Drongo

A cavernwight. Drongo is one of the more unusual individuals whom Draklan got to know whilst on one of his expeditions, residing in the mountains many miles to the east of L'arynjita. Like all his kind, Drongo lives underground as part of a larger social group; in part because of an aversion to bright light, but mainly because standing around outside in the sun under the equivalent of six reasonably thick fur coats is about as much fun as it sounds. Their eyesight is less than perfect, but this is well compensated for by an extraordinary sense of smell that can let them locate a chicken curry in the next county.

Also in keeping with cavernwight tradition, Drongo harbours a distrust of the outside world and so chooses to have as little involvement with it as possible; the only exception being during long periods of snowfall, when it's suitably cold to be bearable, when their white hair acts as highly effective camouflage as opposed to something to aim the cannon at, and when they can leave disproportionately large footprints around human residential areas just to give them silly ideas. He got on reasonably well with Draklan, however, as of all the outsiders he had ever encountered the orc was the only one who, on meeting him, refrained from remarking either "Gosh, you're short" or "Gosh, you're hairy" as though they had just discovered the meaning of the universe.

Despite his somewhat overbearing and suspicious demeanour, it is this mark in the chieftain's favour that inclines Drongo to offer his assistance when Draklan, Gorlob and Cedric, through a series of inopportune happenings, end up separated from the rest of the tribe and stranded in the mountains that form the cavernwight's home, and in need of a tour guide. He only appears briefly, but his help is gratefully received by all concerned. If not exactly graciously offered.

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