Valtay
Body-snatching brain-worms — the Gondii — who reanimate the freshly dead and run their bodies for centuries off stolen memories.
Story so far
Prompted by Carl, Mordecai explains the Valtay: not shapeshifters but a body-snatching creature called a Gondii, a brain-worm that reactivates a corpse if it enters within hours of death, reading the old memories and keeping the body running for centuries. He distinguishes them from Intellect Hunters (who body-hop as their hosts rot) and the more insidious Infiltrators — none of which are true shapeshifters like Juice Box or doppelgangers like Katia Grim. The Valtay Corp has loomed over the game's future since the third floor.
Appearance
Parasitic brain-worms inhabiting reanimated corpses, indistinguishable from their living hosts.
Role
A looming corporate/parasitic power of body-snatching worms, weighing on Carl's mind.
Relationships
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
- Dungeon Crawler CarlBook 1
- Carl's Doomsday ScenarioBook 2
- The Dungeon Anarchist's CookbookBook 3
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- Body-snatching brain-worms — the Gondii — who reanimate the freshly dead and run their bodies for centuries off stolen memories.