The one responsible for negotiating with the dragons was no ordinary deity, but Snakenel, the "Iron-Masked Fiend," former chief god of the Orc Pantheon.
This former chief god had been born among the serpentfolk—or rather, he was the creator of the serpentfolk. Back when he fought the God of Knights, he took a kick to the head, which left his neck crooked. Ever since, he had kept his head tilted to one side, never able to straighten it again.
After that battle, his strength had declined greatly, to the point that he was defeated by Lefeng, who challenged him.
But Lefeng had not killed and devoured him according to orcish custom. Instead, he had helped heal his injuries. Aside from the crooked head tilt that had become a habit, he was now in perfect condition and could throw down with any powerful divine power at any time.
Having him serve as the envoy to negotiate with the dragons showed just how seriously the orcs regarded these talks.
He also successfully met the leader of the dragons, the current Dragon Emperor.
"Dragon Emperor" was both a title and a name. No matter what a dragon had been called before, once it became the leader of dragonkind, it had to—and could only—be called the Dragon Emperor.
Over the ages, there had been Dragon Emperors among the golden dragons, sea dragons, drakes... There had even been a Dragon Emperor among the ghost dragons.
These Dragon Emperors would generally reign for tens of thousands of years before ascending to godhood and becoming dragon gods. Yet the gods of dragonkind were remarkably unreliable, whether in their divine domains or their way of doing things. Unlike ordinary deities, dragon gods were keen on becoming exceedingly, exceedingly minor gods—things like the "God of Silver Dragon Marriage" or