#stoor worm

[harpielizard]

Part 2 of creature from various folklore and mythology

[lpbestiary]

The stoor worm is a sea serpent from Scottish mythology, particularly that of the Orkney Islands. Known to be enormous and deadly, it has toxic breath capable of killing humans and blighting crops. It is often compared to Jörmungandr of Norse mythology.

The stoor worm is capable of demolishing houses with its tongue alone, and can drag entire villages into the sea. One story tells of a king who learned of the stoor worm's approached and sacrificed virgins, including his own daughter, to appease it.

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[cinemamind]

Day 26: Stoor Worm

[pookabagi]

day 26: stoor worm not many descriptions of this thing other than big smelly sea serpent so i took a few liberties

[thedinkyandstinkyfritzworkshop]

25 Dragon Species!! Eat Your Heart Out D&D!

I wanted to avoid doing the classic Chromatic and Metallic dragons since it seemed too simple considering the wide variety of dragons across the world. So here are the dragons that will be presented in Fritz Workshop!!

Amphithere: Long feathery dragon with no limbs that lives in the clouds and eat leaves and grass. The can produce large burst of wind from roars and create intense wind storms or gentle breezes with their wings.

Bakunawa: A colossal beast that looks like a serpentine salamander with long whiskers and slimy leather wings that lives deep in the seas and is awaiting the day it grow large enough to eat the sky.

Brochoc: A smaller species that is wingless and quadrupedal. They are a predatory species live in packs in desert caves or nearby volcanoes.

Cockatrice: A small species of dragons with their wings as their upper limbs. They have beaks and razor quills along their back. Their eyes can paralyze a creature and they have incredibly toxic venom that drips from their beak. They are solitary creatures that live in swamps and wetlands.

Drachen: Massive quadrupedal winged dragon. They are carnivorous but younger ones having issues hunting have been know to eat grubs and nuts. This species of dragon only produces fire and incredible strength. They are incredibly adaptable and can live in any area of the world. They typically prefer to take over small populations or create clans to conquer a territory.

Dragonborn: Human sized bipedal dragon species that lives in tribes in warm climates. They are made up of hunter gatherer focused communities and unlike most dragon species are omnivores.

Drake: Massive quadrupedal wingless dragons that breathe fire and spurt globs of magma. They live in volcanoes and caverns with magma. They are herbivores but also have been known to consume weak minerals. 

Faerie Dragon: Small and fragile dragons that can be mistaken for dragonflies with incredibly potent magic. They live in burrows or tunnels and purely eat fruits and sweet substances like honey.

Grauchiel: Large bipedal winged dragons that live in tribes on mountain tops. They are carnivorous and typically eat spiced meat. They are a culture focused around the arts and wealth. They spend their time on architecture and crafts as well as raids on nearby civilizations for precious metals, gems, and noteworthy art. 

Hydra: Massive three headed dragons that hide away in swamps. Despite their large size they are known to mostly forage for mushrooms and grubs and only rarely need to fill up by hunting prey. They have the amazing ability to regenerate a head and a spare when decapitated. They also wield incredibly toxic venom that they can spray on a group of foes. Each head will act upon its own accord.

Iensaur: Long and agile wingless dragons the leap from branch to branch to catch small prey. They are light and fast dragons that have paralyzing venom in heir spit that they capture their prey with.

Lindwyrm: Small and thin dragons that only have upper limbs and no wings. They are herbivores and typically eat vegetables, tubers, and grains - their favorite food seems to be nuts but they aren’t that good for them. They are mostly subservient to other species of dragons or generally more powerful beings. They have no special abilities but have incredibly loyal ambitions and are typically witty.

Pseudodragon: Tiny frog sized dragons that resembles the Drachen and has similar fire breathing abilities. Like the Lindwyrm they are typically subservient to stronger beings but most common humanoid species see these creature more like pets. Most people feed them grubs or small bits of nuts.

Quetzalcoatl: A giant serpentine dragon coated in wonderfully colored feathers that has legendary powers over the winds and weather. They hunt birds as they fly through the skies.

Raptor: Bipedal wingless predators that live in packs. They live in tropical climates and hunt large prey in groups.

Sea Serpent: Serpentine aquatic dragons that work in packs. They live in tropical waters and gang up on schools of smaller prey.

Tatzelwurm: A scaly wingless dragon with a top half that resembles any species of big cat and the lower half is a snake tail. They live on mountainsides and stalk prey.

