Jormungar

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Jormungar

Jormungar concept art

Jormungar are creatures that can be encountered in the upcoming WotLK expansion. They have flattened bodies with rows of muscular crystalline spines along either flank.

From the official  World of Warcraft Community Site Wrath of the Lich King — Bestiary:

The fiercely aggressive jormungar are a marvel of evolution, possessing rows of chisel-like teeth capable of boring through solid rock, as well as muscular, flattened bodies well adapted to rapid underground navigation.

Legends tell of the nerubians' using the jormungar as creatures of labor, forcing them to carve massive tunnels through Northrend's subterranean ice and lay the groundwork for the nerubians' ancient civilization. With the fall of the nerubian empire, swarms of rogue jormungar ran amok, drilling through the region's permafrost, attacking surface dwellers, and devouring everything in their path.

Trivia

The name is a reference to or inspired by the World Serpent of Norse mythology, Jörmungandr that was said to be so large it circled the world.

Speculation

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

It is speculated (given the carvings on the pillars around Uldum) that this wyrm, or one like it escaped from the Uldum complex in Tanaris. The door to the complex seems to have a giant hole in it, sticking outward.

• The new information revealed seems to imply that there are more than one of these creatures and they have been native to Northrend since the founding of the Nerubian nation. The Uldum theory is stil viable, however, if perhaps the thing that escaped from Uldum procreated and the numerous worms in Northrend are it's spawn. Unfortunately, the above information also states that jormungar are excelent tunnelers, boring through solid rock with ease. It would make no sense to attempt to hold such a creature in a stone prison, nor would it escape by going out the guarded front door if it could tunnel out.