13 characters, locations, and items in this world codex.

Characters

Borant Corporation — The alien mega-corporation running the dungeon crawl — a failing entertainment conglomerate that collapsed Earth's surface and turned humanity's extin
Carl — Ex-Coast Guard mechanic turned humanity's most-watched dungeon crawler — a man fueled by spite, explosives, and the desperate refusal to let alien cor
Princess Donut — A pampered housecat uplifted to sapience by the dungeon system — now the galaxy's biggest celebrity, a devastating spellcaster, and absolutely certain
Tutorial Guide — A system-generated NPC assigned to orient new crawlers — helpful within strict parameters, cheerfully indifferent to your survival beyond them.
Yolanda Martinez — A petite nursing assistant who was quick to laugh and quicker to clean the blood off your face — the maternal heart of the early crawler group whose d
Zev — A two-foot-tall fish alien navigating corporate politics to keep her clients alive — a pragmatic producer who bonds with Donut over Gossip Girl and ri

Locations

Safe Rooms — Scattered sanctuaries throughout every floor — violence-free zones where crawlers open loot boxes, rest, and access services, always marked green on t
Stairwells — The only passages between dungeon floors — well-lit descents ending in massive double doors engraved with the Kua-Tin symbol, each a chokepoint of sur
The Upper Warrens — The tutorial floor — a sprawling grid of torchlit tunnels and corridors beneath Earth's surface where thirteen million crawlers fight low-level mobs a
The World Dungeon — An eighteen-floor inverted megastructure carved beneath Earth's collapsed surface — a lethal game show broadcast to quintillions of alien viewers acro

Crawler Biscuit — A standard dungeon-issued food item with minor stat effects — one of many consumables that keep crawlers alive between the dungeon's brutal encounters
Dungeon Codex — The system's information interface — a heads-up display and menu system providing crawlers with stats, maps, inventory access, and AI-generated item d
Loot Boxes — The dungeon's primary reward system — tiered containers of semi-random gear distributed by the System AI for achievements, ranging from common Bronze