Mudskippers
The bankrupt faction King Rust says would still be solvent if the old-style dungeon gates had been kept active.
Story so far
Explaining why The AI cannot reach the Monitor Station, King Rust complains about a decision the Syndicate made long ago. The AI controls the tunnel gate only because that controller must sit in orbit of the game planet, whereas the old-style gates could never be controlled by an AI at all. They should have kept the old gates active, Rust says — and if they had, the mudskippers would never have gone bankrupt.
Carl admits he does not understand all of what the orc says, only the important part: the station is out of reach and nobody is going to stop Princess Formidable from the inside.
Role
Bankrupt faction cited by Rust as collateral damage of retiring the old, AI-proof gates.
Relationships
Earlier in this series
Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:
- Carl's Doomsday ScenarioBook 2
- The Butcher's MasqueradeBook 5
Sources — 3 recorded facts, by chapter
- Paulie's dismissive term for the crawl's outsiders — the ones who named the Residuals and who might keep you alive.
- Faction Stockade accuses of the ineptitude that turned the Crawl into a genuine fight for survival.
- The bankrupt faction King Rust says would still be solvent if the old-style dungeon gates had been kept active.