Story so far
Prepotente explains that when the savage orc leader King Rust came into the dungeon, he brought his bevy of courtesans in with him — his harem, of several different races. His deal, brokered individually with the AI, allowed them to enter as Non-Combatant NPCs who could not be conscripted, and they had been in hiding since Rust's death.
His taste in companions provokes a lengthy digression: Elle confirms she really did see a naga in the chaos after the ball broke, Donut speculates gleefully about the mechanics and the dirty talk, and Prepotente notes that one of the harem girls was a tripod like the Adjutant for The Dream, comparing it to sexual congress with the Sputnik satellite.
Appearance
A savage orc warlord with tusks, remembered rather than present; long dead by this chapter.
Role
Dead orc king whose smuggled non-combatant harem is the loophole that ruins Li Na's marks.
Relationships
Li Na — His harem members were the outworlders she marked.
The AI — Brokered his individual deal to bring in non-combatant courtesans.
The Naga — One of his harem was a naga, per Elle's sighting.
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
Sources — 12 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 40
- Orc king of the Skull Empire who arrives on the northern front personally, mounted and demanding parlay.
Chapter 41
- Aging orc king who rides out alone on a swamp yak to parlay with Carl before attacking the Posse castle.
Chapter 42
- Aged orc king of the Skull Empire who parlays with Carl to beg intervention, then is beheaded by Rosetta.
Chapter 43
- Bone Clan orc king beheaded by Rosetta just as he moved to sue for peace over his daughter's plan.
Chapter 44
- The decapitated orc king whose corpse, hand, ring, and retina are harvested to authorize a bank transfer.
Chapter 45
- Freshly decapitated, Rust's death carries staggering galactic implications and leaves his fortune stolen.
Chapter 48
- Dead orc king whose corpse, ring, and possessions Carl still carries, and whose son cannot bury him.
Chapter 49
- Fallen king whose ring, necklace, and other magical gear the crawlers are now dividing up.
Chapter 50
- The orc leader, now a king rather than a prince, who reportedly shouted through his security screening.
Chapter 80
- The orc king who murdered Brooks with his whip generations ago and whom Rosetta finally decapitated in revenge.
Chapter 90
- Orc king whose lassoing and beheading by Rosetta Carl recalls while deciding to enable Justice Light's revenge.
Chapter 94
- The dead savage orc leader whose smuggled harem of non-combatant courtesans becomes the key to Li Na's doom.