Plot Threads

Name	Summary
What Is Agatha Hiding?	The unexplained knowledge and apparent protection surrounding Agatha.
Are the Gods Real?	Mordecai says Grull is not a real god and that there are no real gods in the game.
Carl and Donut's Revolving Door of Handlers	Zev becomes Carl and Donut's assigned PR agent, handling interview and panel requests for Borant.
Carl's Doomsday Scenario	Carl has an unstable explosive in his inventory that cannot safely be removed, but has not said what he is saving it for.
The Hunt, and the Butcher's Masquerade	The hunter conflict now leads toward a floor-ending event for hunters and the top fifty crawlers.
Donut's Rise to Stardom	Donut's public career, aided by her concealed Former Child Actor class and its Character Actor skill.
The Fire God's Grudge	Emberus orders Carl to learn who murdered his son Geyrun, while also demanding the death of his brother Hellik.
Eva's True Motive	Katia names Eva in chat as another of Brynhild's Daughters and a friend from before, with her intentions toward Katia and Carl still unclear.
Frank Q and Maggie My's Vendetta	Frank Q and Maggie My's pursuit of Carl after Rebecca W's murder.
The War Gauntlet's God	A summoned war god vanishes during Carl's fight with Grull-Maestro without a confirmed death.
Hekla's Party	Katia joins Carl and Donut's party as a favor from Hekla and Brynhild's Daughters.
What Katia Is Made Of	Katia is a Doppelganger learning to sculpt a human face and body from her own fixed mass.
Lucia Mar, a Confirmed Killer of Fellow Admins	Orren says Lucia Mar has killed two admins this season, with signed confessions.
Whether Mordecai Ever Learns the Truth About His Own Binding	Mordecai is made Carl and Donut's manager and must teleport to any saferoom they enter, a change he understands as Donut's class choice.
Mordecai's Unspoken History	The history Mordecai will not discuss, beginning with Odette's request that he seek her out after the crawl.
The Ninth-Floor Succession Question	Whether Donut or Katia may take the stairs from the ninth floor to the tenth after Katia receives the Crown of the Sepsis Whore.
Samantha's Growing Power	The question of what the withering spirit in the Lika head can do, and whether Carl's party can safely keep her close.
The Bloom's War on Humanity	The Bloom's effort to destroy humanity in the crawl, justified by Loita through True Unity and the Great Consensus.
What the Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Wants	A prize Carl picks on a hunch whose hidden message promises that, together with its holder, it will burn it all to the ground.
Gravy Boat	A neighbor's stray tomcat, known to Donut as Ferdinand and to Carl as Gravy Boat.
The Floor 9 Faction Wars	A Skull Clan member says his family has won six of the last ten Faction Wars, while the Blood Sultanate is usually eliminated first.
What the Gate of the Feral Gods Is For	The question hanging over an unusually early legendary artifact sought in the Necropolis of Anser.
Who Is Draining the Sex Workers?	GumGum asks Carl and Donut to find who is killing blood-drained women found in the town's alleys.
What Is the Hunting Grounds?	A sixth-floor destination whose purpose matters to the factions watching the crawl.
Who or What Is Krakaren?	Rev-Up's moonshine pamphlet directs prospective consultants to see Krakaren or one of her downline consultants.
Who Really Killed Loita?	Loita dies aboard the Veriluxx production trailer when Robot Donut explodes, gasping an accusation at Carl with her last breath while he insists it was an accident.
Why Does the Plenty Want Prepotente Involved?	Carl's question about the Plenty's role in bringing him, Donut, and Prepotente together after Miriam Dom's death.
The Skull Empire's Succession Crisis	An assassination attempt and Prince Maestro's public disowning put the Skull Empire's line of succession in question.
Terminus Station's Kravyad	A crisis at Terminus Station after Carl warns Bautista not to get off there.
The Transformation	The event, 2:23 AM Pacific on January 3rd, that instantly killed everyone indoors worldwide and crushed all buildings.
What Is the Valtay Corporation, Really?	Carl finds three Valtay-manufactured items in the shopping cart he took from Agatha.
The Walk-On List	A censored explanation of the rules for humans who did not enter the dungeon, including the Walk-On List and illegal abductions.
The Naiad Curse	Areson explains that the curse affecting Tsarina Signet began when a High Elf cast it on the night her mother died.
Are the NPCs Even Real?	Mordecai warns Carl that some bosses and mobs may be here against their will, especially on later floors.
The System AI	The macro AI running the dungeon, which Mordecai says is showing personality unusually early and may be undergoing Primal Degeneration.
Who Controls the Crawl's Story	The Syndicate assigns Borant regency over Earth and gives it rights to broadcast, exploit, and control the World Dungeon while it follows Syndicate rules.

