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Player Killer Skull

PK Skull · Player Killer Marker

Mark a crawler earns for killing another crawler; Donut gains none, proving her spell knew friend from foe.

Story so far

Once the dust settles at The Nest, Carl checks something urgently: whether Princess Donut picked up any additional Player Killer Skulls from the mass battle formation spell that swept up friend and enemy alike.

She did not, which he calls a relief. The spell was supposed to know who their enemies were, and it seems that part, at least, worked properly. It is the first concrete reassurance that Donut did not murder her own allies when she stuffed them into the ball.

Role

The metric that clears Donut of killing her own people.

Relationships

Princess Donut — Gains no new skulls, proving the spell spared allies
Carl — Checks her for new skulls first thing
Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 1
  • The system's public brand for killing another crawler — and the one Carl did not get.
Chapter 13
  • Floating skull markers denoting crawler kills; Louis carries five, which enrage Carl every time he sees them.
Chapter 84
  • Marker displayed over a crawler who kills other crawlers; Lucia Mar carries more than two hundred.
Chapter 89
  • Mark a crawler earns for killing another crawler; Donut gains none, proving her spell knew friend from foe.
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