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Larracos

the Ascendency fields · the Halls of the Ascendency · the cotton fields

The twelfth-floor Ascendency battleground — a former city burrowed into cotton fields and fortified, patrolled by a giant dwarven automaton.

Story so far

Larracos is the setting of the coming Ascendency battles on the twelfth floor, glimpsed on the mandatory feeds as Carl and the surviving crawlers cross over. Once a city, it has been burrowed down into vast cotton fields surrounding the Halls of the Ascendency and covered with new defenses, its exterior patrolled by a massive dwarven automaton. This is where the god-throne endgame will be fought — deities, crawlers, Residuals, and the vengeful Outside Intelligences contending until one wins and the dungeon collapses twelve hours later.

It is the ground Carl intends to hold, stalling the Ascendency so every remaining crawler can reach the eighteenth-floor exit. The strange pastoral of cotton fields over a buried fortress-city sets the stage for the series' climactic war.

Appearance

A former city burrowed into endless cotton fields around the Halls of the Ascendency, ringed with new fortifications and patrolled by a giant dwarven automaton.

Role

The twelfth-floor Ascendency battleground where the god-throne endgame will be fought.

Relationships

The Ascendency — The god-war to be fought across its cotton fields and halls.
Carl — Who means to hold this ground and stall the Ascendency until crawlers escape.
Outside Intelligences — Among the contenders converging on these fields for the throne.

Earlier in this series

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Chapter 103
  • The twelfth-floor Ascendency battleground — a former city burrowed into cotton fields and fortified, patrolled by a giant dwarven automaton.
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