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Thing it, it wasn't specified in the original post that he moved to cover his eyes. You stated nothing more than that he assumed a 'fighting stance', and told me after the fact what exact stance he was in. That's a no no. 

As for the venom...

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Weapons and Equipment- Two three kilo bearded sparth axes with snap button sheathes for fast access, a weighted serrated knife with a foot long blade, two seven inch steel karambit knives, three seven steel inch throwing knives, a blowgun and eight darts with inland taipan venom, [color=ed1c24]three one-ounce leather pouches of spitting cobra venom[/color], rubber soled boots with three eight inch steel claws on each foot, steel chestplate, large paldrons with protruding spikes that can stop and snag bladed weapons, steel shinguards, underclothing made from dragonhide (like an extremely tough form of steel chainmail with no gaps), a trained pet vulture acting as a spotter, a black steel war mask in the shape of a flat, ghoulish skull, and reinforced fingerless iron gauntlets imbedded with cast iron bird skulls.
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This is not the same concept as a vague fighting stance. There's no way, implicit or explicit, for me to determine where Dartega's arms are with the information provided. Likewise I should not have to state that spitting cobra venom will permanently blind someone regardless of pain tolerance if they haven't access to medical help. If Zande had cyanide capsules and tricked Dartega into consuming one, you wouldn't be able to state that he'd live simply because you don't know what cyanide does. This isn't some private canon that only I know about. It's spitting cobra venom, it's entire purpose is to blind. I don't need to state what an axe is either, and how it can kill someone by splitting their skull down the middle.