"One of my inner circle and drinking buddy was, actually," she replied, a faint smile crossing her lips. Ahh, the stories they shared. "Though I'm very unfamiliar with their culture, so I can't really say what they are like as a people. Only what he deigned to share.

"The less polite term most called them in the south were 'ox-men'. They are a big, proud people; stubbornly set in their ways because they otherwise fear their 'violent' nature without their teachings."