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Description
Here is a depiction of a European Wyrm (Wyrm draconus) that was found in a farm on the outskirts of Washington, England by a special investigation team that specialise in the wormholes that connect our two universes. The farmer told the team that he found it, when he was clearing out his old attic, full of his fathers old possessions. It apparently dates back to 1907, and was found with other notes on the creature. The farmer told us that it couldn't have been his father that had drawn this as he 'couldn't draw for the life of him'. The drawing speculates that this creature was the inspiration for the Lambton Worm legend a the village of Lambton is nearby and the drawing is an accurate representation of the creature. This is solid evidence that people were aware of these 'wormholes' long before anyone thought.

Family: Wyrms Vermidae
These are the most common species of dragon, and the ones that are known to eat livestock, maidens and lay siege to villages. They are in fact related to varanids and the family evolved in Eastern Asia during the huge inter-glacial warm period, flourishing in the flooded coastal plains. Over the next million years they grew significantly in size and spread their range, nowadays inhabiting most of Asia, Europe and parts of Northern and Central Africa. The only species in Europe is the Great European Wyrm (Wyrm draconus) a species of True Wyrm and also one of the most dangerous. They resemble very long and slender, snake-like lizards, with muscular front legs, a crocodile-like snout and rows of spines and filaments on their back. Wyrms are ambush predators, that are always present near a source of water as the young are almost exclusively aquatic, and are capable of quick bursts of whiplike speed. Some species of the Asian Lung family are capable of gliding because of extended ribs and membrane on their sides. They can grow to huge sizes, up to 6m metres not including the tail which could add another 2.5m to the length. Juveniles use their tails as whips to defend themselves from predators. They live in burrows typically close to their chosen water source.

European Wyrm
Wyrm draconus

Order: Squamata
Family: Vermidae (Wyrms)
Genus: Wyrm(True Wyrms/European Wyrms)

Weight: 89-101kg
Length: 4.3-6.6m, excluding tail
Appearance: Unmistakable, huge slender body, with rows of spines and filaments. Has a colouration that is usually a dark grey or black, but can also be a muddy brown or a dull ochre.
Diet: A huge range; Large fish, otters, waterfowl, deer, carrion, boar, smaller wyrms, goats and the young of large animals such as Kelpies, Aurochs and in Eastern Europe, European Elephants.
Life Cycle: Eggs are laid in early spring, near the burrows entrance in a heap of rotting vegetation. Around 35 eggs are laid and incubation takes about 3-4 months. The mother defends the nest and the body of water in which the young spend their time until they are large enough to move off, from predators and male wyrms which will readily eat the young, especially males.
Habitat: Waterways, lakes, swamps, forests, marshes, floodplains and occasionally coastal marshes and estuaries, but always near water. They excavate their burrow near water and some are know to be underwater but then rise up again, much like a beavers dam. This leads people to think that they hibernate underwater.
Rarity: Although very dangerous, large individuals are rarely seen having quite large territories. During the early weeks of summer however it's not unusual to see pools of water writhing with baby wyrms, with the mother nearby. The few weeks after that, young Wyrms wander into human habitation looking for a territory of their own.
Range: Most of Europe.

Description
Here is a depiction of a European Wyrm (Wyrm draconus) that was found in a farm on the outskirts of Washington, England by a special investigation team that specialise in the wormholes that connect our two universes. The farmer told the team that he found it, when he was clearing out his old attic, full of his fathers old possessions. It apparently dates back to 1907, and was found with other notes on the creature. The farmer told us that it couldn't have been his father that had drawn this as he 'couldn't draw for the life of him'. The drawing speculates that this creature was the inspiration for the Lambton Worm legend a the village of Lambton is nearby and the drawing is an accurate representation of the creature. This is solid evidence that people were aware of these 'wormholes' long before anyone thought.

Family: Wyrms Vermidae
These are the most common species of dragon, and the ones that are known to eat livestock, maidens and lay siege to villages. They are in fact related to varanids and the family evolved in Eastern Asia during the huge inter-glacial warm period, flourishing in the flooded coastal plains. Over the next million years they grew significantly in size and spread their range, nowadays inhabiting most of Asia, Europe and parts of Northern and Central Africa. The only species in Europe is the Great European Wyrm (Wyrm draconus) a species of True Wyrm and also one of the most dangerous. They resemble very long and slender, snake-like lizards, with muscular front legs, a crocodile-like snout and rows of spines and filaments on their back. Wyrms are ambush predators, that are always present near a source of water as the young are almost exclusively aquatic, and are capable of quick bursts of whiplike speed. Some species of the Asian Lung family are capable of gliding because of extended ribs and membrane on their sides. They can grow to huge sizes, up to 6m metres not including the tail which could add another 2.5m to the length. Juveniles use their tails as whips to defend themselves from predators. They live in burrows typically close to their chosen water source.

European Wyrm
Wyrm draconus

Order: Squamata
Family: Vermidae (Wyrms)
Genus: Wyrm(True Wyrms/European Wyrms)

Weight: 89-101kg
Length: 4.3-6.6m, excluding tail
Appearance: Unmistakable, huge slender body, with rows of spines and filaments. Has a colouration that is usually a dark grey or black, but can also be a muddy brown or a dull ochre.
Diet: A huge range; Large fish, otters, waterfowl, deer, carrion, boar, smaller wyrms, goats and the young of large animals such as Kelpies, Aurochs and in Eastern Europe, European Elephants.
Life Cycle: Eggs are laid in early spring, near the burrows entrance in a heap of rotting vegetation. Around 35 eggs are laid and incubation takes about 3-4 months. The mother defends the nest and the body of water in which the young spend their time until they are large enough to move off, from predators and male wyrms which will readily eat the young, especially males.
Habitat: Waterways, lakes, swamps, forests, marshes, floodplains and occasionally coastal marshes and estuaries, but always near water. They excavate their burrow near water and some are know to be underwater but then rise up again, much like a beavers dam. This leads people to think that they hibernate underwater.
Rarity: Although very dangerous, large individuals are rarely seen having quite large territories. During the early weeks of summer however it's not unusual to see pools of water writhing with baby wyrms, with the mother nearby. The few weeks after that, young Wyrms wander into human habitation looking for a territory of their own.
Range: Most of Europe.