As drow go, Aleis'tyth is fairly unassuming and unimpressive.  He has neither the look of a skilled combatant nor a skilled mage, and has no apparent affluence.  He all but lacks the standard grace of elves, especially drow, and within the underdark has the misfortune of being male.  In short, and by every observable accord, Aleis is the sort of male used by others as a slave or patsy.

Aleis himself is small and somewhat scrawny, but there is a different sort of sturdiness about him.  Still, it's not the sort of sturdiness that makes it likely that his 5'4 frame can resist the ravages of strong wind.  His features are nondescript enough for his kind, including a mid-length braid of white between sharply angular ears.  Aleis boasts some tact and charm, however, which makes him more appealing than the average drow male, as does the dangerous, if gentle, mind he quickly but quietly proves to have.