Changes: Sandslayer Worm

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The Sandslayer Worm is a huge alpha class terrestrial invertebrate that has a strong exoskeleton covered in spikes and thin, spiny sensory organs. Its beak-like mouth opens up into four ridged jaws that are used to grab ahold of their prey. Inside the four jaws lies an inner mouth that is filled with multiple rows of teeth, which inject venom that paralyzes and digests the prey. From the center of the mouth, several tentacle-like tongues can shoot out and grip the prey, dragging it into the inner mouth to be eaten.

Sandslayer Worms burrow and travel under the sands of the Dangerous Dunes biome. While burrowed, it uses the spiny sensory organs on its body to detect surrounding movements. The Sandslayer Worms are effective ambush hunters that will shoot themselves out of the ground from the below, catching their prey off guard before dragging them down into the desert with them. Due to their massive size and strong bodies, these worms are capable of shooting themselves up hundreds of meters into the air to catch flying dragons.

Colloquially called "Pookie" by the community, the Sandslayer Worm is the first officially announced AI, introduced to the players during the alpha with an old placeholder model. The Sandslayer Worm is the largest AI found in the game and it is an end game boss creature.

Background

The old history of the dragonkin tell a tale of a queen and mother of all Sandslayer Worms, Dragonsbane the Dune Devourer. She is the largest Sandslayer Worm that ever has existed. So powerful and terrifying is she that not even the army of the great dragon king Jrakhon could defeat her. It is rumoured that the wyverns of the desert dunes gave up on trying to kill her long ago. Nowadays, anyone who tries to take the desert from the wyverns will face the Sandslayers. Wyverns will lure dragons to these worms so that they can kill their enemies for them, never having to shed wyvern blood.

Fighting Tactics

Although this worm is huge, scary and has a lot of health, the Sandslayer Worm can be killed. Currently it is speculated that these bosses will drop stat-boosting Slayer Pearls. It is advised to use flying species of dragons and remain in the air at all times during the fight, as landing would lead to certain death. While the worm's attacks are extremely dangerous, it is possible to dodge its attack and counter with one of your own. Flame Stalker's thermal sense ability can track the worms while they are underground.

If you want to slay a Sandslayer Worm, a team of several dragons is required. Players of multiple species are recommended to balance strengths and weaknesses. Once the creature has been fully implemented, it is said that it will require the effort of an entire server to take them down.

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 [[File:Sandslayer Worm Concept.jpg|500px|right|Future look for the Sandslayer Worm]]
-The '''Sandslayer Worm''', a huge [[Alpha Class|alpha class]] terrestrial invertebrate that has a strong exoskeleton covered in spikes and thin spine-like sensory organs. Its peak-like mouth opens up to four different jaws that is covered it rigged and surrounded with various sized spikes, which are used to grab a hold of their prey in case it attempts to escape. From inside the four jaws lies an inner mouth that is filled with multiple rows of teeth and venomous fangs that inject venom that paralizes and helps with digesting the prey. From the middle of the mouth likes multiple tentacle-like tongues that can be used to shot out and grab a hold of the prey, before dragging it into the inner mouth and to be eaten.
+The '''Sandslayer Worm''' is a huge [[Alpha Class|alpha class]] terrestrial invertebrate that has a strong exoskeleton covered in spikes and thin, spiny sensory organs. Its beak-like mouth opens up into four ridged jaws that are used to grab ahold of their prey. Inside the four jaws lies an inner mouth that is filled with multiple rows of teeth, which inject venom that paralyzes and digests the prey. From the center of the mouth, several tentacle-like tongues can shoot out and grip the prey, dragging it into the inner mouth to be eaten.
-Sandslayer Worms burrow and travel under the sandy ground of the Dangerous Dunes biome. While burrowed it uses the spine-like sensory organs on its body to sense the movements of the sand and on the surface. The Sandslayer Worms are effective ambush hunters that will shoot themselves out of the ground from the below catching their prey off guard before dragging them down into the desert with them. Due to their massive size and strong bodies, these worms are capable of shooting themselves up hundreds of meters into the air to catch flying [[Dragon|dragons]].
+Sandslayer Worms burrow and travel under the sands of the Dangerous Dunes biome. While burrowed, it uses the spiny sensory organs on its body to detect surrounding movements. The Sandslayer Worms are effective ambush hunters that will shoot themselves out of the ground from the below, catching their prey off guard before dragging them down into the desert with them. Due to their massive size and strong bodies, these worms are capable of shooting themselves up hundreds of meters into the air to catch flying [[Dragon|dragons]].
-Colloquially called "'''Pookie'''" by the community, Sandslayer Worm is ever official AI shown and introduced to the players in the alpha with an old placeholder model. the Sandslayer Worm is the largest AI found in the game and it is the "world boss" or the end game boss [[Creatures|creature]].
+Colloquially called "'''Pookie'''" by the community, the Sandslayer Worm is the first officially announced AI, introduced to the players during the alpha with an old placeholder model. The Sandslayer Worm is the largest AI found in the game and it is an end game boss [[Creatures|creature]].
 == Background ==
-The old history of the dragonkin tell a tale of a queen and mother of all Sandslayer Worms, '''Dragonbane''' '''the Dune Devourer'''. The largest Sandslayer Worm that ever has existed. So powerful and terrifying is her very being that not even the army of the great dragon king Jrakhon could defeat her. It is rumoured that the wyverns of the desert dunes gave up on completely trying to kill her long time ago, and now anyone who tries to take the desert from them, will lure and use these massive earthworms to kill their enemies for them without ever having to shed wyvern blood.
+The old history of the dragonkin tell a tale of a queen and mother of all Sandslayer Worms, '''Dragonsbane''' '''the Dune Devourer'''. She is the largest Sandslayer Worm that ever has existed. So powerful and terrifying is she that not even the army of the great dragon king Jrakhon could defeat her. It is rumoured that the wyverns of the desert dunes gave up on trying to kill her long ago. Nowadays, anyone who tries to take the desert from the wyverns will face the Sandslayers. Wyverns will lure dragons to these worms so that they can kill their enemies for them, never having to shed wyvern blood.
 == Fighting Tactics ==
-Although this worm is huge, scary and has a lot of health, the Sandslayer Worm can be killed, thought there are no currently known benefits for killing one. It is adviced to use a flying dragon-species and remain in the air at all times during the flight, as landing would lead into certain death. While the worm's attacks are extremely dangerous, it is possible to dodge its attack and counter with one of your own. [[Flame Stalker]]'s thermal sense ability can track the worms while they are underground.
+Although this worm is huge, scary and has a lot of health, the Sandslayer Worm can be killed. Currently it is speculated that these bosses will drop stat-boosting Slayer Pearls. It is advised to use flying species of dragons and remain in the air at all times during the fight, as landing would lead to certain death. While the worm's attacks are extremely dangerous, it is possible to dodge its attack and counter with one of your own. [[Flame Stalker]]'s thermal sense ability can track the worms while they are underground.
-If you want to slay a Sandslayer Worm, a team of multiple dragons is required and players of multiple species is recommended to manage and help your team. Once the creature has been fully implemented and stabilized, it will require the effort of the entire server to take them down. A task that not even the king Jrakhon the Firstborn before the present day was capable to do and which took his life while trying.
+If you want to slay a Sandslayer Worm, a team of several dragons is required. Players of multiple species are recommended to balance strengths and weaknesses. Once the creature has been fully implemented, it is said that it will require the effort of an entire server to take them down.
 [[Category:Creatures]]