<strong>Name:</strong>Draahzallyk (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=287132.msg14135191#msg14135191)<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Watching the Warmaster get his kill on and loitering comfortably in the center of a warm bubble of uneasiness...Just far enough from Cynica to not inflict it on her.<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>Those present<br/><strong>Initiative:</strong>3<br/><strong>Free Action:</strong>--<br/><strong>Swift Action:</strong>--<br/><strong>Standard Action:</strong>--<br/><strong>Move Action:</strong>--<br/><strong>Feats or SA used:</strong>--<br/><strong>Warning:</strong>None (PG rating).<br/><hr/><br/><br/><br/>Draahzallyk endures the orc-woman's scrutiny with reptilian complacency. He doesn't puff himself up, and he doesn't bow down twice...Although the kobold does keep his hands well-clear of the hilts of his weapons. As noted before, he does not look away from her; not even momentarily in his exchange with the city-orc (as he is beginning to think of Grum). However, knowing something of orcs and other feral, rage-fueled creatures, neither does he look her in the eye.<br/><br/>The lean, dark kobold spends a few moments gazing at Cynica's breasts before remembering that many mammalian races find this to be either irritating or else a possible courtship initiation. He lifts his gaze to study her fangs, instead. They're not unshapely fangs. If she had some more scales, perhaps...<br/><br/>If his half-lidded regard seems somewhat intense and smouldering, well, that's simply what he is. He doesn't look lightly upon anything. He's not quite sure he can.<br/><br/>Eventually, she sidesteps around him just enough for him to know that she's noticed the aura of negative energy which surrounds him. Noticed it, and been affected enough to want to avoid it. Good.<br/><br/>His lithe form remains still, only his head rotating to follow the warmaster's wife as she examines the others. He's not entirely sure what she thinks of them. Given the rumors, she's probably deciding which are better off dead, and which are possible breeding or pleasure opportunities. But Draahzallyk has learned that rumors often lack fullness of truth.<br/><br/>When Cynica moves, the black-armored kobold falls in to heel just a bit to her left...And just far enough back that he's fairly sure she's not within reach of that darkness which brings cowardice to the forefront in those around him. Unless the other candidates steel themselves deliberately, he expects to find himself in a wide bubble of fearful discomfort. It's quite possible that Cynica may notice that some of those who get out of her way hurriedly shift their attention suddenly low and left, and any nervousness they might show at her presence seems to increase unusually. He's not surprised that the pink kobold comes last. A habit, perhaps. He knows exactly why he's where he is, and fancies that the smarter orcs seeing him are able to figure it out, but she doesn't seem terribly exceptional beyond the color of her scales. He'll have to find out why she rates an audience with Elfbane at some point.<br/><br/>The encampment of the Horde, now that Drahzallyk finds almost breathtaking. Once or twice he scuttles up atop stacked supplies or other vantage points which the small group passes, just so he can better view the extent of the campfires and tents surrounding them. The checkpoints garner his notice as well, and his thin, dark lips curl slightly. "Your husband has much strength and respect, both to gather such a following and to organize them. It's my experience that those of your race are not prone to following such regulation as these checkpoints provide." That birdlike tilt of his head again, "Not a criticism of orcs, of course. My kind are more regimented, but a simple glance around demonstrates which of our race's methods leads to the greatest strength." He has to work with this woman and her husband, and while too much flattery would be dangerous, no one can say that the compliment he offers isn't legitimate.<br/><br/>And speaking of her husband, well. Orcs may not go for regulation, but they do seem to have some inclinations towards dueling. On the other hand, they probably don't particularly care whether a fight is fair or not in terms of the victor. Foul play just means the victor gets watched more carefully, Draahz imagines.<br/><br/>"Excellent, not that I have doubts where your husband's abilities are concerned. Who's the fool challenging him?"<br/><br/>He doesn't imagine that she's talking about his doubt that the great Elfbane is into kobold males. He's reasonably certain he'd have heard something if the warmaster were.<br/><br/>...And he's probably gone and ruined that laconic first impressure the trader-orc had of him, too.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2018-05-29 00:23:56, Draahzallyk (uid: 63473) rolls: 1d20a14 Result: 22 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=120419)<br/><br/>Just a little Diplomacy to see if Draahz can improve Cynica's attitude towards him. Not trying to trick her or ask for anything; just being respectful of her husband's achievements. <br/><br/>And hey, look! Aryz' isn't the only kobold who can roll poorly. If she's indifferent, it might've succeeded. If she's unfriendly it probably didn't. <br/><br/>Hopefully he didn't miss by more than 4.<br/></div></div>