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Epitome Tagg

Tagg · Epitome Tagg from the Dream

Rich participant out of the Dream who, thanks to Carl's vote, can now actually be killed.

Story so far

Epitome Tagg is named in the same breath as Prince Stalwart the orc and "that banker Operatic guy" — the three examples Quasar reaches for when he explains the single most consequential change going into the ninth floor. "All those rich fuckers on the floor... they all can really die now."

He comes from The Dream, and his title-like first name marks him as somebody's idea of an ideal specimen. Until the vote that stripped sponsor protections from the wealthy, being that sort of person on a crawl floor was a safe indulgence. It no longer is, and Quasar's professional forecast for what follows is "an epic, but-sir-you-haven't-taken-a-bath shitshow".

Appearance

Not described; identified only by his provenance in the Dream and his membership of the ninth floor's newly mortal rich.

Role

One of the wealthy floor-nine participants named as newly killable after Carl's action item passed.

Relationships

The Dream — His origin, invoked as a place that explains what kind of person he is.
Faction Wars — Enters the ninth floor as one of the rich now stripped of protection.
Carl — Whose emergency action item removed the safety protections that had shielded Tagg.

Earlier in this series

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  • Rich participant out of the Dream who, thanks to Carl's vote, can now actually be killed.
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