Tiebow had his arms folded as the three NPPCs continued to argue with Sir Tartartin, a very distant relative of the king, who didn't mind reminding them that Asrugo was a human kingdom. This framed how the man saw and dealt with them. He was prejudiced against them and almost negligent. The frustrating man had been put in charge of rural development some thirty years ago. Pike had some of the highest concentrations of such NPCs, and all over the place, players had to deal with them. Most NPPCs couldn't afford to oust the NPCs, as they were on a time crunch and needed to work with what they had. A position at the time had been a punishment, but thanks to the efforts of SUNken Reef, it was about to become of strategic importance. All over, NPCs who had been cast out of the kingdom's sphere of influence for one reason or another occupied these positions and needed to be dealt with.