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A '''worm tooth''' is a weapon dropped by a [[long worm]] when it dies. It is a very poor weapon, but if you [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]] it (and leave it in your possession) it becomes a [[crysknife]].
 
A '''worm tooth''' is a weapon dropped by a [[long worm]] when it dies. It is a very poor weapon, but if you [[scroll of enchant weapon|enchant]] it (and leave it in your possession) it becomes a [[crysknife]].
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==Mythology==
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The worm tooth represents the tooth of a dead [[wikipedia:sandworm (dune)|sandworm]] from [[wikipedia:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert]]'s [[wikipedia:Dune (novel)|Dune]] series of novels.
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==Encyclopedia entry==
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        [The crysknife] is manufactured in two forms from teeth taken
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        from dead sandworms.  The two forms are "fixed" and "unfixed".
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        An unfixed knife requires proximity to a human body's
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        electrical field to prevent disintegration.  Fixed knives
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        are treated for storage.  All are about 20 centimeters long.
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                [ Dune, by Frank Herbert ]
  
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
 
[[Category:Weapons]]
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Revision as of 01:06, 22 June 2008

) Worm tooth.png
Name worm tooth
Appearance worm tooth
Damage vs. small 1d2
Damage vs. large 1d2
To-hit bonus 0
Weapon skill knife
Size one-handed
Base price 2 zm
(+10/positive
enchant)
Weight 20
Material enamel

A worm tooth is a weapon dropped by a long worm when it dies. It is a very poor weapon, but if you enchant it (and leave it in your possession) it becomes a crysknife.

Mythology

The worm tooth represents the tooth of a dead sandworm from Frank Herbert's Dune series of novels.

Encyclopedia entry

       [The crysknife] is manufactured in two forms from teeth taken
       from dead sandworms.  The two forms are "fixed" and "unfixed".
       An unfixed knife requires proximity to a human body's
       electrical field to prevent disintegration.  Fixed knives
       are treated for storage.  All are about 20 centimeters long.
               [ Dune, by Frank Herbert ]

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