Ferdinand
Names: FerdinandGravy BoatFamiliar of Queen Imogen of the High ElvesWarlord FerdinandWarlord on High, Sir FerdinandGravy
First appears in Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl, chapter 24 (24)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods
Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade
- Ch 51Queen Imogen's familiar is an invulnerable NPC riding in a curtained howdah on the battle rhino Simoom.
- Ch 51Donut glimpses the queen's familiar and identifies him as Ferdinand, with altered memories, now hostile.
- Ch 63Sir Ferdinand is Queen Imogen's familiar and constant companion; 'Sir' is part of his name, not a title.
- Ch 69Ferdinand suddenly lands on Carl's shoulder at the masquerade, mocking Florin.
- Ch 70Sir Ferdinand is a level 100 province boss cat, familiar of Queen Imogen of the High Elves, able to go invisible and phase jump.
- Ch 70Ferdinand reveals Queen Imogen plans to kill her sister after the party, and that he is to keep an eye on her.
- Ch 70Ferdinand passes Samantha in the tunnels without seeing her, because he carries his hat in his mouth there.
- Ch 72Donut drinks the charm potion on stage and Sir Ferdinand becomes her minion, joining the party.
- Ch 73Ferdinand, now Donut's minion, attacks Imogen to save Carl and is savagely backhanded away.
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 13Ferdinand now calls himself Warlord on High, Sir Ferdinand, and claims to be Princess Donut's fiancé.
- Ch 13Ferdinand controls Team Retribution's systems, including the city defense; if he dies, the NPCs lose control, so he must be kept safe.
- Ch 14Ferdinand is a level 100 cat and Co-Warlord of Team Retribution, who rides on Drick's head.
- Ch 14Ferdinand wants back his turban and his rhinoceros mount Simoom, which Kibben took from him.
- Ch 25Ferdinand proposed an approved emergency action item imposing a live-feed blackout on everyone inside the dungeon.
- Ch 49Ferdinand is allowed into the production facility and will likely share Carl's room.
- Ch 50Ferdinand, a large orange cat, arrives terrified, hatless and unkempt, smelling of smoke and alcohol.
- Ch 71Sir Ferdinand's emergency action item made it mandatory for ascendency players to pilot their sponsored gods when summoned.
- Ch 83Sir Ferdinand, a frightened orange cat from Earth, bravely came to help save Donut; Carl tells him to stay safe.
- Ch 97Ferdinand transfers to the 12th floor; Donut thanks him for trying to rescue her in the tower.
Connections
- partner ofPrincess Donut the Queen Anne ChonkDonut claims to love him
- related toMarjoryMarjory's cat
- related toImogenQueen Imogen's familiar and spokesman
- enemy ofMongo
- related toPrincess Donut the Queen Anne Chonkcharmed minion
- leadsHome Team
- leadsTeam Retribution
- leadsShanty Town
- related toSimoomFerdinand's rhinoceros mount
- member ofTeam Retribution
- ally ofJuice Box
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 19Danger Zone audience questions
Audience members question Hekla about leaving her husband, Carl about killing, and Donut about Ferdinand and whether she would leave Carl for Bea.
- Book 4 · Ch 35Walk-On hunters raid New Queen Anne
Bounty hunters Sadir and Gennrik release a wrong cat, Contessa Purrington, then plan a raid on the New Queen Anne camp where their scan shows another cat.
- Book 4 · Ch 35Bea adopts Gravy Boat
At her ruined apartment Beatrice finds her neighbour's cat Gravy Boat, whom she calls Ferdinand, and brings him back to New Queen Anne.
- Book 4 · Ch 35Lexis abducts Beatrice
As the hunters breach Beatrice's tent, Lexis kills Gennrik, captures the null, shoots Brad and takes Beatrice, saying she is being hunted.
- Book 4 · Ch 35Odette's cover-up
Odette orders the scene staged as a fight over the cat, Brad left to die, and Gravy Boat handed to Borant, while Beatrice is kept for a better use.
- Book 5 · Ch 51High elf procession confronts Carl and Donut
High elf guards and Queen Imogen's familiar steal a creeper kill, invite Carl and Donut to the Masquerade, then fire lightning at Mongo; Donut blocks it and nearly dies.
- Book 5 · Ch 51Donut recognises Ferdinand
After waking, Donut tells Carl the queen's familiar is Ferdinand, brought down with changed memories, and fears she will have to fight him.
- Book 5 · Ch 69Ferdinand arrives
As Zev deflects Carl's questions, Ferdinand appears on Carl's shoulder, and Carl signals Samantha to go while the cat is distracted.
- Book 5 · Ch 70Donut charms Ferdinand
Ferdinand appears wearing a giant turban; after Katia reads his stats, Donut uses her doubled charisma to charm him, but he leaves to come to the crawlers' ballroom via the tunnels.
- Book 5 · Ch 70Queen Imogen arrives and seals the room
Queen Imogen suddenly appears at the party, calling for Ferdinand, and the ballroom is sealed until the party's end.
- Book 5 · Ch 72Donut's talent show performance
Donut charms Ferdinand into her minion, sings 'All Eyes on Me', and Big Tina dances with the velociraptors, transfixing the whole room.
- Book 7 · Ch 4The Bloc declares war
Eight teams form the Bloc and declare war on the Princess Posse and Team Retribution; Donut accepts a truce with Team Retribution.
- Book 7 · Ch 13War council with Juice Box
In a hidden room at the Desperado Club, Juice Box shares maps and plans, explains Shanty Town and reveals Ferdinand controls her team's systems with Drick as adjutant.
- Book 7 · Ch 14Trade for Shanty Town
Carl gives Ferdinand a temporary bowler hat in exchange for the mayorship of Shanty Town, and the alliance is renamed The Good Guys.
- Book 7 · Ch 25Live-feed blackout
Ferdinand's emergency action item to ban all outside feeds inside the dungeon is approved immediately.
- Book 7 · Ch 50Arrival at the production facility
Carl, Donut and a panicked Ferdinand arrive at the production facility and are security-scanned by gnoll guards before the warlord council.
- Book 7 · Ch 51The warlord council assembles
The warlords gather at the production facility; Carl meets the imposing naga warlord Princess Vinata, whom his team plans to kill.
- Book 7 · Ch 51Stalwart punches Chaco
Donut and Ferdinand laugh at Stalwart's crown; when Chaco calls a viewer vote on it, Stalwart knocks him out.
- Book 7 · Ch 52Carl closes the communication loophole
Learning teams talk to the outside by renaming news programs, Carl spends an Emergency Action Item to close all such loopholes.
- Book 7 · Ch 97Larracos is sent to the Ascendency
The Sledge casts Zerzura, transferring Larracos and Shanty Town with their NPCs to the 12th floor while mercenaries and outworlders vanish from the dungeon.
- Book 7 · Ch 97The Princess Posse wins Faction Wars
Both Warlords Ferdinand and Juice Box leave the realm, forfeiting; Team Retribution is defeated and the Princess Posse wins.
- Book 8 · Ch 79Marjory's apartment
Clearing gate six in apartment 231, Carl and Donut overhear Marjory's what-if life and piece together her history with Bill.