Lindwurm

Useful Info

Lindwurms are degenerate dragons that lack legs and wings, but still retain decent physical capabilities and dangerous fire breath. They can be found in the middle floors of the Dungeon, the Lair, and certain versions of the Volcano.

Tips & Tricks

Although less dangerous than actual dragons, they can still be a menace to unprepared characters. rF+ will help reduce the danger of their breath attacks.

Trivia

The lindworm was thought to be a wingless, bipedal serpent, and was found throughout European (particularly Scandinavian) mythology and folklore. Unlike the wyvern, which possessed only hind-limbs, the lindworm was often thought endowed only with front claws. The lindworm of legend did not threaten with a fiery breath, as does the lindwurm above, but rather a poisonous bite.

Belief in the lindworm as an actual animal persisted well into the late 19th century, until all searches to turn up a living or dead specimen failed.