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Charles Andrew

The dead mage

A level-58 human Armored Mage listed as dead on the casualty roster yet still walking, puppeted by a brain worm.

Story so far

Charles Andrew rushes into the FUPA alongside Bucket Boy, the two of them carrying a badly pulsed Yenk between them, apparently helping evacuate the overrun Field Hospital. Carl cross-references all three names against the Casualty Notification feed and finds Charles listed as dead — a level-58 human of the Armored Mage class walking and talking anyway.

Carl tackles him without warning and beats his face in with a spiked gauntlet until he dies for the second time, to Bucket Boy's horrified confusion. Moments later the worm responsible, Goldblum, crawls out of the ruined face, confirming the corpse had been a Gondii puppet used to walk an infiltrator straight into the crawlers' stronghold.

Appearance

A human man in mage's kit, moving and speaking normally until his face is reduced to a red mess.

Role

Brain-worm host whose exposure reveals the Gondii infiltration of the crawler ranks.

Relationships

Carl — Killed by Carl the moment he was matched to the casualty list
Goldblum — The Valtay worm riding his corpse
Bucket Boy — Was helping the medic carry a wounded Yenk to the rear
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Chapter 37
  • A level-58 human Armored Mage listed as dead on the casualty roster yet still walking, puppeted by a brain worm.
Character sheet
LitRPG stats — unique to this series. Other books surface a different panel here.
Armored Mage LVL 58
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