Legends of the Desert - The Father of Worms

On The Father of Worms

Ephrain of the Tomes, Salamonis 2256 AC

Olghoi-Kohorkhoi comes. Melora sends Him up from beneath Her dunes. The earth trembles in anticipation of His passing. The sands and the air become one, marking His coming. The Father of Worms comes. The devourer of armies, the shaker of walls, the doom of the works of men comes. He will eat you.

From The Songs of Hebet, an oral tradition amongst the desert peoples.

One of the most persistent legends of the desert is that of Olghoi-Kohorkhoi, the Father of Worms. He is said to have been created by Melora during the Dawn War as a response to the demonic Nephilim. Descriptions of him vary across different accounts, but all agree that he is an enormous worm with a chitinous shell and a circular maw filled with teeth longer than a man.

According the the stories of the desert peoples, Olghoi-Kohorkhoi sleeps beneath the sands, occasionally awakening when men become to arrogant, too assuming in their domination of nature. He is a counterpoint to them, devouring armies and smashing cities when civilizations try to tame Melora's wild desert. Some stories suggest that the Meloran priesthood has the ability to summon him to fight on their behalf in times of need.

I cannot say if the Father of Worms is real, or merely a myth. There, however many accounts across the ages, some from reliable sources, that describe him as if he is real. At the least, should you encounter a two-hundred foot long worm with a maw the size of a house whilst travelling the Desert of Skulls, you will know what to call it.