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7. How do they physically engage with other people, inanimate objects, and their environment? What causes the differences between these?

With other people: unless he trusts you, don’t. You’ll stay intact longer. He doesn’t like to be touched by those he doesn’t know, and will snap and get violent if his personal space is not respected.

Inanimate objects: It depends on what it is. Something like a weapon or a wall? He has no problems. Furniture? He’s going to avoid that shit like the plague because it usually breaks when he’s around.

His environment: He’ll lean against a wall or something similar no problem, but he hates tight spaces and will do his best to avoid them.

16. Do they dream? What are those dreams like?

Yes. Almost every time he falls asleep, he dreams. Usually, it’s about fighting -- he’s constantly twitching and growling in his sleep, going after enemies only he can see. Most frequently it’s the Kor’kron slavers under Garrosh. His capture back in Zul’Drak occasionally plays a role, as well, and those are some of his most restless nights. He’s only ever been woken up by his dreams a few times, each leaving him in a rage.

25. What do they need and want out of relationships, and how do they go about getting it?

This is hard, because it’s not something he really gives thought to. He needs someone to legitimately care about him, first and foremost, but he wants someone that isn’t afraid to speak their mind. If he’s out of line, he doesn’t want his significant other to be afraid of telling him so. As he puts it -- he likes someone ‘with fight in them.’ He wants someone that will love him, and accept his love in return -- however gruesome and bloody the gifts he brings home can be.

What? You’re not feeling well? Here, I killed this giant for you <3

30. What is their preferred level of activity and stimulation? How do they cope if they get either too little or too much?

1. How do they move and carry themselves? Pace, rhythm, gestures, energy?

Kal is very deliberate in most of his movements. Sometimes high energy, sometimes not, but unless he’s just out and out raging they’re always thought out. He carries himself with pride, but the typical hunched posture of a troll didn’t pass him by. Especially with his height, and how small everything is. His pace is steady -- probably best described as lumbering -- and as far as gestures, he doesn’t really ‘talk with his hands’ or anything like that. His ears express more than even his facial features do -- they’re probably the single part of him that moves the most.

2. How much physical space do they use, active and at rest?

In both situations: as much as he can possibly take up. While active he’s likely swinging a weapon or his tusks around, snarling and hunching to scare someone off, or similar aggressive behaviors. Especially if he feels like someone is approaching with ill intent towards himself (or, heavens forbid, Roscoe) he’ll be quick to give a warning, and bluff-charge if you don’t back off. If a bluff doesn’t get your attention, he doesn’t take long to escalate to actually charging you. And that’s bad, let’s not do that.

3. How do they position themselves in a group? Do they like to be the center of attention, or do they hang back at the edges of a crowd?

He definitely stays at the back. He doesn’t have problems seeing over anyone, and it’s far easier for him. He would much rather avoid getting stared at, thanks.

4. What is their size and build? How does it influence how they use their body, if it does?

In a word: huge. If his spine is straight he’s damn near 11 feet tall, and he’s got a thick, bulky frame typical of Drakkari trolls. He’s not particularly toned like someone that goes to the gym all the time, but don’t let that fool you -- he’s still extremely strong. Most of the bulk is muscle, with a bit of fat and fur to insulate against the cold (he still isn’t used to the warmer climates, and overheats easily).

5. How do they dress? What styles, colors, accessories, and other possessions do they favor? Why?

5 answered previously!

14. What do they care deeply about? What kind of loyalties, commitments, moral codes, life philosophies, passions, callings, or spirituality and faith do they have? How do these tend to be expressed?

He cares for the memory of his tribe quite a bit more than he’ll let on. He tries his best to keep to the traditions with what he has available to him, but a life at sea doesn’t make that easy. He still holds his patron loa Mam’toth in high regard even after the spirit’s supposed death, often whispering a prayer to the wilds over a kill in the Mammoth’s honor. 

More recently, Kal has been almost utterly devoted to Roscoe. The skeletal undead was one of the first people that actually treated him like a person instead of a brute or a slave after he’d escaped. At first it left him wary, but as they grew closer...well. They’re nigh inseparable now! Kal would do pretty much anything for Roscoe, and although there’s no physical intimacy past smooches and cuddling, he considers the bosun of the Meridian his mate.

24. How do they present themselves socially? What distinguishes their “persona” from their “true self”, and what causes that difference?

Batman: Riddler and the Riddle Factory (1995)