<span style="font-weight: bold">Ureck's Knowledge of the Local Shifter tribes...</span><br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Ureck knows of two different shifter tribes in the Region - The Hevex, and Gorvax. Whilst he only knows a few details about them, there have been a few stories around town about both.<br/><br/>The Hevex is the more friendly of the two. They sometimes accept travelers into their midst, and keep raids to a minimum (though they are not unheard of). However, there have been numerous accounts of multiple visitors being accepted...and few, if any, leaving. Accepting their hospitality when you've earned their respect makes you an honored guest, and they will not touch you. If you accept that hospitality BEFORE that...well, you'd better be careful.<br/><br/>He does not know the names of the Alphas of the tribe, given it changes pretty often.<br/><br/>The Gorvax is far less friendly than the Hevex. They are ruled by two Alphas in much the same way as the Hevex, though their mentality is a little bit more savage. Whilst not downright evil, they've been know to frequently raid outlying farms, caravans, and have been an ENORMOUS pain for the Hevex in the past. It takes a feat of enormous strength to earn their respect (Such as single-handedly defeating one of their Alphas), and they will eat prisoners almost as soon as they are captured.<br/><br/>The Hevex and Gorvax have been picking each other off for years, with neither getting the upper hand. While they are not in full-out war, they take whatever chance they can to pick off one or two of the other's numbers.</div></div></div>