Character · from book 1
Ferdinand
Someone Donut loved from the moment she first saw him, whom she invokes on her deathbed after the Juicer and in her drunken confession under the Krakaren, and ranks above Carl. Carl asks, 'Who the hell is Ferdinand?' She will not say.
First appears: Book 1
Series arc
Through book 2
A porcupine in a dream under Signet's Water Lily spell (B2 ch. 12). On Ripper Wonton's Danger Zone the secret comes out: 'Ferdinand is the love of my life' — and Carl laughs: his name was Gravy Boat, Marjory's cat on the first floor, who knocked up every female cat within three blocks and whom Bea called animal control on twice. 'He preferred Ferdinand,' sniffed Donut (B2 ch. 19).
Through book 1
A name and nothing else: Donut, explaining why she does not get blood on her like a common house cat — 'I'd end up looking like Ferdinand' — and Carl asks, 'Who the hell is Ferdinand?' (B1 ch. 23); invoked on her deathbed (B1 ch. 24) and asked about again (B1 ch. 27); loved more than Carl in her confession under the Krakaren (B1 ch. 34); and a guess at who might be watching with Miss Beatrice (B1 ch. 43). She will not say who he is.
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl | 5/48 | Ch. 23, Ch. 24, Ch. 27, Ch. 34, Ch. 43 · the book's own page |
| 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario | 2/26 | Ch. 12, Ch. 19 · the book's own page |
By book
Ferdinand in book 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl
Donut, when Carl asks who he is: 'Nobody you'd know' (ch. 23). Named in Donut's fake death scene (ch. 24) and ranked above Carl in her drunk confession (ch. 34); when Carl finally asks, she has no idea whatever he is talking about (ch. 27) and thinks the Maestro's mystery guests might be Bea and Ferdinand (ch. 43).
Ferdinand in book 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario
The love of Donut's life, in her telling: a tragic courtship carried on at night across the wide expanse of a window, a secret she says has festered too long (ch. 19). Carl laughs and gives the truth: his name was Gravy Boat, and he belonged to Marjory on the first floor (ch. 19). On the third floor he comes to Donut in a dream, turns into a porcupine, and leaves his quills in her (ch. 12).