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 8. Donut's three on the ninth floor, and the class they made; in book 8 a godslayer box that holds what War Crime did to Meatus, and the AI's rant: 'I am just like you in that tower'.
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).
Through book 8
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 |
| 8 — A Parade of Horribles | 6/99 | Ch. 8, Ch. 9, Ch. 28, Ch. 31, Ch. 43, Ch. 62 · 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).