<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/dc/Imhotep34.gif)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Elokhat (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=173601.msg8203009#msg8203009)<br/><strong>Nationality:</strong>Stygian<br/><strong>Class/Skill Set:</strong>Noble Duelist<br/><strong>Location:</strong>The Leaky Wench<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>The whole gang, minus Goose<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Elokhat grumbled internally at Cormac's intervention into what had the potential to be a bracing conflict. There was wisdom, though, in the big man's actions, especially if he had actually found them an employer. Perhaps the Nemedians would show their faces again later, he consoled himself. At the very least, there should be no trouble from any of the other patrons of the bar who had witnessed the standoff.<br/><br/>He took one of the few remaining seats at the central table with a respectful nod to Xifeng. The red-haired woman, on the other hand, was unknown to him. Cormac seemed to be treating her with slightly more respect than he usually granted whores, and her presence as they plotted together indicated that she either had enough regard to be included or little enough that  her overhearing was of no consequence. Erring on the side of caution, Elokhat graced her with an equal slight bow.<br/><br/>Attention then turned to the Shemite. If this was to be their employer, then there might indeed be issues. The Stygians had long preyed on the men and women of Shem, drawing slaves from that land almost as heavily as they did from Kush. Elokhat had led some of those raids, years ago, and had been conditioned to think of most of the people of those lands as being only a resource to be exploited. His views had softened somewhat since his exile, and he had met extraordinary members of both races, but old habits often resurfaced when least wanted. More importantly, Elokhat took no pains to disguise his own origin; it was quite possible that this man would bear a grudge against his race. The warrior hoped that his background would not kill any deal to be made. The company sorely needed both the coin and the sense of purpose.<em>Best behavior, then,</em>he resolved, which might simply mean keeping his mouth as tightly sealed as the ancient crypts of Stygia.<br/><br/>