Motif · Book 5, The Butcher's Masquerade

Warnings

The system's » Warning: lines, from 'level timers are still active' in the first tutorial guild to 'The cages will permanently close in thirty seconds' in Ralph's boss room on the second floor: the rules read out as they bite, and the AI's temper in them.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 1 — The vice principal's office
• Chapter 2 — Night weasels
• Chapter 10 — No dinosaurs of any kind
• Chapter 11 — The Recital
• Chapter 23 — Congratulations, Murderer
• Chapter 27 — Claude Sludgington the Fourth
• Chapter 35 — Ballroom Blitz
• Chapter 36 — Swole
• Chapter 43 — The Midnight Epicure
• Chapter 45 — The sorting yard
• Chapter 58 — The last stall in the women's bathroom
• Chapter 61 — Marked for death
• Chapter 72 — Cat-nac the Magnificent
• Chapter 73 — Wonderwall, again
• Chapter 74 — All Eyes on Me
• Epilogue — Epilogue

Progression

Nineteen: 'You may not use your inventory in this area' (ch. 1); a troublemaker's brand, twice (ch. 10, ch. 45); guards who need not obey the town's leader (ch. 11); 'This Temple has been Desecrated' (ch. 35); 'Don't let Diwata see you. Ever' (ch. 36), and then 'Diwata has marked you for death. You are being hunted. They know where you are' (ch. 61); 'Your blood has been set to boil' (ch. 58); the ballroom sealed (ch. 72); 'This crawler is deceased. They have been removed from your address book' (ch. 73); 'Apito has turned her back. The seal has been broken. The Butcher's Masquerade has failed to cast' (ch. 74); parties split into squads of five (epilogue).