Worms
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Initial Player
Reputation |
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Parent Faction
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Relationships
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Arachnids: Neutral0 Reputation |
Interested
in Learning |
underground locations |
Interested
in Sharing |
underground locations |
Old?Whether this faction existed during the
sultanate, which determines if they: |
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ID?Use this ID to Wish for faction reputation
Example: factionrep:Worms:100 |
Worms |
Infobox data from game version 2.0.201.67
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Worms are a faction of tunneling annelids. They are hostile to the player by default. Worms other than leeches have almost no presence on Qud's surface, instead living underground and in ruins. The corpses of certain worms and mollusks are possible requirements for curing fungal infections.
Combat Overview
Worms burrow. A 
worm of the earth digs through walls using its 
gnashing beak, while 
seedsprout worms and 
bone worms burrow under the ground, leaving a trail of walls. A 
waveform worm burrows through physical space itself, leaving a trail of irresistible damage. Worms generally wield a natural cudgel on their body slot, usually called crushing bands. However, some have natural axes in the form of their bites, allowing them to cleave a target - burrowing through 
AV.
Worms have another specialty: regenerating their bodies. The 
Regeneration mutation is common among worms; however, some worms have a different approach: according to their descriptions, 
segmented mirthworms and worms of the earth reproduce by harmlessly dividing themselves. This behavior was inspired by a myth; in real life, severed parts regrowing into new worms is seen in flatworms, not earthworms.
As with other creatures who naturally lack legs, worms cannot be knocked prone.
Culture
Worms share almost all of their culture, including their naming convention, with the more surface-friendly Mollusks. The exceptions to this are mostly due to differences in the two factions' biology. Worms and mollusks are hostile towards one another despite their similarities.
One poetic feature of 
worm cherubim is their "geometric simplicity." The traditions of a village populated by worms may celebrate a lack of arms and legs.
Worms who live in a village become notorious for making worm stew: any stew, with one additional ingredient.
Creatures in the Worms Faction
leech (Level 6)
knollworm (Level 7)- segmented mirthworm (Level 7)
- worm of the earth (Level 7)
bloated leech (Level 8)
plated knollworm (Level 8)- seedsprout worm (Level 9)
girshworm (Level 14)- waveform worm (Level 25)
- bone worm (Level 26)
mechanical worm cherub (Level 31)- worm cherub (Level 40)
Items that affect Worm Reputation
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Trivia
- Worms as a faction have a history of taxonomic mismatches.
- Both leeches and bloated leeches were originally Mollusks before being regrouped with Qud's other annelids.
- Both
twinning lampreys and 
trining lampreys, jawless fish, were originally members of the Worms faction, and may still appear in the lair of a legendary Worm.
- Both