Umbrella?"

Blue lamp umbrella is a type of fungi that is commonly found growing near geomarrow. Small-sized fruiting body, flat cap with a dimple and gills, 0.5–2 cm in diameter, smooth, dry, with its color fading from cyan to light-blue, becoming lighter towards the center. The stipe is 3–5 cm, 1 mm or thicker, smooth, curved, and hollow. The cap is covered in shining dust, making the mushroom give off a blue glow in the dark.

This Blue Lamp Umbrella is edible, but this is not recommended because its flesh is hard to chew. It's used primarily by some clinics for pharmaceutical purposes. Fungi of the Blue Lamp family have analgesic effects, which have proven effective for trigeminal neuralgia, migraines, fracture pains, and rheumatoid arthritis. The discovery of this fungi has done wonders for miners who commonly suffer from these problems. Its name "umbrella" was borrowed from a common object to describe its shape, but over time, underground people forgot what an umbrella was.


Corrosive Ore Moss

"Random thoughts creep up in an abandoned mine lit up by an eerie green light."

Corrosive ore moss is a small plant with subspherical reflex cells on top, usually found in cave entrances or abandoned geomarrow mines. The plant absorbs the moisture and organic matter in the air through its compact structure, secreting acidic substances constantly during the growth process. In geomarrow mines, the acidic substances dissolve geomarrow powder, creating a chemical reaction that will release weak light and energy.

Its strong protonema is usually round and can reflect or refract light into a greenish glow. In the depths of a cave where there is almost no light, this moss is still capable of using photosynthesis to survive. There is an ecological phenomenon, known as the "Moss Corridor" where the mossy overgrowth expands to unimaginable proportions inside a Geomarrow mine.


Zombie General

"This really is a zombie..."

The zombie general is not an actual zombie, nor is it a real general, it's just the name of a dead giant banyan tree. The giant banyan tree existed long before the Eternal Freeze. This single tree extended to form an entire forest and a famous eco-attraction. To extend their respect, the people at the time named this tree "General Sherba." When the Eternal Freeze came about, the exposed parts of General Sherba died in the frost and snow. However, in its slow process of agony and death, the roots of General Sherba kept growing and took over underground water sources to absorb even more energy. The expansion of its underground root system continued even after the main tree had died.

The elder members of the Geomarrow Development Group were shocked the first time they ran into the roots because Belobog was more than a hundred kilometers away from the general. From this point on, the ever-growing roots were referred to by the people as the "zombie general." Even to this day, the zombie general still acts as a very important source of materials for the Underworld and its people. As for the overall cultivation of the roots, it would be safe to say that less than 1% of it has been tapped into.