Growler Gary
Names: Growler GaryGary
First appears in Book 3: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook, chapter 26 (26)
Appearances
What you know
Book 3: The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook
- Ch 26Growler Gary is a level 25 Shade Gnoll bartender who couldn't leave The Downward Dog to fight and regenerated after a woman tore his throat out.
- Ch 26Gary blames the Iron Tangle for turning its rail system into a Krakaren nest instead of declaring bankruptcy.
- Ch 26Resurrection leaves Growler Gary sober and unaware he was killed, though he remembers the crew.
- Ch 26Mongo kills Growler Gary repeatedly until the crew has fourteen left hands, enough to run six carts plus a spare.
- Ch 26Told the truth, Gary realises the carts never ran because they needed gnoll drivers, and agrees to be killed in exchange for alcohol.
- Ch 27Growler Gary is a gnoll whose hands are needed to start the portal carts; the group is one pair short.
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 45Growler Gary, the hyena bartender from the fourth floor, appears with vodka and announces he must intervene.
- Ch 47When the AI leaves him, Growler Gary is drunk, now level 175, asks for Rory, and teleports away.
- Ch 47Growler Gary never truly died on the fourth floor; he was on a key hold and regenerated each time.
Connections
- inThe Downward Dog
- enemy ofMongokilled him for his hands
- friend ofJumping Jen-Jen
- related toSystem AIuses his body as an avatar
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 26Questioning Growler Gary
The drunk, regenerating gnoll bartender tells the crew about the ghoul massacre and points them to the interdiction carts.
- Book 3 · Ch 26Taking Gary's hands
With Katia unable to fool the sensor, Mongo kills the sleeping Gary and Carl takes his severed arms to start the carts.
- Book 3 · Ch 26Gary's sacrifice
After repeated killings, Carl explains the plan to Growler Gary, who agrees to die ten more times to help stop those who killed his friends.
- Book 7 · Ch 45Orren creates a zero zone
Orren sets off a device creating a zero zone outside the AI's control and begs Carl to say whether the failsafe can be re-enabled, until Growler Gary interrupts.
- Book 7 · Ch 46The AI's avatar reveals itself
The system AI, in Growler Gary's body, breaks Orren's zero zone and confirms it has disabled the failsafe, refusing to reveal its intentions.
- Book 7 · Ch 47Growler Gary released
The AI departs Gary's body; the confused, drunk, level-175 gnoll asks for Rory and teleports away.