THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Skull Empire

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 44

The much larger government Stalwart and the Maestro are actually princes of, distinct from their own family house the Skull Clan. Per Zev, one of the largest and oldest Syndicate governments, and not known for measured responses to insults.

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Connections

Crown Prince Stalwart:

The Maestro's older brother, also a prince of the EmpireB1C44

Orcish Supremacy:

A far smaller government by comparison, per Zev's own lemonade-stand-versus-Wal-Mart descriptionB1C44

The Maestro:

A prince of the Empire; his own family house within it, the Skull Clan, is a separate thing, per Zev's own distinction between the twoB1C44

King Rust:

Its king, named for the first time this chapter; responds to the unrest by disowning the Maestro and telling his own people to shut upB2C19

Valtay Corporation:

Strong allies, per Tucker, until a Valtay dreadnaught destroys Prince Stalwart's yacht in retaliation for a pulse strike gone wrongB2C19

Queen Consort Ugloo:

Shown for the first time in an archival photograph from Carl's own lawsuit winnings, captioned as Crown Prince Stalwart's mother; her presumed death per the Maestro's own earlier on-air farewell is unaddressedB4C28

Carl:

Word of his floor-9 plan to throw a captured feral god into their own camp has already spread; Carl confirms it directly to Florin as "we're going to toss a god right into the camp of the Skull Empire"B4C33

History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 44
  • RELATIONSHIP Orcish Supremacy: A far smaller government by comparison, per Zev's own lemonade-stand-versus-Wal-Mart description
  • RELATIONSHIP The Maestro: A prince of the Empire; his own family house within it, the Skull Clan, is a separate thing, per Zev's own distinction between the two
  • RELATIONSHIP Crown Prince Stalwart: The Maestro's older brother, also a prince of the Empire
  • TAG Galactic: One of the largest and oldest Syndicate governments, per Zev; "the Wal-Mart corporation" next to the Orcish Supremacy's lemonade stand
Book 2
Chapter 19
  • TAG Galactic: Facing unrest in a few home systems, partly over the Pork Boy Snick embarrassment, with people drawing unflattering comparisons to the Orcish Supremacy and new calls for democratic reform
  • RELATIONSHIP King Rust: Its king, named for the first time this chapter; responds to the unrest by disowning the Maestro and telling his own people to shut up
  • RELATIONSHIP Valtay Corporation: Strong allies, per Tucker, until a Valtay dreadnaught destroys Prince Stalwart's yacht in retaliation for a pulse strike gone wrong
Book 4
Chapter 28
  • RELATIONSHIP Queen Consort Ugloo: Shown for the first time in an archival photograph from Carl's own lawsuit winnings, captioned as Crown Prince Stalwart's mother; her presumed death per the Maestro's own earlier on-air farewell is unaddressed
Chapter 33
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Word of his floor-9 plan to throw a captured feral god into their own camp has already spread; Carl confirms it directly to Florin as "we're going to toss a god right into the camp of the Skull Empire"
Chapter 34
  • TAG Legal: Its own last-minute lawsuit against the plan is dismissed once Carl's Skull Empire stock ownership moves the case into a different court, with Borant and the Valtay Corporation cooperating against it