Raynald is a tall, slender bearded man, dark haired and blue eyed both of which make him look even paler. He is not classically handsome but in the right light he has a certain something and his pleasantly accented speech has provoked interest in many women. He dresses in mystical looking robes and a green skullcap, and is frequently mistaken for a wizard, which he is not.

Hailing from Bordeleaux in southern Bretonnia Raynald is a self professed seer, able to divine the future by staring into a crystal ball. He claims his 'gift of prophecy was given to him by the god Mórr. Regardless of the truth of this there does seem a certain unncanny streak to the fortune teller; animals follow him around faithfully and he has a sixth sense when danger threatens (other more cynical souls might accuse him of a well honed sense of self preservation.)

After a moderately successful career as the pet soothsayer of a Bretonnian noblewoman Raynald has travelled north to the Empire, possibly driven by his visions though he refuses to comment. He normally speaks with a strong Breton accent, though he can control this if he needs to make himself understood to foreigners.