He grinned and continued to do the shoulder charge shuffle, clearly still not taking the world seriously, until he saw the gnoll in his path. He paused, and then straightened, one hand slicking back the fur on his head, and he gave her a charming grin. "Hello gorgeous."<br/><br/>He felt the grin falter as she lunged forward, and barely had enough time for another comment. "Pain."<br/><br/>He took the mace blow to the jaw, his jaw bone shattering and head whipping around with a wet snapping noise, before bonelessly falling to the ground. A moment passed before he hummed to himself, standing behind and beside her. "Damn, you broke my illusion. Guess that means I get to get a bit more serious now. Sad, I was enjoying myself."<br/><br/>He gestured for the guards to move back, and stalked backwards, spells shimmering around him as he brought his defenses up. "Care to give the guards a moment to back up? I have a feeling this party is gonna be a doozy!"