THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Mordecai

Guildmaster of the Tutorial Guild. Level 50 non-combatant NPC, and a former dungeon crawler himself.

ChangelingFormer CrawlerGuildmasterNon-Combatant NPC

Level

50B1C3

Physical

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

True Form:

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

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)

Notable quotes

“Nobody tells old Mordecai anything!”

Book 1, Chapter 2 (Mordecai, mid-ramble about missed announcements and budget cuts, while Carl is being cornered by goblins outside his door.)

“What the bloody hell did you do, kid? That gate is capable of holding back a kinetic strike from a star destroyer.”

Book 1, Chapter 3 (Mordecai, after the Murder Dozer's focused boiler blast rattles his guild door.)

“Intelligence told you that bike belonged to a police officer. Wisdom told you not to urinate upon it.”

Book 1, Chapter 4 (Mordecai, explaining the hidden wisdom stat via the late Billy Maloney.)

“All guildhalls are safe areas, but not all safe areas are guildhalls.”

Book 1, Chapter 5 (Mordecai, delivering dungeon survival as a logic puzzle.)

“It’s not worth it, no matter what they tell you. Not until floor 12, and even then, negotiate as much as you can.”

Book 1, Chapter 8 (Mordecai's whispered goodbye, about exit deals nobody has offered yet.)