Wurm
This article is about the species. For the Wurms are giant worm-like creatures that bore through the ground. They are found throughout Tyria, the northern reaches of Elona, and even The Mists. Wurms tend to thrive most in locations of extreme temperatures, and are even able to live where most living beings could not, such as The Desolation. They also have a rapid reproduction rate.[1] Wurms' appearances tend to reflect their environment—taking on a plant-like appearance when living in heavy vegetation such as in the Maguuma Jungle, or a sand-toned appearance when living in deserts. While most wurms live underground, often near the surface, some live on the sea floor, and will often mimic the appearance of reefs in such cases.
Historically, especially large wurms were often given a moniker related to the word "maw".[2] In the present, such wurms are usually described with the word "great".[3][4] Great wurms are easily apex predators, able to make easy work of drake broodmothers and other large beasts.
Junundu Wurms are native to the sulfurous rivers of The Desolation. Females are always larger than males, with the largest dominant female being the Queen with her own harem of males inside her territory.[5] According to historians, the undead king Palawa Joko commanded these wurms to patrol his kingdom, but the junundu’s inability to tunnel through solid rock limited their usefulness. However, the Mordant Crescent beastmasters are still using them for combat to this day.[6] In the past, they were used as mounts, and in some places like the Vehtendi Academy they still are. To ride a junundu, its rider has to be actually swallowed by it.[7]
Types
- See also: Category:Wurms
- Amber Great Jungle Wurm
- Baron Wurmsworth
- Bloodstone-Charged Lava Wurm
- Cave Wurm
- Cave Wurm Hatchling
- Champion Desert Wurm
- Champion Diwaana
- Champion Giant Sand Wurm
- Champion Ice Wurm
- Champion Lava Wurm
- Champion Plains Wurm
- Champion Sulfurscale
- Champion Toxic Wurm Queen
- Champion Undersea Ice Wurm
- Champion Wurm Queen
- Champion Wychmire Jungle Wurm
- Cobalt Great Jungle Wurm
- Crimson Great Jungle Wurm
- Desert Wurm
- Disturbed Plains Wurm
- Elite Desert Wurm
- Elite Great Jungle Wurm
- Elite Ice Wurm
- Elite Icebreaker Wurm
- Elite Jungle Wurm
- Elite Lava Wurm
- Elite Nightmare Vine
- Elite Wychmire Jungle Wurm
- Frostmaw
- Giant Undersea Ice Wurm
- Grace
- Great Jungle Wurm
- Greater Nightmare Vine
- Gus the Terrible
- Ice Wurm
- Ice Wurm Hatchling
- Issormir
- Jungle Wurm
- Jungle Wurm Hatchling
- Junundu Wurm
- Junundu Wurm
- Lava Wurm
- Legendary Amber Great Jungle Wurm Head
- Legendary Cobalt Great Jungle Wurm Head
- Legendary Crimson Great Jungle Wurm Head
- Legendary Queen Ishraa
- Legendary Queen Yidaxu
- Lucille the Fastidious
- Maguuma Hatchling
- Mawthew
- Pernicious Viper
- Plains Wurm
- Plains Wurm Hatchling
- Plains Wurm Queen
- Sand Wurm
- Singed Plains Wurm Hatchling
- Snow Wurm
- Spike
- Territorial Plains Wurm
- Territorial Plains Wurm Hatchling
- Toxic Wurm
- Toxic Wurm
- Trained Wurm
- Trouble
- Undersea Ice Wurm
- Undersea Ice Wurm Hatchling
- Undersea Wurm
- Undersea Wurm Hatchling
- Vermignus
- Veteran Ancient Maguuma Wurm
- Veteran Desert Wurm
- Veteran Great Ice Wurm
- Veteran Ice Wurm
- Veteran Jungle Wurm
- Veteran Junundu Wurm
- Veteran Lava Wurm
- Veteran Plains Wurm
- Veteran Sand Wurm
- Veteran Toxic Wurm Queen
- Veteran Undersea Wurm
- Veteran Wychmire Jungle Wurm
- Wychmire Jungle Wurm
Gallery
- Concept art
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Wurm concept art.
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Junundu concept art
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Junundu concept art
- Renders
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Related achievements
Slayer: Wurm Slayer — Kill 1000 wurms. (16
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Notes
- Though the full bodies of wurms cannot be seen ingame, a representation of the Wurm Spirit of the Wild depicts it as gradually tapering off.
Trivia
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- "Wurm" is the German word for "worm".
- Frank Herbert's science fiction novel, Dune, which highly influenced many subsequent works in the genre, bears some resemblance to junundu and parts of The Desolation.
See also
- Associated items
Mini Amber Great Jungle Wurm
Mini Cobalt Great Jungle Wurm
Mini Crimson Great Jungle Wurm
Mini Cobalt Great Jungle Wurm Head
Mini Junundu Wurm
References
- ↑ Help Herder Lyot maintain her dolyak ranch
- ↑ Cyndr the Mountain Heart, Frostmaw the Kinslayer, and Maw the Mountain Heart
- ↑ Great Jungle Wurm
- ↑ The Great Hunt Rite of Passage
- ↑ Comment by Linsey Murdock, Guild Wars Wiki
- ↑ Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo
- ↑ Help cadets train junundu wurms and earn grade points by completing the training course
