As for our interaction...I did so try to help make
>you look fashionable...although towards the end seemed you
>became more and more interested in stats of an item then the
>look. Ring of vitality is not anywear near as fashionable as
>a ruby ring shaped like a spider. Hell, we could have had
>you dressed in everything that looked or was from a spider.
>Now that, is fashion.

This could have been a great source of RP. Zefarah would have loved to talk fashion with Orinah. She really wanted attention from him - which she got - but in a more vain, personal sense. You could have lectured her and she probably would have listened. She loved him that much.

As for the stats observation, I can see how you would feel that way since Orinah never RP'd with her. If he could see her inventory, it included, among other things, a pair of (gasp) spider rings. She still wears them. I could go on forever but the point is that she wanted you to talk to her more. RP allows you to see aspects of a character you wouldn't see otherwise. If it pleases you I've already been thinking of making her more thematic, anyhow.

Regarding Dakizar, I'm glad you brought him up because that's a good example of what Zefarah found worrysome about Orinah. Orinah should have taken it constructively when she compared him to Dakizar. Both characters are comparably CF-savvy, and both have a markedly similar air of silent overconfidence. However, Dakizar is more consistently graceful, and it probably stems from real life patience. If there is a problem, he seems to shrug it off and just deal with it without sacrificing eloquence. In contrast, Orinah would let his impatience surface in an OOC way. Still, Orinah was rather polished when his anger did not get the better of him.

This isn't about who's better than who at CF. Quite frankly, no one cares. Even so, the general consensus is that Orinah kicked ass in his own right. But as with anyone, there are ways to get even better. In Orinah's case, it's really just RP and not losing your patience. If your next character shows RP depth, it will be just sick.