Chapter 14 of 26 · Book 2, Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Chapter 14 — The One-Eyed Narwhal

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Opening

The moment we stepped outside of Mordecai’s guild room, I pulled up the town’s map.

Summary

The One-Eyed Narwhal, chosen for being small; Mongo's new golden fangs spark; 649,433 crawlers left; a recap of the goat lady's hellspawn familiar; Mongo defending Donut on television. A weeping orc named GumGum asks for help and Mordecai tells her to fuck off — 'You can't save them all' — and Carl sneaks out anyway and is predictable.

Morning: five general stores, Donut the master negotiator, 50,000 gold, a magical pet carrier for Mongo. A day of brain boilers and the Dispenser, a manta-ray boss killed by a clockwork Mongo with dynamite in each hand ('The Boomy Boy'). And outside the gate, GumGum with a pile of dead hookers: The Sex Workers Who Fell from the Heavens, a silver quest. 'That's what you said last time.'

Characters

• GumGum — Introduced twice: weeping, then with the pile.
• Fitz — Introduced: 'I've never had royalty in the Narwhal.'
• Mordecai — 'You can't save them all.'
• Princess Donut — Princess Money Bags at the shops.
• Miriam Dom — On the recap with her hellspawn goat.

Locations

• The One-Eyed Narwhal — Home base.
• The medium skyfowl settlement — The shops; the gate.

Motifs

• Quests — The second quest, accepted against advice.
• The playbook — 'The Boomy Boy.'
• The crawler count — 649,433.