Wormcrawl Fissure
| Wormcrawl Fissure | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type: | Canyon |
| Size: | 15 miles long |
| Geopolitical | |
| Region: | Rift Canyon, Bandit Kingdoms |
| Geography | |
| Depth: | -1.500 to -5,000ft+ |
Wormcrawl Fissure' is a portion of the great Rift Canyon. It is named for being the origin of spawn of Kyuss.[1]
Description
Wormcrawl Fissure is a spur of the Rift Canyon's western edge.
The chasm itself begins comparably shallow (apx -1,500ft or -457m, just over a quarter mile), but as it progresses along its 15-mile length east to west, it grows deeper and deeper.[2] At its deepest, it is "more than a mile" deep.[2] "The deepest point is said to be a mile below sea level, and the caverns that branch off from the cliffs doubtless go even deeper."[2]
"The Wormcrawl can be divided into two distinct zones: the Heights and the Depths. The Heights extend about 300 feet down into the Fissure."[2]
"Mists and clouds constantly obscure the floor of the canyon below1,000 feet As a result, the Wormcrawl appears to he of a uniform depth when viewed from the canyon edge.
As one descends into the canyon, multiple layers of cloud and fog banks obscure the sky. The canyon floor at noon is never brighter than twilight elsewhere in the world, making for a gloomy, overcast realm on even the brightest of days. The ground is barren and rocky, dotted in places by thick copses of strange fungoid plant life adapted to the near-lightless environs. Cliffs, steep slopes, and other difficult terrain are common as one travels west."[2]
"The cliffs themselves are thousands of feet of near-vertical terrain, but handholds and ledges are numerous. They can be scaled ..."[2] but it is exceedingly difficult and the risk is a fall which can be dozens or even hundreds of feet.[2]
Features
Features and other locations in the fissure include—Kyuss’ Maw, where the Tabernacle of Worms lies (and where Dragotha is supposed to lair).
Additionally, it is the home of an ancient ulgurstasa sorcerer known as a sort of prophet of Kyuss, a fallen lillend bard hiding out and making bizarre art, and a disturbing lich wizard (Thessalar) fabled for the creation of all sorts of monsters like the owlbear, mimic, rust monster and more.[3]
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Bibliography
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Into the Wormcrawl Fissure (Age of Worms) | Adventure | Located in: Rift canyon, | Dragon magazine #344 | 86 |
| Into the Wormcrawl Fissure (Age of Worms) | Adventure | Located in: Rift canyon, | Dungeon magazine #134 | 55-89 |
| Wormcrawl Fissure | Place | Dragon magazine #270 | 72, 75 | |
| Wormcrawl Fissure | Place | Dragon magazine #276 | 84, 86, 87, 89, 90 | |
| Wormcrawl Fissure | Place | Dragon magazine #293 | 88 | |
| Wormcrawl Fissure | Place | Living Greyhawk Journal #1 | 24 | |
| Wormcrawl Fissure | Place | Living Greyhawk Journal #3 | 13 | |
| Wormcrawl Fissure | Place | WGR5 Iuz the Evil | 54 |