Motif · Book 1, Dungeon Crawler Carl
The Valtay Corporation
A name Carl finds in his inventory's history tab attached to a pulse pistol, a personal shield and an illegal communications relay that passed through his hands inside Agatha's shopping cart. Odette says they are a parasitic corporate government with a fleet parked outside the Borant system, and the next season will be theirs.
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Three item names in a History tab (ch. 47): a Trans Tunnel 7C Orator Relay (illegal), a Perso-Shield Platinum Edition, a Mag 3040 Pulse Pistol — all Valtay, all from Agatha's shopping cart. Odette (epilogue): a parasitic corporate government that prefers aquatic hosts, with a fleet parked outside the Borant system to collect a debt, hours from a collection action when the kua-tin started the season early; the next season will be theirs. Carl decides not to get involved and does not tell her about Agatha.