Wurms

A type of gigantic worm, living under the ground in fine-grained sand deserts. The wurm has a set of three jaws, containing several curved teeth for grappling its prey. Its rear end has several powerful hooks which are not for defense but rather to let the wurm have a firm position in the sand.

The common tactic is for the wurm to contract its body as much as possible and assume a vertical position beneath the sand. When it senses a prey moving above the ground it shoots itself up and tries to bite it. If it can it will swallow its prey whole, otherwise it will just grab a hold and wait for the prey to die from blood loss or the desert heat. An adult wurm is close to 10 meters long and can by then easily swallow a person whole. Wurms continue to grow their entire life as long as they are regularly fed. A wurm with plenty of food can over time reach lengths of up to 30 meters.

The wurm lives both on land and in sandy plains under the water. The Ten Makao desert in the Southlands is rightly feared for the number of wurms present.