Ever wonder why those shriveled mushrooms beneath the Longevity Tree are called Elder Pines?
Legend says they're made from the sun-dried mutterings of tribal grannies, kneaded into shape by the ancestral spirit.

When three or more tribal grannies gather by the roots and start dusting off ancient gossip, their withered words seep into the ground. Come morning, you'll see the umbrellas of Elder Pine Mushrooms poking through.
Eat one, and you'll end up rambling like a tipsy mountain fowl, boasting about your Caprahorn hunt like you just defeated the Goblin King.
Empty Elder has stuck a bone spear topped with roc feathers into the patch, warning folks not to loiter and gossip there. If you're that free, go help Mushroom Elder with the mushroom beds instead.

(Though let's be honest... No one's brave enough to ask why a suspicious mushroom patch has sprouted behind Empty Elder's own treehouse...)