Taranis lurches a bit under the friendly back-slap, but chuckles at the joke anyway.  "So true, so true.  Although I never really cared for familiars myself, really.  If we ever fight a mage that has one, Krella, hit the pet first; it causes the master great pain when they die."<br/><br/>"But I suppose I shall go and speak to the cleric regarding the tower.  Anyone else care to come?  I'm told I can be a bit... abrasive when I let my tongue have free reign."