THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

The Syndicate

First seen: Book 1, Chapter 1

The interstellar authority whose rules govern the seizure of Earth and the terms of the World Dungeon.

Galactic

Connections

The Borant Corporation:

Its input, alongside litigation Borant wins, factors into the AI's own decision to let the party's bubble-escape method keep goingB4C33

Its own court overrules Borant's appeal against the AI's detonator ruling and confirms the resulting achievements and rewards are owed, only for Borant to burn its single free per-season veto reversing the prize decision anyway; per Odette, that veto is normally saved for appeals on the tenth floor or deeper and has never before been used this earlyB2C26

Odette:

Cites its rules protecting a journalist's right to ask and answer during interviews, and a separate etiquette rule against entering a studio uninvited, against Loita's own new censorship pushB3C35

History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 1
  • TAG Galactic: The interstellar governing authority; its codes rule planetary seizure, reclamation, and the dungeon itself
Book 2
Chapter 26
  • RELATIONSHIP The Borant Corporation: Its own court overrules Borant's appeal against the AI's detonator ruling and confirms the resulting achievements and rewards are owed, only for Borant to burn its single free per-season veto reversing the prize decision anyway; per Odette, that veto is normally saved for appeals on the tenth floor or deeper and has never before been used this early
Book 3
Chapter 35
  • RELATIONSHIP Odette: Cites its rules protecting a journalist's right to ask and answer during interviews, and a separate etiquette rule against entering a studio uninvited, against Loita's own new censorship push
Book 4
Chapter 33
  • RELATIONSHIP The Borant Corporation: Its input, alongside litigation Borant wins, factors into the AI's own decision to let the party's bubble-escape method keep going