First appearance: Book 1 - Dungeon Crawler Carl · Race: Kua-tin
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.
For spoilers about Zev's arc, visit the spoiler zones.
Key relationships
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.
ColleagueMordecai
They serve different masters with overlapping jurisdictions. It's corporate politics, but in a death dungeon.
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