Rhys (say: rees), stands a little over 5' 10" with a lithe swimmer build
accentuated by his lack of "appropriate apparel" as Aunt Flora
would say.
Rhys just feels most comfortable in his native dress, which happens
to
consist of a white loincloth made of sharkskin. His long hair is the
jet
black of the ocean's depths and normally covers the pointed tips of
his
ears. His eyes are the green of sea foam as it breaks on the rocks
and seem
to have that same tempestuous nature. Around his neck he wears a pearl
on a
thin silver chain. On his right calf he wears a shell knife in a sheath
of
woven sea grasses. On belt of the same material he keeps a pouch made
from
the lining the shark's stomach and a conch shell the size of a small
loaf
of bread. He's taken to wearing sandals while in towns, but much prefers
bare feet. He's told inquiring locals that he dislikes being separated
from
the primal elements. For formal court functions he has been seen in
silk
trousers and doublet, of aqua and white, respectively. He's had white
sharkskin boots fashioned to match his belt, but they're the first
thing
off when the affair is over.
He appeared in Rebma after a shadow storm. The inhabitants welcomed
him
well enough that he decided to stay on. Rumors say he save one of the
Rebman Guards from a Giant Squid not longer before his first travel
to
Amber.
When he first appeared at the docks he raised quite an uproar as he
leapt
from the back of his hippocampus to the shore, water from the spray
glistening on his dark tanned skin. Strapping a long trident to the
back of
the beast before it dove back into the sea, he turned toward the castle
and
began to walk. The inhabitants of Amber City, used to strange visitors,
normally wouldn't have taken any notice, but the determination with
which
he strode and the angle of his head marked him a one who would be a
frequent visitor.
Rhys feels much more at home in Rebma, but never spends too long there.
His a wandering soul, and like his mother, he is tied to the coastline,
the
beginning and the end of two worlds, both his heritage. He can be seen
walking as the sun falls along the long stretches of beach or at the
break
of day diving from the cliffs into the depths below.
His symbol is that of a white trident across a aqua field.