Looking for Help with Research

So about two moons ago, we met Atticus and in that encounter I was given a paper with the drawing of some strange lamprey-like worm. I've been trying to find as much information on it as possible, however most things I find are old wives tales. I did find one bit of information in a book called "The Transcribed Anthology of Arawyn’s Oral Traditions" by Q. Tripp. I found the following passage:

"Every hundred years or so, a great red worm the size of a temple emerges from the wastes to prey upon lost children and cattle. Look to your horses, as they stamp their feet, eyes rolling back in terror, as tremors shake the earth and you will know it has come.
Keep your steps light, for it feels us. Keep your voices hushed, for it hears us. And should you ever meet the beast face-to-face, freeze in hopes that it shall pass. Should it see you--may your deity keep you safe--it’s imperative that you--"

The rest of it is smudged and illegible. I think if I can find the culture where this tale began I could possibly find more. The Sagewardens are digging into what they can with this. If you are willing to help out with research, please let me know and I will keep you informed (OOG: I will add you to the google doc). In particular I am trying to find people of various cultures to assist in hopes that we can pinpoint where this originated. Otherwise I will be asking around when next I am at Feast or you can approach anyone of the Sagewarden Household to lend your aid.

In addition, there is someone lost down in the tunnels where this thing was found. Their name is Dr. Toynbee. If you hear anything about them or if there are any expeditions planned to try and find them, please let me know.

Khala Stormbringer

I've never heard of such a creature, consider my curiosity peaked.

Are you suggesting a research party? Get a bunch of people together with snacks, drinks and books to look into the topic? That sounds like fun! We can separate the research into different cultures, try to narrow it down by the descriptions of the creature and focus on ecosystems that have had reports of similar types of creatures.

Sounds like a very large Gromobulus, like the one the tree's fruit grew. I wonder if there's any connection.

-Lucky

I'm always willing and interested to help out with research. Was this when Atticus lead us all down into those underground ruins? The ones that seem rather incongruous with what we currently know about any predecessors in this area? I've been looking into some of the things we saw during our (admittedly brief) visit, and perhaps there's some connection between what I've been looking at, and this particular folktale.

Well I'm in if you need my help