Skull Clan
Names: Skull ClanSkull Empire
First appears in Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl, chapter 43 (43)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl
- Ch 43The Maestro says the Skull Clan has won six of the last ten Faction Wars, while the Blood Sultanate is usually eliminated first.
- Ch 44The Skull Empire is one of the largest and oldest Syndicate governments, distinct from the tusklings' far smaller Orcish Supremacy.
Book 2: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
- Ch 19The Skull Empire faces unrest and calls for reform, partly over the royal family's spending on the crawl and games.
Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 42The Skull Empire builds the failsafe satellites and puts secret backdoors in everything it manufactures.
Connections
- has memberThe Maestro
- has memberCrown Prince Stalwartcrown prince
- led byKing Rust
- enemy ofValtay Corporationformer allies; Valtay destroys the royal yacht
- has memberPrincess Formidable
- enemy ofCarl
- has memberThe Talent
- has memberFuture Huntress
- related toThe Maestrofranchised to a subsidiary it owns
- has memberBaroness Victoryformerly
- includesBone Clan
- led byCrown Prince Stalwart
- containsHarry Tisch
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 43The Maestro reveals his clan
Off-air, the Maestro boasts of the Skull Clan's Faction Wars record and warns that the Blood Sultanate crown dooms Princess Donut on the ninth floor.
- Book 1 · Ch 44Zev's debriefing
Zev returns from suspension, explains the Maestro's royal family and the Skull Empire, and warns that a viral fan video has made it hostile to Carl.