![]() ![]() This was because slaads didn't recognize the traditional rules of diplomacy, following their own unique and rapidly changing strings of logic that only the particularly insightful could follow, indicated by differences in their gestures, body language and tone along with changes in the context and relationships between parties that they were speaking about. ![]() Even demons were able to make deals, as tenuous as they were, but slaads made no bargains, accepted no bribery and ignored appeals for mercy. Trying to diplomatically engage a slaad was, in short, a fool's errand likely to get the would-be negotiator attacked more than anything else. Flattery was seen as trickery and trying to deceive a slaad was an inexact method of cooperation, said to only work if the slaad believed that some new aspect of reality was being revealed to them. They refused to see reason much of the time, often reacting with rage when approached with arguments and logic even if being offered something beneficial, leading some to believe that they were simply crazy or at best, viewed a reality different to the one that most beings saw. Attempts to trade and negotiate with them could be as frustrating and flummoxing as attempts to give or obtain information and conducting basic conversations. Understanding the minds of slaadi could be a maddening task for those that weren't insane, for few beings so willfully and completely embraced chaos as the natives of Limbo. It was also possible that, given that some of the more powerful slaadi had polymorphing abilities which allowed them to transform into humanoids, often those of their original hosts, that one might not even recognize a slaad upon meeting them. More outlandish traits, such as blade-like claws, wings whether functional or not, and even a medusa's snake-like hair, were also fully possible. ![]() Other potential differences included additional body parts and organs, features of greater or lesser size, various body types, and wholly unique features like horns, scales, tails and hair. While some classified slaads by color, slaads of the same breed could vary not only in their exact shade and pattern but also be of the opposite color entirely. ![]() They always had at least mild differences in height, build and eye position even within their own subtype, some breeds being human-sized and gangly while others were huge and muscular, and many possessed even more distinguishing traits. ĭespite generally sharing the same basic, if baffling, appearance, slaadi were nonetheless creatures of chaos and so no two were exactly identical. If one could decipher the meaning of the tattoo, it could be used to determine the relative strength of the slaad, with other slaads being able to immediately identify the slaad by their mark. Looking closely, one could see that symbols were carved into the shard, markings unique to the slaad which could be used to determine its past kills, conquests, duels and other deeds. Embedded in most of their skulls was a gemstone the size and shape of a human child's fist, a jewel that shared their color and that could be seen beneath their forehead skin. Slaadi, in their base form, resembled large, bipedal frogs with long, sharp claws, wide mouths filled with pointed teeth and huge heads. ![]()
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