The Syndicate
Names: The SyndicateSyndicate GovernmentSyndicate CourtSyndicate Council
First appears in Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl, chapter 1 (1)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: Dungeon Crawler Carl
- Ch 1The Syndicate seized Earth for mining because no appeal for its mineral rights was filed within 50 Solars of first contact.
- Ch 4The Syndicate seeds worlds with six starter species, including humans, and uses 'First Contact' as a legal pretext to strip planets later.
Book 4: The Gate of the Feral Gods
- Ch 28Syndicate law treats a Macro AI as a protected lifeform; after a crawl it is sealed in its own closed system forever.
- Ch 35Syndicate rules scramble the implants of non-crawler natives once the crawl starts, and ban non-natives from the planet.
Book 5: The Butcher’s Masquerade
- Ch 60The Syndicate Council banned lawsuits naming the AI as defendant to slow its deterioration, prompting new court challenges.
Book 7: This Inevitable Ruin
- Ch 93Warships in orbit open fire on each other; the Syndicate Council orders the showrunners' headquarters to self-destruct, which Zev refuses.
Book 8: A Parade of Horribles
- Ch 54The Syndicate is losing to the system AI and hopes a surgical crawler kill will trigger the Ascendency game early.
- Ch 54Captain Fresh says the Syndicate is trying to nuke the whole system before it spreads, fearing extinction.
Connections
- related toBorant CorporationOperates as regent under Syndicate rules
- has memberSyndicate neutral observer AI
- includesBorant Corporation
- related toDungeon Crawler World: Earthowns
- enemy ofDrakea
- related toOrrenliaison retained by the Syndicate
- has memberOrren
- led byPrime Minister Glory
- led byBaroness Victoryacting Prime Minister
- has memberPrime Minister Victory
- has memberCaptain Fresh
- has memberMinus
- enemy ofMantisdeclared they are leaving the Syndicate
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 1The Syndicate announcement
A Syndicate observer AI announces Earth has been seized and that survivors may enter the Borant Corporation's 18-level World Dungeon within one hour.
- Book 5 · Ch 19Valtay takes control of Borant
A planet-wide notice announces a Syndicate court has made the Borant Corporation independent of the Borant System Government, executing a ruling that gives the Valtay Corporation 51% ownership.
- Book 6 · Ch 50Faction Wars teams try to quit
Six teams attempt to abandon Faction Wars, but their offboarding is denied while Earth remains in quarantine under Syndicate rules.
- Book 7 · Ch 93War breaks out in orbit
Zev reports warships firing on one another and a Syndicate order to self-destruct headquarters that they refuse.
- Book 8 · Ch 54Minus is sent into the dungeon
After Syndicate security kills Linus, Captain Fresh orders his brother Minus to impersonate him as a tourist and assassinate crawlers to destabilize the game.