Story so far
Mordecai runs the Tutorial Guild Hall as a Level 50 Rat Hooligan, a Non-Combatant NPC who slept through the dungeon's opening and only admits crawlers when the rules allow. A former crawler who reached floor 11 before choosing guildmaster life, he activates Carl's Dimensional Inventory, gifts a Standard Healing Potion, and coaches Carl on gear and an unarmed monk build, urging him to feed Donut the Enhanced Pet Biscuit. He drip-feeds forbidden knowledge: boss hierarchies, loot rules, broadcast and safe-room mechanics, and cryptic warnings about exits, gods, and deeper, less-sympathetic mobs.
Born a skyfowl, he's a Changeling who morphs into a current-floor mob whenever his hall moves, shifting from Rat Hooligan to the obsidian bear-like Bugaboo. He keeps an urn of his mother's ashes and a framed photo of his crawler brother. Bound by a kua-tin indentureship, this is his final tour; the season only counts if a crawler reaches floor four. He's now cleared to brief Carl and Donut on third-floor race/class selection and pet bonding for Mongo — and reacts with raw hatred toward Odette, who once pushed him too hard and made him pay dearly, angrily refusing her job offer.
Appearance
A bearded rat-like creature slightly taller than goblins; as a Changeling he reshapes into a current-floor mob, including a seven-foot obsidian bear-like Bugaboo with owlish eyes and thin limbs.
Role
Guildmaster and registered guide of the Tutorial Guild, a Non-Combatant NPC who trains, analyzes, and covertly advises crawlers.
Relationships
Carl — His registered crawler; gives gifts, gear advice, and forbidden survival tips.
Donut — Co-guides her crawler status; warns Carl to stay partied with her until the ninth floor.
Odette — Trained him in an earlier season; he now hates her for pushing him too hard, and refuses her job offer.
Mongo — Warns the pet must bond with a crawler before the floor collapses or he can't be brought along.
Borant — Privately tells Carl the company is trying to end the game as fast as possible.
kua-tin — Signed an indentureship contract with them; warns all kua-tin are dangerous.
Sources — 60 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 2
- He is a bearded rat-like creature, slightly taller than the goblins, who runs the Tutorial Guild.
- He slept through the dungeon's opening announcement and believed it would not open for another two years.
- He refuses to admit crawlers while mobs are directly outside, citing the rules, and can speak the goblin language.
- He explains crawlers can only open loot boxes in a safe zone via the Awards and Boxes tab after completing the tutorial.
Chapter 3
- Mordecai is a Level 50 Rat Hooligan and a Non-Combatant NPC who serves as the guildmaster of the Tutorial Guild Hall.
- He was born a skyfowl and is a Changeling who changes form into a mob from the current dungeon floor each time his guildhall is moved.
- He was once a dungeon crawler from a displaced world who made it down to floor 11 before choosing to become a guildmaster.
- After the third floor collapses he is transported to a deeper level to work a magic guild where crawlers pick spells and train.
- He keeps a vase holding his mother's ashes and framed photos of his skyfowl brother in his guildhall, and reveals forbidden information to help Carl survive.
Chapter 4
- Mordecai is a rat-like guildmaster NPC who has prepared for Earth's dungeon since the 1930s advance team and entered the prep phase in 1964.
- He once shapeshifted into a human, visited a Blockbuster Video, and stole James Bond tapes.
- He accumulated nearly 30 million followers and four patrons during his own crawl, reaching the 11th floor before refusing to continue.
- This is his last tour, after which he becomes a full citizen with a stipend, though he cannot return to his home world.
- He keeps a framed picture of an eagle-like creature that he placed on the floor of the guild.
Chapter 5
- He activates Carl's inventory and explains the new dimensional inventory system to him.
- He gives Carl a Standard Healing Potion as a personal gift.
- He reacts with shock upon seeing Carl has a Legendary Pet Box and a large number of loot boxes.
- He urges Carl to feed Donut the Enhanced Pet Biscuit while still in the safe guildhall.
Chapter 6
- He advises Carl on gear, explaining the Trollskin Shirt is one of the best tanking under-armor garments and that the toe ring's Powerful Strike skill multiplies unarmed damage per level.
- He suggests Carl consider a monk class to further enhance his unarmed combat.
Chapter 7
- He explains the rules of Donut's new crawler status, stats, and items, and must restart the tutorial now that she is no longer a pet.
- He, Carl, and other crawlers are immune to Donut's charisma, but NPCs and mobs are not.
