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as means to obtain them. ey see themselves as deserving of hordes of other monsters and passing trade caravans can provide
the items they take; their original owners were clearly not smart the odd fabric o cut or item of jewelry. ese colonies o en come
enough to hold onto them. As a result, the okiti has bested them, into con ict with goblin troops, as they favor similar locations for
and should be rewarded. is culture of the and competition their lairs, and indeed okiti slaves can o en be found in goblin
is not re ected inwardly, however; an okiti would never rob his warrens, but some okiti are able to leverage their superior intellect
neighbor or brother, seeing each other as equals as they do. Rather, to manipulate the simpler goblins to their own ends.
one would help said neighbor to obtain the supplies of a less
respectable race, sharing equally in the spoils, of course. Roleplaying Okiti
Okiti also have a great a nity with boats and o en construct lairs e greatest peril when dealing with okiti is to assume that their
close to waterways, with multiple escape routes to moored cra , or leader counts themselves as greater than the rest of the colony. To
even directly into the water, as okiti are natural swimmers. eir do so is a great insult, as every okiti is equal. is peculiarity aside,
alternative name ‘bilgers’ comes from their habit of stowing away okiti are generally amenable to trade or parlay, especially if a ‘fair’
on sailing ships (typically in the bilges, but also in other hard- o er of shiny objects or sweet food is o ered. Okiti take great joy
to-check spots), which has earned them the enmity of sailors the in outsmarting others and laughing at another’s expense, but their
world over. While typically a population of okiti is simply a drain pranks are normally good-natured and relatively harmless.
on resources while they satisfy their own desire for adventure, it is Travelers should not be fooled if they stumble upon what appears
not unheard of for the rats to turn pirate, suddenly and violently to be a lone okiti; there are always more hidden away and they
emerging from their hiding spots at the midpoint of the voyage will swarm if they feel threatened. eir melee weapons tend to be
and taking the ship as their own. small and concealed, doubling as lockpicking and burgling tools,
Environment though they also will use small bows or crossbows for range.
e typical environment for a colony of okiti is some out of the Language and Common Names
way area of a port city, such as the sewers or cellars, but this is not Okiti revel in wordplay and love to outwit other races. ey are
always the case. Okiti pride themselves on being able to get by on amused by how confusing others nd their so , chirping language,
very little, so they can be found in any community which is at all and how similar their names appear to those unfamiliar with their
wasteful or negligent of their food stores. Okiti usually keep their speech. Okiti names are descriptive of their antics, deeds, and
the s low-level and widespread to avoid suspicion, a few loaves character, and as such grow longer and longer as the individual
of bread here, a few dried sh there, but should their population grows older. Where okiti are more integrated into society as
suddenly increase, or an attempt be made to drive them out, a whole, they may go by their translated name (and will o en
they can quickly turn nasty. A settlement can soon nd itself in insist it is used in full, more for their own amusement than any
comparable conditions to a siege if the okiti decide to swarm the other reason).
food supplies or, if the colony feels particularly threatened, they
may put their alchemical skills to use. Numerous great plagues Okiti Names: Rikstialikativa (‘Dancer-on-the-Roo ops’),
throughout history can be traced back to an okiti colony under Tiaskitikiska (‘Wanderer-in-the-Moonlight’), Ritiskavilika (‘Joyful-
threat; thousands of lives snu ed out with a few well-placed drops. Voyage-Seeker’), Jesniktrikativa (‘Shadow-of-the-Roo ops’),
Rikstialiakiska (‘Dancer-in-the-Moonlight’), Naniritisklavita
Like their animal counterparts, okiti lairs can also be found in (‘Enjoys-Joyful-Company’), Kikikatislaminita (‘Light-Quick-
less urban environments such as in forests and near rivers. ese Hands’), Vilakistiminita (‘Swi est-of-Hands’), Vilakistimalivista
okiti display their outlandish fashions using more natural objects (‘Swi est-of-Feet’) and Jivamilakivila (‘Child-of-the-River’).
like bright feathers and owers, though pilfering the treasure
like bright feathers and owers, though pilfering the treasure

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