THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Madison

First seen: Book 3, Chapter 17

A human, level 10, Iron Tangle Human Resources Associate, pulled aboard the Nightmare Express outside Station E's burning substation building after a wolf ghoul nearly kills her. Suburban-soccer-mom presentation, a white business dress ruined with soot, hair torn loose from a bun that saved her life. Demands the crawlers' employee numbers even while being rescued, insists on being taken to a headquarters she calls Yard A, and can't keep her own story about ever having visited her apartment straight the longer Carl presses her.

NPCDeceased

Level

10B3C17

Physical

A human woman in her mid-forties, suburban-soccer-mom presentation, in a white business dress ruined with soot and missing one black heel; her hair, torn loose from a careful bun by a ghoul's bite, likely saved her life by absorbing the hitB3C17

Location

Still at station 60, now sitting in the corner of a small colony of gathered NPCs, glared at sullenly while an angry mob of dwarves and gremlins berates and threatens herB3C21

Left behind at station 60 once Carl runs out of patience; refuses to keep traveling with the partyB3C18

Aboard the Nightmare Express, dropped off past station 24 once Carl runs out of patience with her contradictionsB3C17

History by chapter
Book 3
Chapter 17
  • LOCATION Location: Aboard the Nightmare Express, dropped off past station 24 once Carl runs out of patience with her contradictions
  • PHYSICAL Appearance: A human woman in her mid-forties, suburban-soccer-mom presentation, in a white business dress ruined with soot and missing one black heel; her hair, torn loose from a careful bun by a ghoul's bite, likely saved her life by absorbing the hit
  • LEVEL Level: 10
  • TAG NPC: Iron Tangle Human Resources Associate, rescued off a burning platform outside Station E and taken aboard the Nightmare Express
Chapter 18
  • LOCATION Location: Left behind at station 60 once Carl runs out of patience; refuses to keep traveling with the party
Chapter 21
  • LOCATION Location: Still at station 60, now sitting in the corner of a small colony of gathered NPCs, glared at sullenly while an angry mob of dwarves and gremlins berates and threatens her
Chapter 31
  • TAG Deceased: Hanged at station 60 by a mob of dwarves and gremlins once they realized the Iron Tangle's NPCs were playing constructed roles; her body was carried to Fire Brandy, who burned it rather than leave it lying

Kills

Notable quotes

“Bosses? Hardly. They’re actually part of the human resources department.”

Book 3, Chapter 18 (Madison, correcting Carl's guess that the Kravyad might be bosses.)

“Customers are not allowed in the train engines! I’m going to have to alert the transit authority. This is most irregular.”

Book 3, Chapter 17 (Madison, moments after being pulled aboard the Nightmare Express to escape a burning building and a Festering Ghoul.)