Character · from book 6
Raul
A Red Maníseros Land Crab, Sun-Kissed Cloud Rank Warrior, level 70, flagged in a U-Haul while chanting to himself that he will never kowtow: a grovelling coward ('This worm grovels and kotows in your resplendent light') with a ranged Bris crush, used as a cudgel by Shi Maria, 'the spider lady's jinetera' — who snaps a wolf's head off, saves Carl from the ogre, and, over a pile of dead baby seals with Alpha Carl yelling at him, ascends past cloud rank and refills the world with souls. 'I'm ascending! No more kowtowing!'
Race and class, since book 6: Red Maníseros Land Crab · Sun-Kissed Cloud Rank Warrior
First appears: Book 6
Series arc
Through book 8
Donut wonders whether to pull him out for the seals (B8 ch. 12), and when Imani's card becomes real asks whether cards can be made real (B8 ch. 36).
Through book 6
Chanting on a box truck (B6 ch. 24); trapped in a U-Haul and begging (B6 ch. 25); 'This worm grovels and kotows' (B6 ch. 29); a wolf's head off at range (B6 ch. 29); 'Master Carl, this insignificant cur is here to rescue you!' (B6 ch. 42); and, over dead pups with a bully at his back, the golden heavenly light (B6 ch. 68). 'RAUL IS WAY STRONGER NOW' (B6 ch. 69).
Through book 7
Donut's eighth-floor card, level 110 and mythic, summoned at last in the Nest: he tumbles down the Donkey Kong ramp tangled with Lucia — 'You dare challenge Daddy Carl?' — holds her up in his claws (B7 ch. 71), and dies in smoke under the rottweiler's lightning (B7 ch. 72). An action figure of him shouts 'Never kowtow!' at a fuel stop (B7 ch. 88).
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | 13/74 | 24–25, 27–30, 39, 42, 46, 54, 68–69, 72 · the book's own page |
| 7 — This Inevitable Ruin | 3/89 | Ch. 71, Ch. 72, Ch. 88 · the book's own page |
| 8 — A Parade of Horribles | 2/99 | Ch. 12, Ch. 36 · the book's own page |
By book
Raul in book 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
Chanting on a box truck (ch. 24); trapped in a U-Haul and begging (ch. 25); 'This worm grovels and kotows' (ch. 29); a wolf's head off at range (ch. 29); 'Master Carl, this insignificant cur is here to rescue you!' (ch. 42); and, over dead pups with a bully at his back, the golden heavenly light (ch. 68). 'RAUL IS WAY STRONGER NOW' (ch. 69).
Raul in book 7 — This Inevitable Ruin
Donut's eighth-floor card, level 110 and mythic, summoned at last in the Nest: he tumbles down the Donkey Kong ramp tangled with Lucia — 'You dare challenge Daddy Carl?' — holds her up in his claws (ch. 71), and dies in smoke under the rottweiler's lightning (ch. 72). An action figure of him shouts 'Never kowtow!' at a fuel stop (epilogue).