Draiss grinned, and touched the elves in the city with a fertility 'curse,' undetectable by normals unlike a blessing, but definitely not a negative thing. It wouldn't be significant, but it would be noticeable eventually. He just carried on, intent on getting the negotiations for his payment done and back to the domain, suddenly wondering how his Salamander and her brood were doing, having not seen them in at least a couple months in the common room. That Saarisi was absent wasn't that odd, she was always lost in the paradise that was her forge room, but that her four kids were gone that long meant she was likely working on a major project, the constructs needing her expertise at forging metals to get perfect prototype designs up, before the molds were made for mass-production. He decided she could do with a week long break, and sent her a thought, asking if she wanted to swing by the City of Brass, see if anyone was interested in starting up some trade with her so she could do something not directly tied to the constructs.