Jorm the World Eating Worm

**Jorm, the World Eating Worm**, is a giant worm known to the citizens of Rodinnbrok. The giant creature is said to have traveled for millions of years in its quest to eat the world. It is worshiped by The Three Pleasures Church for his strength and bounty that it has provided Rodinnbrok. Jorm houses the town of Jormund and an ethnic minority that stemmed from the people of the worm.

## Biology

Many difficulties such as movement, singularity, size and unknown whereabouts has occurred whilst trying to study the biology of Jorm. Therefore not much information is known about the giant creature. Information like exact size is yet to be determined, but is said in many religious texts as being beyond measure or "*long enough two wrap around the entire world, twice.*"

### Skin

The skin of jorm is light pink, thick and hard making it resistant to most substances and most likely allowing it to move underground. It has been hypothesized that the worm is immune to most materials including fire and lava, since there are many pools of magma underground and the worm has not taken any toable damage to these matters.

### Eyes

Jorm’s eyes have horizontal, slit-shaped pupils like that of a goat, besides being a deep red color. It has been theorized that the creature’s eyesight is accustomed to the darkness underground, and it therefore has trouble seeing clearly in daylight.

## Interaction with people

### Jormund

In its path Jorm has consumed many things, not just copious amounts of dirt and rubble, but even people and entire towns have been swallowed by the creature. Due to its heavy all-eating appetite a small group of people have settled down within the worm and have built up a city, surviving for numerous generations.

### Culture

Jorm can be found throughout most Rodinnian culture appearing in plays, paintings and writing due to its heavy cultural significance. Furthermore statues of the creature can be found throughout the nation of Rodinnbrok.

During festivals paper dragon like creations have also been made resembling the creature (As seen in the artwork on the right).

#### Religion

Jorm was first mentioned in the holy texts of the three pleasures church, but has since then made itself known to other worshippers and slithered its way into their holy practices as well. While the very calm and casual acknowledgement of the existence of this giant worm remains the same throughout the different religious practices, explanation to the existence of this being varies from Astrapolitians believing it to be the embodiment of black hole on earth to its description in Hivamism where it is believed that Jorm was created by Zol to maintain the life of Earth by eating chunks of land and letting its saliva drench into the earth.

### Usage

Jorm has also inspired and donated to many products made in honor of the world eating worm from drinks and potions to weapons. Jormund fang-sabers are rare blades carved from the teeth of Jorm. These swords were created by the people of *Jormund* a long time ago. The sabers are infused with Jorm's spit, granting the user divine wisdom in battle. The fang-sabers have all beein inscribed with the following text:

"*Legendary blades carved from the gnashing teeth of Jorm. The World Eating Worm. These swords were crafted by the people of Jormund for millenia before the knowledge spread to the royal blacksmiths of Rodinnbrok. The sabers are said to be infused with Jorm's spit, granting the user Divine Wisdom in battle. Maythe rivers of mead and wine flow red with the blood of your enemies.*"

## Involvement in Rodinbrok sinking

Jorm ultimately became the creator of its own demise when the nation of Rodinnbrok, where the worm resided, began sinking. Due to the many tunnels jorm had dug under the nation and the ground had become unstable, as the alcohol springs started overflowing the tunnels collapsed in on themselves and the nation started to sink. The world eating worm sank with the nation, after being crushed and pushed down by the layers of ground above its body.

## Current times

After what seemed to be the ultimate demise of jorm, after Rodinnbrok sank, many conspiracy theories have popped up about the worm’s current existence.

### **Essentism : Grizagel**

#### (Grizagael, the Consumer, the Destroyer)

The believers of Essentism, hold the belief that Jorm a fantastic beast was possesed by Grizagael who then destroyed Roddinnbrok spiritually, before consuming it physically as a worm, Jorm possibly collaborated with the lesser Demon of pleasure called Fankt Chwonki after introducing Pleasurism to **King Eirró** the duplicitous, spoiled son of **Kavon the United**. The demons prompted the king to create **The Church of The Three Pleasures** as a service for the now wealthy citizens of the kingdom, which weekend the Roddinnbrok from the Inside and caused it's collapse in **170 TE** .

### Ocean dweller

Some believe that Jorm is still alive out there. Given that the worm was resistant to fire, it might also have been able to breathe underwater. Theories say that Jorm now inhabits the ocean where Rodinnbrok once stood and wreaks havoc on sailors that try to sail these waters - it is a known fact that not many ships make it to their destination in this territory.

### Spawn of Jorm

Other people theorize that The world-eating worm managed to lay eggs before Rodinnbrok sank. Now smaller and quicker worms have taken its place and will attack anyone that crosses their paths. The spawn of Jorm might even grow to their full size one day.