Wormspawn

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Infobox D&D creature


caption=A pair of overworms, a type of wormspawn, from the cover of "Dungeon" #124.
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first=In the "Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game, wormspawn are a broad category of monsters created by Kyuss.

Wormspawn figured prominently in the Age of Worms adventure path in "Dungeon" magazine.

Physical description

Most wormspawn have a wormlike appearance or are crawling with green worms.

Types of Wormspawn

Avolakia: Aberrations who dine on undead flesh.

Broodfiend: An almost headless, grotesque mix of worm, lizard, bat, and ape.

Earthcancer Centipede: Kyuss's attempt to generate undead useful in sieges.

Eviscerator Beetle: One variety of undead vermin known as the Hounds of Kyuss.

Kyuss Knight: The former generals of Kyuss' armies.

Kyuss Spawnling: Designed to infiltrate lizardfolk society.

Mastiff of Kyuss: Plague-spreading hunters and harbingers of the demigod of worms.

Mindkiller Scorpion: Has a knack for seeking out and focusing its attacks on the most intelligent living foe in the area.

Overworm: Gargantuan Kyuss worms.

Spawn of Kyuss: The footsoldiers of the Wormgod's legions.

Sword of Kyuss: The elite shock troops of the Wormgod's legions.

Ulgurstasta: A massive, pale yellow maggot.

Worm Naga: Kyuss's most promising spellcasters fused with worms.

Worm that Walks: Evil arcane spellcasters whose will and personality live on in the worms that devoured the corpse.

Wormcaller: The lesser priests that helped Kyuss ascend, rewarded with undeath.

Wormdrake: A fusion of dragon and overworm, combining the worst and most ferocious features of both.

Wormswarm: Thousands of Kyuss worms banded together.

References

*Baur, Wolfgang. "A Gathering of Winds." "Dungeon" #129 (Paizo Publishing, 2005).

*Bulmahn, Jason. "The Hall of Harsh Reflections." "Dungeon" #127 (Paizo Publishing, 2005).

*Decker, Jesse. "The Spire of Long Shadows." "Dungeon" #130 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
**Decker, Jesse. "Worm Bound: The Secrets of Kyuss." "Dragon" #343 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).

*Jacobs, James. "Into the Wormcrawl Fissure." "Dungeon" #134 (Pazio Publishing, 2006).

*Leati, Tito. "The Champion's Belt." "Dungeon" #128 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).
**Leati, Tito. "Dawn of a New Age." "Dungeon" #135 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).

*Logue, Nicholas. "The Library of Last resort." "Dungeon" #132 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).

*Mearls, Mike. "The Three Faces of Evil. "Dungeon" #125 (Paizo Publishing, 2005).

*Mona, Erik. "Age of Worms Overload" (Paizo Publishing, 2005). [http://paizo.com/dungeon/news/v5748eaic9jzc]
**Mona, Erik. "Backdrop: Diamond Lake." "Dungeon" #124 (Paizo Publishing, 2005).
**Mona, Erik. "The Whispering Cairn." "Dungeon" #124 (Paizo Publishing, 2005).

*Pett, Richard. "The Prince of Redhand." "Dungeon" #131 (Paizo Publishing, 2006).

*Reynolds, Sean K. "Encounter at Blackwall Keep." "Dungeon" #126 (Paizo Publishing, 2005).