Mordecai
Guildmaster of the Tutorial Guild. Level 50 non-combatant NPC, and a former dungeon crawler himself.
System message
[ NOT YET ENCOUNTERED ]
You haven't met this one yet, crawler. Records unseal as you read. The dungeon appreciates your impatience but does not reward it.
Level
50B1C3
Physical
- Form:
- True Form:
A level 50 Rat Hooligan: per its own tooltip, the smartest, fastest, and ugliest kind of Rat-KinB1C3
A bearded, rat-like creature, a head shorter than CarlB1C2
A skyfowl: golden-eagle-like, with folded angel-like wingsB1C3
Location
His Tutorial Guild hall on floor 1B1C2
Objective
Get these two through the tutorial without getting in trouble with whoever makes the rulesB1C3
System message
No data on this one yet. It either hasn't mattered, or it is about to.
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Stats unknown. Rest assured the dungeon has precise figures on exactly how underwhelming they are.
System message
No spells or skills on record. Punching things very hard is not a skill until the dungeon says it is.
History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 2
- LOCATION Location: His Tutorial Guild hall on floor 1
- PHYSICAL Form: A bearded, rat-like creature, a head shorter than Carl
Chapter 3
- OBJECTIVE Objective: Get these two through the tutorial without getting in trouble with whoever makes the rules
- TAG Former Crawler: Reached floor 11 of his own world's dungeon before taking an exit
- TAG Changeling: Reshaped into a local mob type every time his guildhall moves
- TAG Guildmaster: Runs this Tutorial Guild hall
- TAG Non-Combatant NPC: The interface marks him as unfightable
- PHYSICAL True Form: A skyfowl: golden-eagle-like, with folded angel-like wings
- PHYSICAL Form: A level 50 Rat Hooligan: per its own tooltip, the smartest, fastest, and ugliest kind of Rat-Kin
- LEVEL Level: 50 (Rat Hooligan form; non-combatant NPC)
Relationships
- Carl:
- Donut:
- The Tutorial Guild:
His newest pupil, admitted against the rules with mobs outsideB1C3
Deeply unwelcome guest; see: his mother's ashesB1C3
His home and workplace; the guildhall and his body both get moved when floors closeB1C3
System message
No known associates. Loners have historically excellent odds. That was sarcasm.
History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 3
- RELATIONSHIP Carl: His newest pupil, admitted against the rules with mobs outside
- RELATIONSHIP The Tutorial Guild: His home and workplace; the guildhall and his body both get moved when floors close
- RELATIONSHIP Donut: Deeply unwelcome guest; see: his mother's ashes
Notable quotes
“Nobody tells old Mordecai anything!”
“What the bloody hell did you do, kid? That gate is capable of holding back a kinetic strike from a star destroyer.”
“Intelligence told you that bike belonged to a police officer. Wisdom told you not to urinate upon it.”
“All guildhalls are safe areas, but not all safe areas are guildhalls.”
“It’s not worth it, no matter what they tell you. Not until floor 12, and even then, negotiate as much as you can.”