Sandworms attack any who linger on it

[Glizdka]

This comes from the rule book for Gale Force Nine's Dune, a board game realeased in 1979, page 2.

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Dune — the very name conjures up desolation. Desert sandscapes cover most of the planet surface, broken only by giant rock ridges. Giant sandworms a quarter mile long live beneath the sand and attack any who linger on it. Human life exists in a few scattered places where precious water is available, but even those settlements are buffeted by terrifying coriolis storms.

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I don't know why, but I don't like this use of any. Is it correct?

I'd change it to something along the lines of "...attack anyone who lingers on it" or "...attack any adventurer who lingers on it".

 

[teechar]

"Anyone" and "any adventurer" refer to people, whereas just "any" can refer to any living being. It's broader.

 

[Glizdka]

"Anyone" and "any adventurer" refer to people, whereas just "any" can refer to any living being. It's broader.

Makes sense. The sandworms on Dune are gargantuous and vicious. They devour anyone and anything they encounter.

At the same time, the sentence uses who, which already specifies it is about people.