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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DerHauptman" data-source="post: 2930156" data-attributes="member: 39988">Dear Lokin, you forget sir that I am an orc in o so many ways.  Don't let the fancy hat and clothes fool you.  I am a savage myself in many ways...GRRRRRRRR! I grew up among the savages and know what they fear.   Zurd makes some arcane gestures and words for a brief moment.  (costing  one use of prestidigitation) Then all of the sudden his face becomes backlit with an evil looking green light and he speaks in a voice all too loud, almost booming, for a normal person.    In Orcish....he says, Text blacked out: YOU SEE I AM AN ORC WITH MAGIC!  I AM ZURD THE DESTROYER!  I AM CHOSEN BY THE ANCESTORS TO HAVE THIS PLACE FOR THEIR GLORY... THESE FOOLS ARE MY SLAVE WARRIORS! YOU CAN SERVE ME IN THIS CAUSE OR SUFFER IN THE AFTERLIFE! :end text.(OOC: Along with my Intimidate check of....<a href="http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=507085" target="_blank">27</a> that should seem impressive to the audience at hand.)To all but Lokin this seems just a bunch of guttural and hateful speech.  What I basically said was that you all are my slaves, which will make me seem powerful, as in orc culture one of the marks of status is being able to own slaves, equip them, keep them in line.  Also, to have slaves that will fight for you is the mark of magics since usually they must be compelled to do so.  Also, I made myself appear powerful by casting a simple spell that they will not understand.  And finally I appealed to their sense of ancestor worship and without challenging them I implied that this place was mine to take at the behest of the orcish ancestors, that they could also serve me in this cause or suffer in the afterlife for their disregard of this will.   The only thing this hinges on is that I can again put on a powerful display like I just did.  Also, that they do in fact worship their ancestors as the Skin Takers did.   That's the name of my former tribe I doubt it needs explanation.  The last thing is that like in most orc tribes I have dealt with in trade meets, 1/2 breeds tend to rise to the top of society in the shaman classes, the chiefs are the strongest but the shamans make the decisions for the tribe as magic is feared and the mark of one chosen by the ancestors.  Kongu, my lady, do you have the spell I just cast?  If so It would add to the effect if you could cast it and make some loud drumming as I deliver this speech.  Perhaps augmented by a poem ore something they might not understand in your elven tongue.  Your stories and poems do somehow inspire me to do greater things than possible.   Perhaps, if you tell one in elven it will help me sound more intimidating.  All I can do is try, who knows we may gain a small orc army...hehehehehe! Could be fun.  Lokin can appear as my boss slave for he too speaks the language.  The rest of us can communicate in common but when you do try to make it as proper and formal as one wouldst thus speak with thine sovereign at court.  They might understand common but it will be simple concepts like trade, directions, prices of items, names of common goods, and stuff like that.  They are simple but not stupid though they may seem as such.  They will try to keep themselves at a tactical advantage even after (or I should say if) we turn them to our side.  We also may have to offer gold and food from the dead as rewards. We will just have to give them concessions at first so their leader can save face with his troopsRemember, when they have out lived their advantage we can dispatch with them quietly.  We can turn on them in their sleep at any time so don't worry about getting he gold and items back.  Except for the food of course. g of food...hell yes lets eat some I'm going to see how fresh this lizard man is over here.  Fresh meat beats jerky nuts and hardtack any day. Oh and Kyle the stoves over there work my friend.  We used them last time.  [sblock=Lot] Hey, I just wanted to make sure you got your potions from the last adventure we did together with my orc and your Paladin.  I don't think you ever said anything during the wind up of the adventure.  You got the Cure Mod and the Jump potions respectively. Just wanted to make sure you knew.  I talked to BigB and he forgot about his too.  So just touching base.  Of course Jik'tu could have kept them, would be in character for him but its a game and I meta to make sure rewards are fair - damn the RP on that.  When you are talking rewards that is actually player business IMO. [/sblock]</blockquote>

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