Aliya Al-Shulian

Aliya Al'shulian, real name Al'ashla Dren, is an exiled Valhir noble. She wanders the world as a cartographer in service of Lyra Lyrilee Maladine II.

Appearance
She is tall, around 180 cm, and wiry.

Her skin and hair are pale and have an ashen, almost sickly shade. Her eyes are green.

Her hair is long, thin, and very straight.

She has sharp features and a long face. She tends to look tired, which makes her appear older; it's almost like she has perpetual bags under her eyes.

She has extensive scarring on her back as a result of torture and branding.

Past
She used to be a magister in the Valhir city-state of Layath Cair. After angering too many powerful nobles with her progressive political views and research into the city's hidden past she was branded as a political dissident and had to flee the city.

She had two students, Karish Vaal and Mir Nar'kalah, who also suffered the consequences.

When Al'ashla was younger, she was an apprentice to the Termidan mage and politician Ishtiak. During her years in Termida she forged a strong friendship with the spellsword Ah'rian, as well as Ishtiak's other apprentice, the plains nobe Yanalakeetah.