Character · from book 3
The Night Wyrm
A name on a ring: the Enchanted Night Wyrm's Ring of Divine Suffering, Frank Q's revenge, 'for the discerning Crawler Killer', whose owners, Mordecai says, are the first the sixth-floor hunters track down.
First appears: Book 3
Series arc
As of book 6. A name on a ring in book 3, a demigod outside the pantheon with a spiderweb cult in book 5, and in book 6 a hissing voice on a slip of skin with a job to kill Astrid — Hamed, her husband, the boys' father, who ordered his wife's death to have it all. 'Excellent, excellent work. […] there is always more'
Through book 3
A name on Frank Q's revenge, the Enchanted Night Wyrm's Ring of Divine Suffering, pushed across a bar with a stump (B3 ch. 19).
Through book 5
A spiderweb on Carl's elbow and a demigod outside the pantheon, 'similar to Samantha', worshipped by a cult (B5 ch. 8).
Through book 6
A hissing voice on a slip of skin — 'The family with many eyes' — with a job to kill Astrid (B6 ch. 19); a map of the club's passages for a refused offer (B6 ch. 24); 'Excellent, excellent work. […] there is always more' (B6 ch. 33). Astrid names him Hamed, her husband (B6 ch. 32); Damascus Steel makes him the boys' father, who ordered his wife's death to have it all (B6 ch. 34).
Through book 7
Hamed, the Desperado Club's new management (B7 ch. 10).
Through book 8
The cult's guild has a new leader: Hamed, Astrid's 'husband' and the father of Anaconda and Damascus Steel, who took over the Desperado Club after Carl and Katia killed her. Splash Zone, Gluteus and Doctor Bones go to ask him about Splash Zone's wife and do not come back (B8 ch. 55, B8 ch. 59); his guards fear him and the Cosmic Lounge holds some weirdness of his (B8 ch. 85); the AI says the shadow mimic Mitch was sent 'to fuck Hamed’s shit up' (B8 ch. 86). Carl wonders whether Hamed waits behind Orren's old door (B8 ch. 87).
In the pantheon
The Night Wyrm — suffering; demigod. Listed with the rest of the pantheon on the pantheon page.
Family and enemies
| Relation | With | Source |
|---|---|---|
| worshipped-by | the Guild of Suffering | B5 ch. 8 |
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook | 1/35 | Ch. 19 · the book's own page |
| 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade | 1/78 | Ch. 8 · the book's own page |
| 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride | 5/74 | Ch. 19, Ch. 31, Ch. 32, Ch. 33, Ch. 34 · the book's own page |
| 7 — This Inevitable Ruin | 1/89 | Ch. 10 · the book's own page |
| 8 — A Parade of Horribles | 5/99 | Ch. 55, Ch. 59, Ch. 85, Ch. 86, Ch. 87 · the book's own page |
By book
The Night Wyrm in book 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
A name on Frank Q's revenge: the Enchanted Night Wyrm's Ring of Divine Suffering, 'for the discerning Crawler Killer', pushed across a bar with a stump (ch. 19).
The Night Wyrm in book 5 — The Butcher's Masquerade
A spiderweb on the elbow and a demigod outside the pantheon (ch. 8).
The Night Wyrm in book 6 — The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
The Night Wyrm in book 7 — This Inevitable Ruin
The Night Wyrm in book 8 — A Parade of Horribles
The cult's guild has a new leader: Hamed, Astrid's 'husband' and the father of Anaconda and Damascus Steel, who took over the Desperado Club after Carl and Katia killed her. Splash Zone, Gluteus and Doctor Bones go to ask him about Splash Zone's wife and do not come back (ch. 55, ch. 59); his guards fear him and the Cosmic Lounge holds some weirdness of his (ch. 85); the AI says the shadow mimic Mitch was sent 'to fuck Hamed’s shit up' (ch. 86). Carl wonders whether Hamed waits behind Orren's old door (ch. 87). The shadow mimics were sent to wreck his 'ill-advised' revolution for the early indentured (ch. 79, ch. 85, ch. 86).