Tunnel worms were a rare species of insect related to giant centipedes.[3][1]
Description[]
On average the body of a tunnel worm grew to be around 25 to 30 feet (7.6 to 9.1 meters) in length.[3][1] Their burrows were 2 ft (0.61 m) in diameter.[3]
Behavior[]
These creatures had rather aggressive demeanors.[3]
Combat[]
Tunnel worms typically hid near the hidden entrance to their burrows, waiting for prey to pass. Whenever one did, the creature would lunge out from their hidden burrow and seize prey in their mandibles.[3][1]
A tunnel worm crawls out of a brick wall.
History[]
In 1357 DR, tunnel worms could occasionally be found in the sewers beneath Waterdeep.[4]
Ecology[]
These creatures laid their eggs on corpses.[3][1]
Diet[]
Tunnel worms were a carnivorous species[1] of predators and scavengers, who largely fed upon carrion and dragged corpses back to their lairs.[3]
Habitats[]
These creatures were typically found inhabiting subterranean areas,[1] such as caves and dungeons, where they lived in burrows which honeycombed the walls.[3] Their lairs often had treasure within them from previous victims.[3][1]
Beyond Toril, tunnel worms (or creatures that were nearly indistinguishable from them) could be found on the planet of Armistice.[5]
Usages[]
Stew made from tunnel worms was an exotic dish in the city of Menzoberranzan.[6]
Rumors & Legends[]
The planet of Armistice was rumored to be home to an aquatic offshoot of tunnel worms, which grew to twice the size of their terrestrial counterparts.[5]
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Notes[]
- ↑ The 2nd edition alignment given in the original source is "Nil", which should be read as Neutral according to this Sage Advice answer by Skip Williams in Dragon Magazine Issue #155: "The nil alignment rating is a holdover from an early draft of the Monstrous Compendium material. Originally, a rating of nil indicated that a creature was not intelligent enough to have an alignment at all. However, the nil rating was dropped during rewriting and should have been replaced with the neutral alignment."
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 David "Zeb" Cook, et al. (1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume Two. (TSR, Inc), p. 139. ISBN 0-8803-8753-X.
- ↑ Skip Williams (March 1990). “Sage Advice”. In Roger E. Moore ed. Dragon #155 (TSR, Inc.), p. {Template:1.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Gary Gygax (August 1983). Monster Manual II 1st edition. (TSR, Inc), p. 128. ISBN 0-88038-031-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1987). Waterdeep and the North. (TSR, Inc), p. 27. ISBN 0-88038-490-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nigel Findley (July 1991). Practical Planetology. (TSR, Inc.), p. 11. ISBN 156-076134-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1992). Menzoberranzan (The City). Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc), p. 50. ISBN 1-5607-6460-0.
Connections[]
Unique Worms
Bore • H'Calos • Haask • Iron
Related Creatures
Bore (Gondar imitation) • Grick • Neothelid • Psurlon • Soul larva • Tenebrous • Thoqqua • Tube • Tunnel