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Entity Designation: Dungeon Keepers Entity Class: Godlike Entity (Draconic Origin) Location: Floor 1,000,000 (All Zones) Status: Six confirmed defeated by adventuring guilds

Overview: Dungeon Keepers are powerful godlike beings found on the millionth floor across all dungeon zones. Each zone possesses one Dungeon Keeper. These entities are primarily dragons, created by the mysterious "Man in Red" to guard the Outer Dungeon—essentially the dungeon equivalent of outer space.

Stranger still, the Outer Dungeon contains impossible worlds. A notorious example is Mars: while surface Mars is a barren wasteland, its Outer Dungeon counterpart is a lush, habitable green world. Conversely, Earth in the Outer Dungeon never developed life, with increasingly bizarre and wrong phenomena emerging.

The Keepers themselves are a draconic race possessing immense power. Their true form is colossal—estimated to be the size of an entire solar system. They can also assume a humanoid form resembling a high elf with dragon horns, a guise they use primarily for diplomatic interactions.

Dungeon Inactivity & Earth Travel: When a Dungeon Keeper is slain, their dungeon becomes inactive. Although this is officially regarded as negative, in practice it halts dungeon creature invasions on Earth, since the invasion forces lose coordination. This, in turn, facilitates easier travel between dungeon zones on Earth.

However, Earth’s oceans remain strictly no-go zones under Dungeon Keeper enforcement. Remaining Keepers have sunk any cargo ships attempting cross-country transport. Air travel remains the only viable method, but even then, flights must adhere to stricter, more landbound routes compared to the pre-2012 era. Flying over major oceans like the Atlantic or Pacific carries the risk of dragon attack.

Fortunately, land travel is safe, aided by the newly implemented dungeon network system. This system allows rapid zone-to-zone transit—turning a 12-hour flight into roughly a 1-hour drive.

Interaction: Communication with Dungeon Keepers is peculiar; while dialogue is generally possible, it mostly serves to offer intruders a chance to retreat. Refusal leads to combat against what is effectively a god.

Upon defeating a Dungeon Keeper, adventurers receive two choices: allow the Keeper to retain the dungeon in exchange for a wish or slay the Keeper outright.

Reproduction: Surprisingly, Dungeon Keepers can reproduce with humans. Some adventurers have even married Dungeon Keepers and had viable offspring. However, these children are barred from leaving the dungeon, as they risk involuntarily transforming into dragons the size of solar systems—potentially causing catastrophic destruction to Earth.

This hazard exemplifies the consequences of granting wishes without limits; many who marry Keepers end up with offspring who could, unintentionally, annihilate entire worlds.