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Elkko probably looked human in comparison to the Drow gazing upon him, after all he was as much a human as he was drow. At first he took no notice of the shadowed figure, his eyes looking upwards at Claudia as she sung, a very slight look of enjoyment was upon his face. He couldn't say he was quite as captivated as the others but the music and her voice did have a strange allure that he oddly found himself enjoying. Sipping his ale, he peered around the bar, with curiosity wondering if he could pull a fast one on anyone but he thought against it. For some reason he didn't much feel like causing trouble tonight.

Finally his eyes placed upon the shadowed figure glaring at him, he blinked shortly wondering what his problem was. Instead of saying something he turned his head back to focus on his drink and the music, figuring he had mistaken him for someone. The shadow figure was probably glaring at someone else he assumed, there was no reason for Elkko to be paranoid, very few knew his actual name in this port city, much less this tavern.

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How did she know? Elkko thought right as she said those trying words, his lips curling slightly in disbelief.

He had been doing this sort of thing all his life, how did she spot him? Stepping back, his eyes lowering briefly, he shot her a short farewell as she walked away, stunned. I've gotta be more careful was all he could think, as he headed back to the shantytown he called home, waiting for night to come around.

As night did strike eventually, Elkko made his way over to the Gilded Tankard, ordering himself a quick mug of Stone Cold Ale, a specialty ale at a slightly higher price. He never did care about saving up his money anyways, it's not like he was going to be able to leave this old shantytown anytime soon.

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He gave her a brief farewell in response, giving her a very short smile as she began to walk away from him. Facing upwards, he studied the clouds surrounding the upper city sky before looking back down towards Claudia, who had asked him a sudden question over her shoulder.
Elkko thought on this for a moment, he supposed he could trust her with his name, after all, what harm could this women possibly do? "The name is Elkko, do tell if you don't mind me returning the question, whats yours?"

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"Not much different than anywhere else I suppose, as long as your the observant type and keep your eyes open, you should be alright." exclaimed the Drow, giving her a brief look over.

Elkko took silent notice of her sudden change of perception towards him, his eyebrows raised. He cleared his throat before proceeding to speak to her again. "It's nothing, I speak the truth is all, you do draw quite the crowd and... I do suppose I have the coins, my purse is much more fortunate tonight, the singing is quite pleasant, to the ears I mean." Elkko spoke to the women like he was some kind of nobleman or a higher class figure but he was little more than a street urchin.

"I'll stop by, should be quite the spectacle indeed." He added, sort of mimicking the male he had talked to and robbed so little ago.

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Watching as she wrapped up her little musical performance, Elkko had a sly smirk on his face as well. His pockets were heavier and he had her to thank for it, sometimes even the God's seem to bless a poor soul with a fortunate opportunity now and then. Scanning the area once over as everyone dispersed he planted his eyes on the women yet again, noticing how she looked towards him ever so briefly. Elkko looked downwards at her hand, that was resting on the hilt of her rapier, scoffing a little under his hood. Was she really scared of him? She seemed to be at the very least weary, which Elkko couldn't blame her for, recently he did carry a bit of a menacing aura with him, though not on purpose.

Elkko called out to her, speaking outwards without a care in the world. "Don't think I don't notice that look, I've seen it a hundred times over, it's nothing new to me, are you scared of something?" He pulled back his hood, revealing his cold, greyish face.

"Lovely singing by the way, very well done." He complimented her, monotone in nature.

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He paced himself slowly towards the center of the city, his ears tuned to a new sound, the sound of singing. Elkko made his way, closer to the city, only to see a crowd of people gathered around in a group. This was odd to him, having grown up here, he hadn't quite seen just a gathering put together before. Looking towards the sound, he squinted, scanning for the female voice in which he heard, only to just make it out through the sea of people standing around her. Elkko studied what seemed to be a bright and cheery women, well at least in comparison to his typically dull attitude. Suddenly a smirk and an idea dawned upon his face, she was giving him the perfect distraction in order for him to pick through some pockets, all these people grouped up, not paying any attention to their surroundings.

Through the sea of people, he stood directly besides them, a figure in a brown and hooded robe, acting like he was just another normal person listening to the musical spectacle. Elkko used the opportunity to quickly slip his hands in and out of any random citizen's pockets who looked like they would carry wealth with them. If anyone did notice such a movement, it was a quick one, his hands were in and out and filled with gold in mere seconds, he'd clearly been doing this most his life.

"What beautiful music, what a spectacle!" Elkko exclaimed to a nearby male of the human sort, acting like he didn't just rob him.

The male smiled back at Elkko, nodding in agreement. "A spectacle indeed!" He exclaimed in response, none the wiser to Elkko's misdeeds.

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Elkko sat, leaned up against an old wooden building in a neighborhood full of old wooden buildings, looking up at a spire object from what appeared to be the middle of the city. The sun was out and as bright as ever, so bright, Elkko found it almost odd but today seemed like any other normal day for him, which was a day spent trying to con money off of the local denizens of the port city of Coven. He watched as an unobservant women walked slowly by him, leaning forward as she came close. He outreached his hand, sliding it into her pocket with a sly look. Before she even felt a thing, his hand was out with a light bag of coins, he opened it wide, only to see nothing but a few gold pieces.

"What an awful start." thought Elkko as he slipped the tiny amount of gold he retrieved into his thinly lined pockets. He looked unamused as he rose from his seated position, wrapping the hood of his brown robe around his face and headed off towards the spire which marked the center of Coven, where most of the business and transactions of many kinds went down.

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