What Is Agatha Hiding?Open questionsince Book 1, Ch. 26 · recordsThe unexplained knowledge and apparent protection surrounding Agatha.Are the Gods Real?Open questionsince Book 1, Ch. 25 · recordsMordecai says Grull is not a real god and that there are no real gods in the game.Carl and Donut's Revolving Door of HandlersOpen questionsince Book 1, Ch. 36 · recordsZev becomes Carl and Donut's assigned PR agent, handling interview and panel requests for Borant.Carl's Doomsday ScenarioOpen questionsince Book 2, Ch. 25 · recordsCarl has an unstable explosive in his inventory that cannot safely be removed, but has not said what he is saving it for.The Hunt, and the Butcher's MasqueradeOpen questionsince Book 3, Ch. 3 · recordsThe hunter conflict now leads toward a floor-ending event for hunters and the top fifty crawlers.Donut's Rise to StardomOpen questionsince Book 1, Ch. 7 · recordsDonut's public career, aided by her concealed Former Child Actor class and its Character Actor skill.The Fire God's GrudgeOpen questionsince Book 4, Ch. 28 · recordsEmberus orders Carl to learn who murdered his son Geyrun, while also demanding the death of his brother Hellik.Eva's True MotiveOpen questionsince Book 3, Ch. 6 · recordsKatia names Eva in chat as another of Brynhild's Daughters and a friend from before, with her intentions toward Katia and Carl still unclear.Frank Q and Maggie My's VendettaOpen questionResolvedsince Book 1, Ch. 13 · recordsFrank Q and Maggie My's pursuit of Carl after Rebecca W's murder.The War Gauntlet's GodOpen questionsince Book 3, Ch. 33 · recordsA summoned war god vanishes during Carl's fight with Grull-Maestro without a confirmed death.Hekla's PartyOpen questionResolvedsince Book 2, Ch. 21 · recordsKatia joins Carl and Donut's party as a favor from Hekla and Brynhild's Daughters.What Katia Is Made OfOpen questionsince Book 2, Ch. 21 · recordsKatia is a Doppelganger learning to sculpt a human face and body from her own fixed mass.Lucia Mar, a Confirmed Killer of Fellow AdminsOpen questionsince Book 2, Ch. 21 · recordsOrren says Lucia Mar has killed two admins this season, with signed confessions.Whether Mordecai Ever Learns the Truth About His Own BindingOpen questionsince Book 2, Ch. 1 · recordsMordecai is made Carl and Donut's manager and must teleport to any saferoom they enter, a change he understands as Donut's class choice.Mordecai's Unspoken HistoryOpen questionsince Book 1, Ch. 29 · recordsThe history Mordecai will not discuss, beginning with Odette's request that he seek her out after the crawl.The Ninth-Floor Succession QuestionOpen questionsince Book 5, Ch. 78 · recordsWhether Donut or Katia may take the stairs from the ninth floor to the tenth after Katia receives the Crown of the Sepsis Whore.Samantha's Growing PowerOpen questionsince Book 4, Ch. 24 · recordsThe question of what the withering spirit in the Lika head can do, and whether Carl's party can safely keep her close.The Bloom's War on HumanityOpen questionsince Book 1, Ch. 36 · recordsThe Bloom's effort to destroy humanity in the crawl, justified by Loita through True Unity and the Great Consensus.What the Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook WantsOpen questionsince Book 3, Ch. 7 · recordsA prize Carl picks on a hunch whose hidden message promises that, together with its holder, it will burn it all to the ground.Gravy BoatOpen questionResolvedOpensince Book 1, Ch. 23 · recordsA neighbor's stray tomcat, known to Donut as Ferdinand and to Carl as Gravy Boat.The Floor 9 Faction WarsOpen questionsince Book 1, Ch. 43 · recordsA Skull Clan member says his family has won six of the last ten Faction Wars, while the Blood Sultanate is usually eliminated first.What the Gate of the Feral Gods Is ForOpen questionsince Book 4, Ch. 9 · recordsThe question hanging over an unusually early legendary artifact sought in the Necropolis of Anser.Who Is Draining the Sex Workers?Open questionResolvedsince Book 2, Ch. 14 · recordsGumGum asks Carl and Donut to find who is killing blood-drained women found in the town's alleys.What Is the Hunting Grounds?Open questionsince Book 3, Ch. 30 · recordsA sixth-floor destination whose purpose matters to the factions watching the crawl.Who or What Is Krakaren?Open questionsince Book 1, Ch. 32 · recordsRev-Up's moonshine pamphlet directs prospective consultants to see Krakaren or one of her downline consultants.Who Really Killed Loita?Open questionsince Book 4, Ch. 18 · recordsLoita dies aboard the Veriluxx production trailer when Robot Donut explodes, gasping an accusation at Carl with her last breath while he insists it was an accident.Why Does the Plenty Want Prepotente Involved?Opensince Book 5, Ch. 49 · recordsCarl's question about the Plenty's role in bringing him, Donut, and Prepotente together after Miriam Dom's death.The Skull Empire's Succession CrisisOpen questionsince Book 2, Ch. 19 · recordsAn assassination attempt and Prince Maestro's public disowning put the Skull Empire's line of succession in question.Terminus Station's KravyadOpen questionResolutionsince Book 3, Ch. 17 · recordsA crisis at Terminus Station after Carl warns Bautista not to get off there.The TransformationExtinction Eventsince Book 1, Ch. 1 · recordsThe event, 2:23 AM Pacific on January 3rd, that instantly killed everyone indoors worldwide and crushed all buildings.What Is the Valtay Corporation, Really?Open questionsince Book 1, Ch. 47 · recordsCarl finds three Valtay-manufactured items in the shopping cart he took from Agatha.The Walk-On ListOpen questionsince Book 5, Ch. 19 · recordsA censored explanation of the rules for humans who did not enter the dungeon, including the Walk-On List and illegal abductions.The Naiad CurseProductionResolvedsince Book 2, Ch. 9 · recordsAreson explains that the curse affecting Tsarina Signet began when a High Elf cast it on the night her mother died.Are the NPCs Even Real?Open questionsince Book 1, Ch. 25 · recordsMordecai warns Carl that some bosses and mobs may be here against their will, especially on later floors.The System AIOpen questionsince Book 1, Ch. 1 · recordsThe macro AI running the dungeon, which Mordecai says is showing personality unusually early and may be undergoing Primal Degeneration.Who Controls the Crawl's StoryOpen questionHost Vetosince Book 1, Ch. 1 · recordsThe Syndicate assigns Borant regency over Earth and gives it rights to broadcast, exploit, and control the World Dungeon while it follows Syndicate rules.