Dungeon Crawler Carl · Character

Hellik

Minor
First seen · Book 6 · Ch. 19

Hellik is a minor character in Dungeon Crawler Carl (Book 6).

Gender: male
First appears: Book 6 · Ch. 19
Books: 2

Hellik is a fire-aspected deity of the dungeon's pantheon, worshipped by rams and mantaurs who hold him above his bitter rival Emberus. Introduced in The Eye of the Bedlam Bride as Emberus's prime suspect in the murder of his son Geyrun, despite a reported alibi, Hellik becomes the target of a quest Emberus gives Carl. In This Inevitable Ruin he finally appears in person, a surprisingly friendly god with a heat aura who spares Carl and saves him from Khepri. He marks Carl as a friend of his church and sends him back to Emberus with a plea. Hellik insists he did not kill Geyrun and still loves his brother, and he warns that their sister Apito has been corrupted, possibly by the returned Nekhebit.

Description

No physical description provided in the text. Hellik is described as a male god with a heat aura and a friendly demeanor, but the text does not establish a visible body or humanoid form. No height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, garments, or accessories are specified.

Connections

Family & partnersFriends & mentorsRivals

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Apitoconflicting source relationships
Book 6 gives a confusing account in which Pater Coal calls Apito Hellik's mother and sister-in-law. In Book 7 Hellik identifies her as his sister and warns that a malevolent presence has corrupted her.
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Geyrununcle
Hellik is accused of killing Geyrun, Emberus's son. He denies it and believes Geyrun was killed after discovering Apito's corruption.
Carlconflicting source relationships
Carl is tasked with killing Hellik, yet Hellik spares him, rescues him from Khepri, names him a friend of the church, and uses him as a messenger to Emberus. This leaves Carl caught between the feuding gods.
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Emberusconflicting source relationships
In Book 6 Emberus is presented as Hellik's hateful rival, convinced Hellik murdered Geyrun. Book 7 reframes the feud: Hellik calls Emberus his brother, insists on his innocence, and seeks reconciliation through Carl.
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Nekhebitsuspect
Hellik suspects Nekhebit has returned and is behind Apito's corruption and the wider threat to the gods.

Story so far

BOOK 6The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Named by Emberus as the chief suspect in Geyrun's murder, though Hellik reportedly has an alibi
- Revealed to share a deep, mutual hatred with Emberus
- Becomes the subject of a quest Emberus assigns to Carl
- Pater Coal sketches his tangled family ties to Apito
BOOK 7This Inevitable Ruin
- His ram and mantaur followers, including Mork and the ram guards, invoke him in prayer after the Black Nimbus potion
- His worship figures in the Holy Crusade bounty and in the temples the party encounters
- Appears in person during the chaos, saves Carl from Khepri, and marks him as a friend of the church
- Denies killing Geyrun and asks Carl to deliver a message of love and truth to Emberus
- Warns that Apito has been corrupted and suspects that Nekhebit has returned