Dungeon Crawler Carl · Character
Ricky Joe
- Minor
- First seen · Book 2 · Ch. 19
There's a wild spark in this grubby dwarf boy's eyes, like a cornered animal ready to lash out despite his small size. His dirty patches and missing arm speak of a hardscrabble life, yet he holds his chin high with a sullen fire that demands respect. You can't help but wonder what storms brew in that pint-sized frame.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- child ~10
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 19
- Books
- 1
Ricky Joe starts as a feisty Level 2 Juvenile Fathom Dwarf boy on the dungeon's brutal second floor, punching the massive hunter Mongo in a desperate bid for survival, only to lose his arm below the elbow in the savage bite. Carried to safety by Carl and healed with a potion that leaves him permanently one-armed, he clutches the mangled corpse of his pet salamander Benjamin, his brief brush with heroism turning to sullen grief. From background scuffle to a poignant supporting moment, Ricky Joe's short arc captures the dungeon's merciless toll on even the youngest crawlers, dropped unceremoniously into the chaos under Carl's arm.
Description
This young Fathom dwarf boy, around ten years old, has a stocky juvenile build typical of his kind, standing no taller than a human child's waist with broad shoulders hinting at future dwarven sturdiness. His skin is pale and perpetually grimy, smeared with layers of dungeon dirt and faint bloodstains, framing a round face with chubby cheeks, a snub nose, and wide dark eyes that burn with sullen intensity under a mop of wild, unkempt dark hair tangled and filthy. His left arm ends abruptly below the elbow in a healed but ragged stump, wrapped in crude bandages, while his right hand clutches tightly to the small, limp corpse of a pet salamander. He wears dirty patched clothes—a threadbare tunic with mismatched repairs and ragged trousers held up by a frayed belt—evoking a ragged, resilient presence that fills the space around him with quiet defiance. Cross-legged and brooding, he exudes the gritty endurance of a dungeon survivor far beyond his tender years.
Story so far
BOOK 2Dungeon Crawler Carl - 02 - Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Appearances
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