<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/96/HalfOrcMonk.jpg)</div><strong>Raz the Black (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=266718.msg13155529#msg13155529)</strong><br/><br/>Raz turned his head with Siloqui mentioned the bath.  "The mud isn't going to hurt you, miss.  Have a drink with us," he grinned, tapping her with his shoulder as they walked in, his smile showing more teeth and the large canines than most would like.  He didn't comment on his brethren's words; his teachers had used high diction and allegory at times in teaching him but he found that direct and to the point worked best.  "Worst case," he returned his attention to the redheaded elf, "I can pour water over your head.  That'd do the trick, right?"  He grinned like a fool as he sat down, turning his attention to the woman who brought the drinks.<br/><br/>He paused for a moment, face turning calm and eyes closing, but just for a moment as he said his due, before smiling again.  "Coin is coin," he replied to Kayanna, taking a long draw of his drink, "Although I do like this place.  Maybe not the stuffy, fat mayor, but what's wrong with a town in a swamp?"  To Raz, this was as good of a place as any.  Home was what he would make of it, if he finally decided to settle in a home.  For now, it was adventure and testing himself.  "Could be worse, you know.  Could be gnomes."  He didn't have to say goblins.  Nothing was worse than goblins.  At least in "pleasant company".  In battle, there was a lot worse.