Wyrm: Massive serpentine dragons that dig complex tunnel systems. Within the tunnel systems they make traps for prey integrate water systems and make small underground gardens with mushrooms and tubers. They live anywhere there’s dirt.

Wyvern: Dragons where their upper limbs basically are their wings. They hide away in arctic caves and can produce hail and giant clouds of cold mist that can freeze creatures.

Yinglong: The largest of the dragon species that spend their time in the greatest depths of the seas. The are wingless and can cause incredible aquatic disasters.

Ziocitzel: Bipedal wingless dragons with loose skin between their arms and legs for gliding. They a crown of feathers and feathers across their loose skin to aid with gliding. They live in warm climates and stick in small groups either made of companions, family members, or partners to forage for food and dig tunnel systems.

Stoor Worm: A massive wingless serpentine dragon covered in thorns. The dragon has a breath so putrid it spreads a disease that withers plants and kills all creatures. It lives in the wastelands it creates and it photosynthesizes.

Kur: A skeletal dragon with dark purple flames that emit no light. It devours souls. It lives in Purgatory.

Fafnir: A dragon made of precious metals that look like a set of armor. This spices spends its time guarding the wealth it produces from the shedding of its scales. The upper layer of their scale are made of precious metals and the under layer has gems. Despite the love these dragons have for their treasure they can only consume precious treasures.

Akhekhu: A quadrupedal dragon covered in tan fur and feathered wings that lives in deserts. They can create intense bursts if light or summon small sand storms. They lurk the sands hunting fish and munching of cacti.

[dwollsadventures]

Daily D&D Monster: Red Dragons [NEW]

Britain, despite being an enclosed island, has almost more dragons per km^2 than most other countries, except possibly for Greece. No one really knows why dragons are attracted to the place, perhaps because of its culture having several foreign sources or perhaps because they're responsible for shipping their culture and therefore their monsters and faeries and dragons all over the world. To start off, we'll be looking at the wyverns of Britain, of which there are three varieties. The smallest, but arguably most harmful are the strange bat/frog-like Water Leapers (Llamhigyn ydwr). Because of their habit of nesting in ponds and streams, they often come into close quarters with livestock and humans. To protect themselves, they, like many other wyverns, have stings on their tail capable of felling a bull. These are treated more so as pests than anything else. Golden or Mordiford Wyverns (Pendragon buforda) were once a nuisance, raiding farms and cities for prey like stork-sized foxes. But with the revolutionary techniques pioneered by Ms. Maud Wye, the species has been able to coexist peacefully with humans and promoted to a national symbol, much like the noble bin chickens of Australia. Sockburn Wyverns (Pendragon jabberwocky) however, still remain a true threat to small animals and lambs all across Northern England. Their ungainly appearance and habit of sloppily eating their kills where they lay inspired author and mathematician Lewis Caroll, and the name of his trademark dragon is often attributed to the wyvern, or jabberwocky.   But, it's Britain's water dragons that draw most people's attention. The Knucker (Nicor sussex), a smaller, caiman-sized relative of the nicor, are common sights in rivers and ponds, where they create their eponymous knuckerholes. In the North, Beithir (Electroserpens beithir), spirits of lightning in the shape of serpents swim within wells and lakes, their presence only known by their quick, harmless flashes of light beneath the water. And of course their much more harmful bites. Recent studies suggest the traditionally Scottish monsters may be related to the Canadian Haietlik. Ireland, aside from faerie dragons, is devoid of all types of dragons. However, evidence suggests that Ollipheists (Uilepheist patricus) used to crawl on Irish (and to a lesser extent, Scottish) beaches to lay their eggs before making the switch to live birth. They are one of the few dragons to go from semi-aquatic to entirely aquatic. Arguably the most famous British water dragons are the Lambton wyrms (Lambton weara), odd beasts with traits of both amphibians and reptiles. As is true to the legends, a wyrm cut in half will regrow its body with astonishing speed, but most worms are able to evade predators with their slick bodies. A smaller relative of the Greater Sea Serpent, Stoor wyrms (Midgardsormr assipattle) are more similar to orcas, making migratory trips from Iceland to the Faroe and Shetland isles year-round. These serpents are both smaller and less dependent on their venom than Greater Sea Serpents. Ask anyone what British dragon is most famous, and they'll tell you the Welsh Dragon (Ddraig goch). Their large, bull-sized forms are instantly recognizable, and the subject of much fascination, despite not being obligate carnivores. Despite being omnivorous like bears, these beasts are able to coexist quite well with humans. Even shepherds are able to sleep easy when one is sighted in the area, as they primarily eat fish and smaller game. This does not extend to other welsh dragons. Males and females alike will fiercely defend their territory, with fights often resulting in death. Like some birds, welsh dragons come in two different morphs depending on genetics, red morphs (pictured above) and white morphs. Contrary to their name, welsh dragons are found all across the wilder parts of Southern England, and have even been sighted as far North as the Wharncliffe Crags. -- OH BOY. This took less time than I thought to make and write, but dang does my hand hurt from yesterday. The Welsh Dragon has had three forms over its day, but I liked the one from the Tyranno entry the best. Rauisuchians are the coolest.

