Sarys is slight with sharp features, gray-purple eyes, and is clean-shaven save for the beginnings of a small pointed beard on his chin. His dark, nearly black hair is already lightly flecked with silver at his temples. He prefers the finer clothes of a courtier, though he adopts the garb of a traveler when work takes him to the seedier sections of Ptolus.
Sarys comes from a merchant family in Uraq. Sarys’s mother bore 6 daughters before him, all tall and fair. Sarys’s father made a deal with a stranger who promised him the son that he always wanted. Sarys’s mother died during his birth, and his father committed suicide a few months later.
Sarys was raised by an uncle, along with his two youngest sisters. Sarys was a promising student, yet unpopular with his teachers. None were able to make any substantial claims, but many suggested that there was “something disturbing” about young Sarys.
Sarys began to exhibit arcane ability around his 13th year. Concerned about his family’s reputation in the community, Sarys’s uncle “encouraged” his young nephew to leave , suggesting that Ptolus may be more tolerant of his “kind”. After accumulating the necessary funds and gathering his possessions, Sarys left his family at the age of 15 and set off for a new life in Ptolus.
At 17, Sarys now keeps a small one-room flat in the Midtown district of Ptolus. For nearly a year he has worked for the Rogue Moon Trading Company by helping distribute merchandise from ships and caravans to likely merchants, and aiding local craftsmen in exporting goods. Sarys’s duties often lead him to the Docks, the Market, Midtown, the Guildsman District, and South Market. While Sarys has no legal training, he displays a natural affinity for contracts. His charismatic nature makes him a formidable salesman.
While evasive regarding most details about his life, Sarys is quite open about his arcane ablities and flaunts his fledgling power at every opportunity. He enjoys impressing (sometimes even intimidating) clients with minor magical feats. He is intrigued by the Inverted Pyramid guild, and hopes to someday gain the notoriety to join its ranks.
