Cravagli

"Cravagli"

- Dyaho-de!

Cravagli is a Black Whistle Delver who is regarded as a genius solo Delver among the Black Whistles. At some point in time, he made a connection with Tepaste.

Appearance
Cravagli is a tall, bulky and muscular man. His face is somewhat rugged with many markings in its lower half and his delver hat holds a feather and goggles on them. The rest of his delver attire consists of an open jacket with pelt-like stuff on both ends of the short sleeves, his whistle which is adorned by a teeth necklace, an add-on on his chest section, gloves on both hands, and, after his pants, big bulky boots.

Personality
Cravagli is shown to be very level headed and keeping his cool even in tense situations. He is able to make good character assessments of people and values people keeping etiquettes of conversation such as proper greetings. As such, he has his own personalized way of greeting people. He also doesn't rely on luck but has made it a ritual as a sort of "Game" to pray for success of something he sets out to do.

Curse Fleet Arc
While Cravagli is shown to eat many bowls of the same dish in the Plummet Pub, Hamoroge Bowls, Tepaste asks him if he doesn't get tired of it to which Cravagli states he has a soft spot for this dish.

Tepaste also asks him if he would like a quickie with her after having finished eating but Cravagli reclines stating it would be bad for his mojo which leads to Tepaste also ordering a bowl and shortly afterwards noting the presence of Umbra Hands in the pub to Cravagli.

As Cravagli takes a glance, the presence of the Umbra Hands, the Subterranean Bandits, and Hablog are shown. As Tepaste notes Gallice among them she wonders if "Shroud" is also among them. Gallice notices they're being observed which prompts Cravagli to greet them with his personal greeting, "Dyaho-de", to disarm the situation.

Then, he notes being impressed that Tepaste was able to notice them without their masks to which she replies that the way they walk and their voices are all distinct. Tepaste then shifts the conversation to them now having quite the mess on their hands with the one left behind in the 2nd Layer. Cravagli replies to it that there is no way it could have been hidden and from the looks of it several First Grade Artifacts were visible; plus fearing they most likely will be found out on their next delve.

Tepaste wonders in return if the Priestess is alright to which Cravagli replies that they will try to get more information later. Cravagli also asks on any words of the others to which he is informed all they have to go on are the contents of a letter and is also asked if he thinks it might be a "Nest".

Hablog overhears this conversation and wonders if they are talking about the big joint delving project that is coming up. As the conversation progresses, Tepaste wonders if any of the White Whistles will take part in the big delve to which Cravagli tells her that no mention of Special Grade Artifacts were made and Hablog will be in charge of this delve as he has a knack for it due to being broad-minded and on these big delves even sworn enemies work together.

The conversation is interrupted by Yelme who came over and tells Tepaste this tavern is no place for Non-Delvers but the abyssial twist in her hair suggesting her having dived pretty deep into the Abyss as this is a sign of having been affected by the curse. As such, he questions her, in a a manner suggesting he is suspicious of her, whether or not she is just hiding her whistle and if she could just show it. Tepaste teasingly replies she shouldn't just show it here but not minding even if it's in front of many people. as she leans in, she also notes that Yelme to have had four prior criminal offenses and teasingly states how it would be a shame if he would get banned from delving for another or even demoted to a lower whistle rank again. She also highlights to be aware of his group affiliation as a Subterranean Bandit. This then leads to her trying to stab Yelme's hand with a metallic claw on her hand, which he avoids but is hit by a chin jab of her and stomped on the foot while avoiding the claw.

As he staggers over, Cravagli catches him and places him on his lap. He tells Yelme a proper greeting is important as it is the basis for communication and as the Hamoroge Bowl ordered by Tepaste arrives Cravagli feeds it to Yelme while elaborating on the dish and noting it works well against tipsiness from drinking to much as it is clear Yelme had been drinking.

As he feeds it to Yelme, Yelme asks for Tepaste's name to which she energetically replies but also notes she doesn't think they will meet again.

As Cravagli and Tepaste make their way through Orth after having left the Pub, they note that the people they saw at it will be part of the big delving expedition and Cravagli notes his desire to depart before things get complicated and thus they would leave via the abandoned factory route into the Abyss by sunrise for their illegal last dive. He then notices that a few things are missing from his pockets and it is revealed Yelme picked his pocket while Cravagli fed him.

After a skip in time, a badly hurt Cravagli in the 6th Layer is shown. He takes note of having no more feeling in his hand, his left leg being broken and him not being able to feel his toes, and his rib cage to be busted. He is then contacted by Tepaste via a Communication Device and, upon asking if she is alright, she tells him she made it out without any serious injuries thanks to him and whether he'd be able to make it to her location.

Cravagli tells her he busted his leg, Tepaste notices she still has his rope, realizing he will most likely not make it back. Cravagli tells her to go on ahead as their "pursuer" is most likely still coming after her.

Tepaste remarks, in a bittersweet fashion, that Cravagli prayed so hard for their success yet they had no luck. To this Cravagli responds he doesn't really rely on luck and his prayer is just a mental ritual to get prepared as a little game of his. He further tells her that if one don't keep a light-hearted mood the mind gets stiff and brittle and for her to remember this to preserve the hard-headed brittle attitude for when things get tough.

Tepaste teary-eyed replies she will do just that, knowing that she most likely won't see Cravagli again. As their communicators get out of range, Cravagli tells her they will meet up in the "nest." As Cravagli notes to himself his right arm and everything up from his right ankle still to work he begins to try to climb down from his location as he sings The Song of Hariyomari. As he arrived in the location Riko's group would later find him in he slowly passes away from the exhaustion, his wounds, and dehydration.

Capital of the Unreturned
Nanachi praises Riko for her leadership skills and the group begins to travel further into the 6th layer. During their further travel, Faputa questions Nanachi about the curse itself and Nanachi gives Faputa explanations to it. Then, suddenly Meinya reacts to something and looks for it. As the group follows Meinya they come upon the corpse of a Black Whistle Delver.

Reg initially panics but Nanachi quickly informs him that the Delver is already dead. As the group wonders about his cause of death, and which group he could have belonged to, Nanachi searches him for useful common Artifacts Delvers often carry and they collect an all-purpose lock-pick, Gentle Knock, and an air dumpling, Mermaid Burp from the corpse.

High Physical Abilities
Even after having sustained heavy damage, being dehydrated, and not being in possession of his climbing rope, Cravagli was still able to climb back down to a secure location in the 6th Layer before passing away.

Delving Expertise
Cravagli is noted as genius delver who usually delves solo.

Knowledge
Cravagli displayed great knowledge and judgement about his fellow Delvers as well as information not easily available. He also seemingly had found something connecting him to unspecified "Nests" and the mysterious Priestess.

Trivia

 * Cravagli's personal greeting phrase is "Dyaho-de."
 * He and Tepaste seem to have a connection to something yet to be revealed in regards to a Priestess and "Nests" also featured in The Song of Hariyomari.