In an encounter with some strange but nonthreatening bugs, he claims the party is trespassing on Gnoll territory, and demands tribute. If the player insults him, he will go hostile, and the Gnolls that accompany him will go hostile a second later. If the player claims to have no money, he will challenge the strongest fighter. If the player refuses to "fight for your amusement", the three go hostile. Should the player accept, Ludrug goes wandering off, all the way across the map if necessary, towards what the game considers the strongest fighter in the group. He does not necessarily stick to this target. If another target is closer, left behind by, say, a character who prefers ranged weapons, who runs back to gain some extra distance, Ludrug may attack the closer target instead.