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Freeshooter92 said
But I was told, specifically, that they didn't have that advantage.

I wasn't there, so I can't really refute that. I'm just approaching it from a logical standpoint.

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Personally, I just assumed so when I read it, given the description of their size. In the real world, size also generally equates to strength. There are some exceptions, but that is usually because of a fundamental difference in how their bodies work, making them noncomparable.

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Freeshooter92 said
I WAS TOLD THEY WEREN'T, AND ALAIRA IS ALSO EIGHT GODDAMN FEET TALL.

7'4"

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Fallenreaper said
I told you they were only slightly stronger, not enough to make any difference really. The Fact is, it's unlikely Alaira will be able to knock a Male Esyire on his ass with her raw strength alone.

I thought you said bigger implied greater strength in Tien?

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Esyire are kinda...giant. Eight foot tall is bigger than most ceilings in normal homes. That, combined with the their stature in the example picture...I don't see how they couldn't be stronger. Try imagining how big one of them would be in front of you. That's my perspective, at least.

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Fallenreaper said
In Khan's description it was Eggs. It makes rather a lot of sense for many reasons. One it allows the baby to be moved due to the landscape's shifting while it farther protect the mother and child from the radiation. : As for physical descriptions, they look like their male counter part only slightly more elegant and feminine. Namely slightly smaller in size and lighter built.

Thanks, that is helpful. Ssarak had a family in his past, so I may need those details for descriptions and such.

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Fallenreaper said
I might use you to help...Mar and Athalus along then. It will be fun and rather interesting to see how Ssarak reacts when Mar gets a little snippy over it, hahaa. XD

Sounds interesting. I can only imagine how this is going to work out.

Also, while I'm thinking of it, what are female Esyire like in terms of a physical description? And do they give live birth?

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Lucius Cypher said
Though it's not something I ought to concern myself with, but you'd think that an Ocean Naga would be more adapt to intense pressure from say, being coiled, given that they live deep in the oceans, which has been known to crush things that dive too deep. Just my thoughts on the matter.As for the Psychomancy, it'll take more than simply "Yelling" your thoughts to block out anyone reading your mind. It might work for a novice and maybe even a more intermediate, but if they know what they're doing, you could be braindead for all that matters. As long as you're alive, a Psychomancer can potentially enter your mind, absorb all thoughts and knowledge you've amassed, and alter it to their choosing. And unless you're also a Psychomancer or have taken the necessary precaution and training, trying to fight back would almost be futile. You can struggle and you might survive, but you can't win.Of course, that's only if you have some reason to have a Psychomancer of that level to bother you. Someone of Ssarak's level can't achieve that sort of ability currently, not to say that it's entirely useless. Even putting someone into a frenzy can be useful, so long as Ssarak is willing to capitalize on it.

Eh, he's a pretty peaceful fellow now, not like he used to be. Though I doubt he will ever be able to get away from fighting.

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I think Alaira could be stronger than a lot of male wood elves, as women can overpower men if they train their strength more. Of course, if a man and a woman train their strength equal amounts, the man would have the biological advantage.

Between Mar and Xyden, well that would be entirely your choice. For humans, sexual dimorphism places women as generally not having as much muscle, but that isn't the case for all creatures. In this case, the rules on that would be entirely up to you.

As for the concept of drugging Mar...I am interested.

Edit: I reread Xyden's bio, and Sundred mentioned that the coils of the ocean Naga were adapted for swimming instead of constricting, so they aren't as strong as those of the Desert Naga. I think Mar might be able to outmatch him there.

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Toxic Diamond said
It doesn't really matter, because Aruna could beat both Ssarak and Alaria in a fight.

I'm just more concerned about the raw strength part. With Ssarak, I had always thought, with his race and style of fighting, strength would always be the advantage he is playing on, unless he's going against some giant demon or something. He can't even pretend to compete with most others in terms of agility, and he doesn't have ranged capability. His magic will never be able to directly harm someone, so I had kinda built him with strength in mind. Well, and misdirection, his greatest talent.