THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Goblins

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 2

Small green humanoids of the first floor. Mechanically inclined and hostile to crawlers.

DungeonClan SocietyClan HierarchyAt War (Llamas)

Appearance

About four feet tall, green, mostly bald, pointed ears, angular faces, sharp teeth, dressed in leather rags. Much like the movies, which Carl finds suspicious in itselfB1C2

Where

Floor 1 tunnels and the engineers' workshop, which empties out this chapter as the clan rolls out to attack the llamasB1C16

Floor 1 tunnels around the entrance, including an engineers' workshop that guards a wooden door to a neighborhood boss roomB1C15

Floor 1 tunnels around the dungeon entranceB1C2

Connections

Goblin Murder Dozer:

Their pride and joyB1C2

Carl:

Finishes looting their abandoned workshop, then rigs and pushes an improvised bomb into their war chieftain's sealed boss room while the rest of the clan is off fighting the llamasB1C17

Delivers the promised chopper, coal, and a bag of dynamite and grenades, closing out the trade before mobilizingB1C16

Struck a trade for a vehicle, two baggies of meth and a tip on where to find more, for a promised chopper, fuel, and grenadesB1C15

Killed three of the clan and their machine; per Mordecai, the family will come lookingB1C3

Rory:

One of their Shamankas, willing to deal once Donut talks her downB1C15

Llamas:

Neighboring faction, mobilized against after Donut reveals they're the meth's sourceB1C16

History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 2
  • TAG Dungeon: A native dungeon faction, not a galactic player
  • PHYSICAL Build: About four feet tall, green, mostly bald, pointed ears, angular faces, sharp teeth, dressed in leather rags. Much like the movies, which Carl finds suspicious in itself
  • LOCATION Location: Floor 1 tunnels around the dungeon entrance
  • RELATIONSHIP Goblin Murder Dozer: Their pride and joy
Chapter 3
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Killed three of the clan and their machine; per Mordecai, the family will come looking
  • TAG Clan Society: Kill one and the whole family comes; per Mordecai's guess, their shaman probably enchanted at least one of their machines
Chapter 15
  • TAG Clan Hierarchy: A chieftain (rarely a Warlord) at the top, Shamankas like Rory and Lorelai below that, then rank-and-file
  • LOCATION Location: Floor 1 tunnels around the entrance, including an engineers' workshop that guards a wooden door to a neighborhood boss room
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Struck a trade for a vehicle, two baggies of meth and a tip on where to find more, for a promised chopper, fuel, and grenades
  • RELATIONSHIP Rory: One of their Shamankas, willing to deal once Donut talks her down
Chapter 16
  • TAG At War (Llamas): Mobilizes the whole workshop clan the moment Donut names a llama as the meth's source
  • LOCATION Location: Floor 1 tunnels and the engineers' workshop, which empties out this chapter as the clan rolls out to attack the llamas
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Delivers the promised chopper, coal, and a bag of dynamite and grenades, closing out the trade before mobilizing
  • RELATIONSHIP Llamas: Neighboring faction, mobilized against after Donut reveals they're the meth's source
Chapter 17
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Finishes looting their abandoned workshop, then rigs and pushes an improvised bomb into their war chieftain's sealed boss room while the rest of the clan is off fighting the llamas

Notable quotes

“Don’t you worry about that, human. You will know. Just listen to the chopper. It will tell you.”

Book 1, Chapter 16 (The workshop engineer, brushing off Carl's question about how he's supposed to monitor heat and pressure on a bike with no gauges.)

“You’re not speaking your language. You’re speaking Syndicate Standard, you idiot slave.”

Book 1, Chapter 3 (The goblin engineer, pausing a knife fight to deliver Carl the chapter's biggest lore drop.)