<div class="floatright">(https://i.imgur.com/2vO5W3t.jpg)</div><br/>The slime gives Valna a smile, taking the thief's compliments and suggestiveness with the poise of a consummate professional. Though her question of her fellow slimes did give her a brief pause, "Hmmm..." she hummed, stroking her chin and glancing skyward, trying put together an explanation, ""That's a good question master. It's a bit hard to explain to a vertebrate. The other slimes are my...sisters? daughters? clones? hmmm...hard to find a word for it. When a slime gets old and big enough, we can split our cores and create a new slime...or would it be two new slimes? Wait, who would be the "original"? or does the original technically die? Hmmm, best not think about that" she mused, swerving away from existential territory, "Anyways the two slimes are perfect copies of each other, down to our memories, and after enough time those slimes can split again, and again, and again! I was actually here by myself originally, though after years of growing and splitting there's a whole bunch of us now. Some want to be more independent, so they shift their appearance to be unique, though most of us don't really bother with that"<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 7-9</div><div class="spoiler_body">You know that everything the slime just said is indeed true, or at least matches what you've heard before.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spout Lore 10+</div><div class="spoiler_body">While slimes are capable of this asexual, mitosis-esque reproduction, they aren't forced to do so. Some slimes will prevent themselves from splitting in order to accumulate more mass and strength for themselves, which can lead to truly gigantic slimes. Also slimes can be prematurely split if their core is evenly cut. Rather than being slain the two halves will regenerate, creating two equal slimes, though slimes that are prematurely split tend to be less powerful as a result. As such when fighting a slime it is ill advised to use a slashing weapon, and should instead use a bludgeoning or piercing weapon that can break up a core into many smaller pieces that can't regenerate. (when using Hack and Slash against a slime with a slashing weapon, a failure will cause the slime to duplicate) </div></div>she explained to the best of her ability.