Furalith is a stern-looking man approaching middle age, with a businesslike, though not unkind, approach to his craft. His chestnut hair went gray early, though it remains full, and he keeps both hair and beard trimmed short for hygienic purposes, especially this far south. His green eyes are piercing and direct, and he has a blunt, almost abrasive attitude and manner of speech, though his brusqueness is moderated by the presence of his wife and children. He wears spectacles except when reading or performing surgery, a trait which seems to run in the male side of the Kingshand family.