Subtlety means nothing to the great Arsalan Ibrahim. This is the first thing that strikes observers meeting him for the first time. The second thing is that he's almost certainly not bothered with propriety, refinement, or concern for what other people think of him.

To be honest "gender" seems to be something he views with amusement and bemusement in equal measure.

The Keleshite sailor is a man of medium height, who dresses in a wildly diverse wardrobe ranging from delicate desert silks when in the south, to sturdy leathers and the occasional ermine mantle across his shoulders when in the cold north. His makeup is always flawless, as is the colors on his nails, and he wears a pair of sturdy cutlasses whose pommels are set with red and blue gemstones.

Arsalan is the captain of a large, swift Uru with which he dares the Sellen passage and the Lake Encarthan's many dangers.