- He warns Carl to stay partied with the more-powerful Donut at least until the ninth floor, which he says will be a challenge.
Chapter 8
- As Carl and Donut's registered guide, Mordecai will redirect them to his room if they enter any other training guild, until they reach the fourth floor where they lose access to him.
- He cryptically warns Carl that taking any offered exit is not worth it until floor 12, and even then to negotiate as much as possible.
Chapter 12
- He is found drunk and asleep in a tutorial guild, cradling a photo of his brother amid empty bottles, with the previously upset urn now fixed and cleaned.
- He explains the boss hierarchy, loot rules, and dungeon broadcast mechanics to Carl and Donut.
Chapter 13
- Mordecai explains that crawlers drop everything but unopened loot boxes when killed, and that non-crawlers can loot a body but cannot access its inventory.
- He told Carl that the show premiere would air on the screens in the safe room.
Chapter 15
- Mordecai advised Donut that higher charisma makes it easier to control speaking, non-red-dotted, non-boss mobs, and explained the first floors don't cover the whole planet.
Chapter 20
- Mordecai previously explained the safe-room violence rules and mob-teleport mechanics to Carl while Donut was transforming after eating the enhanced pet biscuit.
Chapter 21
- Mordecai had told Carl that bosses would not guard the stairwells until the fourth floor, a claim the borough boss contradicts.
Chapter 25
- He is a rat-like creature who serves as a training guild guide and analyzes crawlers' battle performance.
- He is bound by strict rules and cannot reveal boss information before a fight, as doing so is considered cheating.
- He cryptically warns Carl that there are no real gods in the game, only those who pay for the privilege, and that later enemies are not always unwilling victims.
- He advises that every boss has an exploitable weakness and that there are always clues before a fight.
Chapter 27
- Mordecai is referenced as having told Carl that he cannot turn himself into a cat.
Chapter 29
- Mordecai is a skyfowl (bird-like alien) and was trained by Odette in a much earlier season.
- He is on his last crawl, and the season only counts against his indentureship if one of his crawlers reaches the fourth floor.
- He will guide Carl and Donut through picking a race and class on the third floor without being allowed to overtly steer them.
Chapter 33
- He warned Carl that the mobs in deeper dungeon levels would not be as sympathetic as the current ones.
Chapter 35
- He has shapeshifted from a Rat Hooligan into a Bugaboo, a seven-foot obsidian bear-like creature with owlish eyes and thin limbs.
- He reacts with intense hatred toward Odette, refusing to seek her out, hinting at a deep shared history between them.
- He explains that viewers can see and hear crawlers anywhere except restrooms, but only those with press credentials can perceive him.
- He had the Protective Shell spell during his own crawl and says it has a useful secondary effect tied to its static area of effect.
Chapter 36
- Mordecai signed an indentureship contract with the kua-tin and warns that all kua-tin, party members or not, are dangerous and can end a crawler.
- He explains the political and financial pressures forcing Borant to end the game quickly, including push-back inside the company.
Chapter 37
- Mordecai punts and tosses the swarming grubs out of his room before giving up and dispelling several dozen with a wave of his hand.
- Mordecai explains the dungeon's waste-disposal spawning system to Carl, having never seen such an infestation on the second floor.
Chapter 40
- Mordecai had told them that viewers couldn't see private chats but Borant and the dungeon AI could, and that mobs attempting to descend the stairs die rather than teleport away.
Chapter 44
- Mordecai is now authorized to tell Carl and Donut about the third floor and the race/class selection process.
- Mordecai privately told Carl that Borant was trying to end the game as soon as possible.
Chapter 45
- Mordecai's advice to look for the clues in boss rooms guides Carl to solve this boss room by freeing the dingoes.
Chapter 46
- Mordecai has a room the crawlers plan to visit, and Mongo would teleport away if brought there before bonding with a crawler.
Chapter 47
- He was a Changeling Fire Mage Arcanist who specialized into the fire path on the sixth floor after starting as an Arcanist.
- He nearly chose a skyfowl Storm Commander class but Odette talked him out of it, and his brother chose it instead on her recommendation.
- He reveals his brother had also been a crawler, shown by the framed photo and urn in his cleaned-up chambers.
- He explains pet bonding, the third-floor race/class/stat selection process, and warns Mongo must be bonded before the floor collapses or he cannot be brought along.
Chapter 48
- Mordecai reacted angrily to Odette's offer of employment, giving her additional choice words after Carl delivered the message.
- Mordecai shares a damaging past with Odette, who pushed him too hard and caused him to pay dearly.