Motif · from book 7
Atrocities
A class of spell — 'an act of fiendish cruelty', by Florin's dictionary — that a synergy tower can amplify over a whole battlefield: War Crime, from the Legendary 1914 box, castable three times ever, only on Scolopendra levels, combining spells 'in a creative way' and never killing directly. Donut's three on the ninth floor — a Rolling Battle Formation of eighty thousand people and two gods, a corpse field torn into fleshers, and War Crime with a paw she swings herself — make her the Oak Fell, Champion of Nekhebit, level 135.
First appears: Book 7
Series arc
As of book 7. 'An act of fiendish cruelty', by Florin's dictionary: a class of spell a synergy tower amplifies over a whole battlefield. War Crime, from the Legendary 1914 box, castable three times ever and only on Scolopendra levels, combines spells 'in a creative way' and never kills; its only prior caster was reset and re-absorbed, part of him into Hortense. Donut's three — a ball of everyone, a corpse field of fleshers, and a paw swung by hand — make her the Oak Fell. Nobody in the ball remembers it.
Through book 7
War Crime from the 1914 box, bleeding and crying (B7 ch. 29); its card in Carl's scratch pad, and a dictionary (B7 ch. 73, B7 ch. 74); the Nest's synergy given to the class (B7 ch. 61). Three: a Rolling Battle Formation of everyone (B7 ch. 66), You're Not Done Yet on a corpse field (B7 ch. 69), and War Crime with Bijanbi and Astral Paw swung by hand (B7 ch. 76). A class and a champion's title follow (B7 ch. 76, B7 ch. 77).
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 7 — This Inevitable Ruin | 17/89 | 15, 29, 40, 59, 61, 65–66, 68–69, 73–76, 78–79, 81–82 · the book's own page |
By book
Atrocities in book 7 — This Inevitable Ruin
War Crime arrives in the Legendary 1914 box, bleeding and crying (ch. 27, ch. 29); Carl keeps its card in his scratch pad and reads a dictionary — 'an act of fiendish cruelty' (ch. 73, ch. 74). The Nest's synergy goes to Atrocity spells (ch. 61). The first: a Rolling Battle Formation of eighty thousand and two gods (ch. 66). The second: You're Not Done Yet on a corpse field, 'What a naughty kitty' (ch. 69). The third: War Crime with Bijanbi and Astral Paw, and the paw swung by hand through Li Na's chains until the screaming stops (ch. 76). The AI's card promised a class: the Oak Fell, Champion of Nekhebit (ch. 76).