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Zev

First appearance: Book 1 - Dungeon Crawler Carl · Race: Kua-tin

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Personnel file

Zev. PR department, Borant Corporation. Kua-tin. Fish-like creature who wears an astronaut-style suit. Assigned to manage Carl and Donut's media presence. The fact that Carl and Donut are the most chaotic crawlers in the dungeon's history has not been kind to Zev's stress levels.

Who is Zev?

Zev is a kua-tin working in the PR department of the Borant Corporation -- the alien company that runs Dungeon Crawler World. She's assigned to Carl and Donut after they start gaining popularity, responsible for managing interview requests, sponsor relationships, and their public image.

She arrives on Floor 1 as a fish-like creature in an astronaut outfit and immediately has to deal with the fact that her clients are a man in his underwear and a cat who just learned to talk and has already renamed the party after herself. Zev's job would be difficult under the best circumstances. These are not the best circumstances.

There is a lot of pressure on Zev from the Borant Corporation to monetize Carl and Donut's popularity. The company needs money. The dungeon is expensive to operate. Carl and Donut are the most-watched crawlers in the season. Zev is caught between corporate demands and the reality that her clients are deeply unpredictable.

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Key relationships

Client (reluctantly)

Carl

Zev is responsible for managing Carl and Donut's public image. Carl's public image is a barefoot man in heart-print boxers who blows things up. Zev is doing her best.

Colleague

Mordecai

They serve different masters with overlapping jurisdictions. It's corporate politics, but in a death dungeon.

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Where to start with Zev

Zev is one of the characters in Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl. New to the series? Start with Book 1 in whichever format fits you — Book 8 (A Parade of Horribles) is also out now if you're caught up.

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