Worm

A Worm.

"Take into your bodies our children, our newborn larvae. From them you shall obtain eternal life. From them you shall gain power over your own fragile flesh: the power to make of it as you will. And should you find an imperfection in the world, an injustice or an inconvenience — you will have the power to repair it. Let no mere law bind you."

— Yul

The Worms are an ancient, parasitic worm-like species that dwelled deep under the oceans of the gas giant Fundament. They are disciples of the Darkness and draw their god-like power directly from it. It is through a pact with the Worms that the ancestors of the Hive became the Hive and launched their conquest of the whole universe.

History

The Worms are worshipped and revered as the Hive's highest deities, beyond even Oryx, the Taken King and his sisters Savathûn and Xivu Arath. All Hive are infested with a larvae from one of the five Worm Gods, which drives them to feed off constant conquest and destruction lest the Worm grow unsatisfied and consume them instead.

Despite calling themselves worms, the Worm Gods describe themselves as having jaws and wings, and that they are of massive size and strength.

Worm Gods

• Akka, the Worm of Secrets (deceased)
• Eir
• Ur
• Xol
• Yul, the Honest Worm

Trivia

• The Worms have very similar speech patterns to the Ahamkara. Note the below table.

Worm Text	Source	Ahamkara Text	Source
Reality is a fine flesh, oh general ours. Let us feast of it.	Book XII - Out of the Deep	Reality is the finest flesh, oh bearer mine. And are you not… hungry?	Skull of Dire Ahamkara
It’s dead, but it still speaks to me. It says: listen closely, oh vengeance mine…	Book V - Needle and Worm	Give me your arm, oh bearer mine. Let me help you fill the world with teeth.	Young Ahamkara's Spine

Gallery

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  A Hive Worm seen in-game.

List of appearances

• Destiny
  • The Taken King (First appearance)