[wickedsrest-rp]

Stoor Worm

RARITY: ★★☆☆☆ | THREAT: ★★★★☆ SIZE: Range dramatically in the size. Small ones (finger-sized) are extremely common, but the largest, more dangerous ones can grow upward of 30-50 feet long and are true rarities.

HABITAT:

Though most often seen in the ocean, stoor worms travel up estuaries and rivers to lay their eggs, meaning they may be seen in freshwater environments. They are capable of getting onto land, and they will if they’re unhappy with the sacrifices they receive. 

OVERVIEW:

Stoor worms are – unsurprisingly – worms. Commonly found in the ocean, they have spiny projections on their back that make some people mistake them for dolphins or sharks. They leave a trail of dark water (stoor) in their wake, which makes them easy to spot in the water. Their defining feature is their huge mouth, lined with hundreds more sharp teeth than a worm should have. (Worms should have no teeth.) While stoor worms of small or medium size mostly eat fish, large ones will chow down on anything. And they will, too, if not kept content with weekly sacrifices. Everyone knows that.

They demand a weekly tribute. Stoor worms should always receive sacrifices that are proportional to their size. Small ones are happy enough when fishermen throw the first fish they catch back for them (this is probably the origin of Harborside’s practice), but the most massive stoor worms require livestock, humans, or even things of high monetary value. The township does their best to appease the stoor worms, but ultimately it ends up being in the hands of the people, and sometimes those calendars aren’t marked. In the event of a missed sacrifice, stoor worms rampage. Small ones destroy nets and lobster traps and boat hulls, while large ones can devastate whole harbors. Stoor worms might even slither onto land if they’re upset enough. 

ABILITIES:

Stoor worms have toxic breath, which can become especially problematic if they decide to venture into town, out for the blood they’re due. 

Capable of going onto land, though they don’t like doing it and can dry out easily. If angry enough, they will.

Intelligent enough to know when they’re owed a sacrifice and don’t receive it, though instead of blaming one person, they seem to blame humanity as a whole. However, they do seem to recognize when the same person regularly makes a sacrifice.

Stoor worms are built for the water. They’re swift swimmers and can dive fairly deep. 

The large worms are powerful and their mouths are large enough to consume people whole.

Historically, selkies have ties to stoor worms. Some selkie families may have made sacrifices to the same stoor worm for generations. These worms – which would have grown to massive proportions over time – may take a selkie family’s loyalty and consistency “into consideration” if a selkie from that family needs help that a worm can provide.

When stoor worms feed in groups, the miasma of their breath can cause toxic algal blooms and infect shellfish commonly used in seafood. It can even wear away boat hulls or damage paint on houses closest to the shore. It is rarely a direct threat to people, though.

WEAKNESSES:

Their skin is soft and sensitive, meaning they can be injured by anything sharp. But be careful you don’t completely sever them, or you might just end up with more stoor worms. Cutting through only half their body and letting them bleed out is most effective.

If kept satisfied with sacrifices, stoor worms pose no danger other than the potential for their breath to harm marine life.

Stoor worms are blind. This doesn’t matter in the water, which allows them to feel vibrations all around them, but on land they can be attacked from above and not know it’s coming.

While the ones that venture onto land are often successfully killed, it’s not usually before they cause significant destruction. Some fishermen and hunters (despite not sensing the worms) try to get rid of all the small ones they can find to avoid this outcome.

[less-than-triggery]

Inktober 26th!  On November 12th.  I’ve combined the Monsters & Mythology prompts plus the Official Prompts. This is “Stoor Worm” + “Stretch.”  As I got through the last half of the prompts, my content got a little more creepy.  Let me know if anything was too much.

The stoor worm is yet another apocalyptic beast, this time one that exudes poison.  For some reason, thinking about the apocalypse makes me think about a shitty orange troll.