Motif · Book 8, A Parade of Horribles

The Syndicate

The interstellar government that owns Dungeon Crawler World and licenses seasons to corporations like Borant; the source of the rules, the common language everyone is suddenly speaking, and — according to a first-floor tutorial guide — the seeding of Earth's culture from outside long before the collapse.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 1 — Chandra; the garage
• Chapter 15 — The Lollipop: the crawlers' table
• Chapter 27 — Plenty of Plenty: Lexis in the greenroom
• Chapter 40 — Heat four: survival containment; Team Flamengo
• Chapter 52 — Interlude: Minus; the key, the upgrades, and Chachi
• Chapter 69 — The stables: who may leave; the Scavenger myth
• Chapter 70 — The memorial crystal; the Midnight Epicure
• Chapter 86 — Mimics; the Big Six
• Chapter 92 — Chaco on Lamashtu; the AI's history in four parts; Vengeance
• Epilogue — Epilogue: Sydnee Iglacia, Prime Minister Victory, Louis Santiago 2

Progression

The Plenty's leadership appears on a game show (ch. 28); Carl asks them live 'Do they know that they need to fucking run?' (ch. 28). Captain Fresh, briefing Minus: 'We are losing' (ch. 52); Damien offers the deals (ch. 78); the mantids leave and Hive Home goes dark (epilogue).