Thursday, February 6, 2020

Azure worm

Woah, guys, this is our last entry under the letter A. Progress, ehh?

An azure worm nicknamed "deep blue" makes its hunting grounds near the dwarven settlement of Drakenholm. The worm is known for leaving strands of lapis lazuli behind itself in the tunnels it makes. While several dwarves have died to the gargantuan beast, it is protected by a decree by the dwarven king - whose palace just so happens to be littered with fine statues made from lapis lazuli. A group of petitioners from the outside world trying to reach the dwarves have been warned of this, but their route leads them directly through the worm's hunting ground, and passing through without confronting it is becoming increasingly difficult.

The underground region of Deep Wetlands has always been infamous for being occasionally flooded due to Crimson Worm migrations. However, several months back, an exceptionally old and feared worm has apparently started to systematically flood one of the largest chambers in the cave system, already creating a small lake, and continuing to work on it. The local duergar hunters dare not attack such a creature on their own, but several tribes make their homes in the close vicinity, and so heroes are chosen to hunt the beast.

The mad elven king Sundullyn oganises a hunt for his regalia every eleven years. While the locations of the items have always been outrageous, none of the challenges presented before were as outright deadly as what he pulled off this year. Apparently, his signet ring, on the finger of an indigestible golem, is currently inside a great purple worm who makes his home in the Boglands. While the challenge of retrieving it is almost certain to kill adventurers-to-be, the one who does bring the ring back to the mighty wizard-king may ask for whatever his heart desires as a prize.

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